Townhouse Patio Solutions

Townhouse living often means tiny backyards. This client had a "postage stamp" sized yard and a dog, leading to a muddy, unusable mess.

Project Solution

We maximized every square inch. We installed a three-sided stone wall to define the space and used decorative crushed slate instead of grass.

How Drainage Saves a Small Yard

On a townhouse lot, the yard is small and usually sitting between two other yards that drain into it. When the neighbors' water runs into yours, no amount of new grass or mulch is going to stop it from turning into a swamp.

The fix here was a reverse swale: a shallow grade channel down the middle of the yard that collects runoff and routes it away from the foundation before it can pool. Combined with crushed slate in place of grass and a three-sided stone wall to anchor the space, the yard stayed dry after storms for the first time in years. The slate lets water move through instead of sitting on top.

Learn more on our Stone Walls and Stone Patios service pages.

Serving Atlanta's Townhome and Small-Lot Neighborhoods

Townhome developments are everywhere in the metro, from Midtown to Buckhead to Brookhaven, and the yards are always small. The difference between a useful yard and a muddy mess is usually drainage and hardscape choice, not square footage.

Beyond townhomes, we've built patios, drainage systems, and stone walls across Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Dunwoody, and Johns Creek. See our full service area for the list of cities we cover.