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Large paver patio with lit tiered retaining walls at night in Bothell, WA
Outdoor Living

Full Exterior Hardscape Transformationin Bothell, WA

Location
Bothell, WA
Service
Hardscape & Outdoor Living
Scope
Paver Patio, Retaining Walls & Steps
Finish
Warm LED Wall & Step Lighting
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From an empty, sloped lot to a complete lit hardscape

This Bothell home had nothing around it but bare dirt, an uneven slope and an old block edge. We turned the entire exterior into one connected hardscape and outdoor living space: a large paver patio that wraps around the house, tiered concrete block retaining walls with built-in steps, a side yard paver walkway and warm LED outdoor lighting on every wall and step.

The work started with excavation, stump grinding and grading, then a compacted gravel base set to string lines. We built the block retaining walls with drain pipe, filter fabric and drain rock behind them, installed gray blend pavers with a charcoal soldier border, added a linear channel drain to move water away from the house and poured an exposed aggregate concrete walkway along the side.

The finish is what makes it feel high end: dark wall caps, lit block steps and cap lights that wash the walls with warm light, so the patio is just as usable and impressive at night as it is during the day.

Completed in Bothell, WA, this project adds to Acosta Landstone's portfolio in King & Snohomish Counties. We provide hardscape & landscape design, patio & paver installation, retaining walls and outdoor lighting across the Eastside, Snohomish, King and Pierce Counties.

See more local work: Backyard New Lawn & Paver Installation in Bothell, Paver Patio & Walkway in Bothell and Paver & Outdoor Lighting in Seattle, or browse all projects.

Large paver patio with lit tiered retaining walls at night in Bothell, WA
Overgrown yard edge before the full exterior hardscape project in Bothell, WA
Empty dirt side yard along the house before the paver patio in Bothell, WA
Bare front yard with an old block edge before the hardscape renovation in Bothell
Mini excavator and stump grinder clearing the backyard in Bothell, WA
Compacted gravel base and string lines for the paver layout in Bothell, WA
Concrete block retaining wall and built-in steps under construction in Bothell, WA
Drain rock, filter fabric and block wall base behind the new patio in Bothell
Crew laying gray blend pavers on a screeded sand bed in Bothell, WA
Paver patio installation along the side of the house in Bothell, WA
Exposed aggregate concrete walkway poured along the house in Bothell, WA
Tiered block retaining wall with dark caps above the new paver patio in Bothell
Finished paver patio with charcoal border and linear channel drain in Bothell, WA
Paver patio wrapping the back of the house in Bothell, WA
Block steps and retaining wall framing the paver patio in Bothell, WA
Paver patio with a charcoal soldier border around the home in Bothell, WA
Retaining wall steps with warm LED cap lights at night in Bothell, WA
Lit block retaining wall and paver patio after dark in Bothell, WA
Aerial night view of the lit paver patio and retaining walls in Bothell, WA
Block entry steps with LED step lights in Bothell, WA
Paver walkway and lit step at the sliding door in Bothell, WA
Aerial view of the complete hardscape wrapping the house in Bothell, WA
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BEFORE · PROCESS · AFTER

From bare dirt to a luxury hardscape that glows at night.

How this Bothell exterior went from an empty, sloped yard to a full paver patio, tiered retaining walls and warm outdoor lighting, step by step.

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Before: an empty, sloped yard

Bare dirt, an uneven slope and an old block edge around the whole house, with no usable outdoor space.

02

Process: walls, base & pavers

Excavation, a compacted gravel base, block retaining walls with drainage, then pavers laid on screeded sand.

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After: a lit outdoor living space

A huge paver patio around the house, tiered walls and steps, and warm LED lights for evenings outside.

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