Garden Grove Landscaping
Pavers and Irrigation
A Paver Makeover in Garden Grove
This Garden Grove Landscaping project transformed the customer’s backyard into the perfect place to relax and unwind. We were happy to take an unusable and unattractive space and turn it into a yard the homeowners can truly enjoy.
Taking advantage of their more spacious Garden Grove yard, the customer came up with their own general design for the plot. Using the pictures on our website, they decided on a full backyard remodel including a fresh new lawn, a new irrigation system, and a full patio area of interlocking pavers. When we arrived for demolition, the backyard was full of dirt and weeds with a cracked grey concrete patio area surrounding the home.
That day, we demoed the entire back yard using the Bobcat’s breaker to remove the cracked concrete. Our team also had to remove 8″ of dirt from half of the back yard and another 4″ from the other half of the back yard. Altogether we removed (literal) tons of dirt in order to prepare for the sod and paver installation.
Orange County Interlocking Pavers
On the next day we started to replace the dirt with road base. For the right compaction, we install Road Base in small layers. This process takes a couple of days because it is so crucial to ensure proper compaction so that the pavers, once set, do not sink, move, or shift. For each layer, our tractor brings in the road base as our crew levels it out and then we compact the base.
After the road base is brought up to a proper level, we install a 1″ level of sand. The sand allows the crew install the pavers nice and level, and prevents damage from temperature change and other elements. After all of the pavers are installed, we lay a layer of polymeric sand on top of the pavers. Brooming this sand into the joints and then adding a little water creates a solid joint in between the pavers. After completing the interlocking pavers, we moved on to the sprinkler system and “softscape.”
Compacting the Road Base
Orange County Landscape Irrigation
Garden Grove landscapes, like the rest of orange County, are going through a major drought! That’s why it is so important to have an updated sprinkler system to keep your lawn green and save water. For this home, we installed an automatic sprinkler system in the back yard. On the grass area, we used Rain Bird 1800 series 4″ sprinklers. These are fixed heads that will consistently provide great coverage.
In the planters, we installed a drip line. The drip line we prefer to use has emitters built into it every 12 inches and can cut the water bill down by 50% compared to a convention sprinkler. In fact we try and use nothing but drip lines in our planters. We installed these drip lines with filters and pressure regulators to ensure water savings and even watering.
To complete the project, we installed the new sod, and there it was, a brand new backyard. We met with the customer to answer any questions they might have. Because they were so happy with our work, the customer referred us to their neighbor as well!
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