Fire Features Maximize The Usability Of Your New Patio

A fire pit will not only add warmth to your backyard on a chilly night, but it will provide a cozy environment for guests to converse.

Fire features are a great way for any homeowner to maximize the time that their family and friends can spend together outdoors, especially on cold evenings during the Spring and Fall. Platinum Patio & Pavers specializes in building custom fire features, as well as installing all pre-built Unilock and Belgard state-of-the-art fire features. The variety of Firepits, Fireplaces, and Fire Tables available on the market today will truly amaze you. 

Firepits and fireplaces can be installed to run off of a variety of fuel sources including real wood, propane, or natural gas. Many customers choose gas fire features for their convenience factor, while others prefer the environment that a natural wood-burning fire pit can provide. There are benefits to each different type of fuel source, and Platinum Patio & Pavers will work to better understand our customer’s needs before making any sort of recommendation on the fuel source to be used in the new patio project.

Begin Living Outdoors With A New Outdoor Kitchen

An outdoor kitchen will create a stately and sophisticated outdoor living space that can be enjoyed by your family through endless summer BBQs.

Grilling is a way of life for many people, and outdoor kitchens are a great way to add convenience to the entire cooking experience. Outdoor Kitchens range from simple built-in grill areas, to fully functioning kitchens that include cabinetry, a sink, a wastebasket, or any other feature that can be found in a typical designer kitchen. Large grill islands are really trending right now, as they can be built to provide additional seating for enjoying meals straight from the grill!

Outdoor Kitchen Countertop Options

Platinum Patio & Pavers recommends installing a 1 piece countertop to maximize the look and functionality of your new outdoor kitchen. We offer a variety of countertop options including natural stone, polished natural stone, UV stabilized engineered quartz (which is designed to be used outdoors), as well as granite countertops.

A Grill Enclosure Can Be A Budget-Friendly Alternative To A Full Outdoor Kitchen

Depending on your budget, another great option to consider would be installing a simple grill enclosure around a free-standing grill. This option can allow a homeowner to use their existing grill and provides increased flexibility to change out your grill in the future. Grill enclosures help provide additional countertop space for cooking, while better defining a designated grilling space on your new patio.

Paver sidewalks and entryways will increase your home’s curb appeal while also adding convenience and functionality to your yard.

Pavers are the ideal choice for building entrances and walkways as they look much more natural than concrete, and can better integrate into the landscape around your yard. Pavers can be used to help dress up a garden or add a formal appeal to your home.

Platinum Patio & Pavers always recommends building entrances and walkways at least 4 feet wide, so that two people can walk comfortably side by side down the pathway. This is extremely important for paths that get a large amount of foot traffic or ones that lead to the main entrance of a home. Walkways that are 4 feet wide (or greater) will establish an inviting presence that will help draw friends and neighbors towards your home.

Enhance Your Yard With Landscape Lighting

Outdoor lighting is one of the easiest ways to add beauty, value, and safety/security to your outdoor living space.

Landscape lighting is an essential element that should be considered when designing any new outdoor living space. Landscape lights allow you to safely enjoy the outdoors long after the sun goes down, while also helping to increase the overall security of your home. Landscape lights come in a variety of options including pathway lights, step lights, wall lights, up lights, and downlights. At Platinum Patio & Pavers we only use high-quality fixtures that are energy efficient and run off a low voltage transformer. Adding lights to steps, seating walls, pathways, or around your patio will make your new outdoor living space the envy of the neighborhood!

Walls Can Easily Add Dimension To Any Outdoor Living Space

Seating walls and retaining walls will add an eye-catching dimension to your yard and can be used to create a more functional outdoor living space.

Today’s modern pavers are used for a variety of outdoor living features including aesthetically pleasing retaining and seating walls. These design features add a level of comfort to any outdoor living space, while often serving a dual purpose of extending the usable space of one’s patio or backyard. Paver walls are built to withstand the elements with little to no maintenance and provide a more permanent solution for accommodating large groups during summer BBQs. Seating and retaining wall designs can also be further enhanced to include pillars and wall lights, often becoming the centerpiece design element of any new outdoor living space.

You will often find seat walls around many outdoor firepit areas, as they help reflect heat and provide a cozy environment for guests. Adding pillows or cushions can also help soften up and provide extra comfort to any paver seating wall.

Paver Driveways Can Help Maximize Your Home’s ROI

A paver driveway will add class to your home and make an impression on guests that will last a lifetime.

Although poured or stamped concrete driveways are often found to have lower upfront costs, it has actually been proven that paver driveways provide a greater return on investment over the lifespan of a project. No matter how a concrete driveway is installed in the midwest, it is doomed to crack and fail due to the extreme freeze/thaw cycle that we experience each winter. Once a concrete slab has cracked, there aren’t any remedies to seamlessly repair it without completely removing the entire slab (which can get ridiculously expensive). On the other hand, paver driveways are designed to allow the overall structure to flex during each freeze/thaw cycle, preventing any cracks from forming within or across the materials. This fundamental difference is why paver driveways last much longer than concrete driveways and provide a better return on investment in the long run. Paver driveways look far superior to concrete driveways, add tremendous resale value to a home, and can really stand up to the test of time in our cold midwestern climate!

Add Seamless Functionality To Your Landscaping

Paver sidewalks and entryways will increase your home’s curb appeal while also adding convenience and functionality to your yard.

Pavers are the ideal choice for building entrances and walkways as they look much more natural than concrete, and can better integrate into the landscape around your yard. Pavers can be used to help dress up a garden or add a formal appeal to your home.

Platinum Patio & Pavers always recommends building entrances and walkways at least 4 feet wide, so that two people can walk comfortably side by side down the pathway. This is extremely important for paths that get a large amount of foot traffic, or ones that lead to the main entrance of a home. Walkways that are 4 feet wide (or greater) will establish an inviting presence that will help draw friends and neighbors towards your home.

Add Shade and Sophistication To Your Patio With A New Pergola

Pergolas serve as an entertainer’s dream, by adding both form and function to your deck or patio. Pergolas help create an outdoor oasis and are the perfect enhancement to consider when designing any outdoor living space. Plat

A Pergola is also a great addition to any deck and patio contamination. We specialize in Trex and low-maintenance aluminum pergolas.  

Elegant Designs Using Natural Stone

Natural stone offers a level of premium sophistication and quality that cannot easily be matched by other paver products on market. Natural stone comes in a variety of colors and options including sandstone, limestone, and granite, and should be considered when choosing pavers, wall coping, or countertops for your new project. Natural stone products can also be used as an accessory to enhance specific features of your new outdoor living space.

Stairs Are An Essential Design Feature For Many Patio Projects

Whether designing stairs for a new patio or adding detail to a landing stoop, you can easily enhance your landscaping game with a few simple steps!

Pavers are an extremely durable, versatile, and low maintenance option for building stairs or stoops. When designing stairs, it is always best to leverage large format paver designs, as they help maximize the overall safety of the project. Our design specialist will work to seamlessly integrate any new stair design into the landscape, while always focusing on maximizing the functionality of the new outdoor living space.

We Go Above And Beyond With Our Approach To Water Maintenance To Maximize the Lifespan Of Your Project

Without proper installation, mother nature can wreak havoc on any paver or patio project (especially in the Midwest). The extreme temperature swings along with the ground freeze/thaw cycle can shift pavers out of place, and lead to cracks within joints after a number of years. In order to limit this impact and to maximize the lifespan of a project, builders must go above and beyond with their base installations to ensure proper compaction and drainage of the base material. The base of a paver or patio project is like the foundation of a house and is the most important part to get right in order to ensure the longevity of the project. The majority of contractors have the ability to install a great looking top layer of pavers, but they often cut corners with their base installations and basic approaches to water maintenance.

Historically, hardscape installers have built their bases out of ‘dirty’ gravel material with an inch of sand bedding over the top. Extensive research over the past 10 years has experts now convinced that this traditional method for building a paver base retains too much water and drastically affects the longevity of projects, especially in cold climates. Unilock now recommends that the vast majority of all paver projects should use an open-graded base design with clear ¾ inch gravel. This base design was traditionally reserved for ‘permeable’ paver installations but has been proven to add tremendous benefits to ‘non-permeable’ installations as well. Unfortunately, many contractors and landscapers are not willing to adapt to these new methods and still building their bases with outdated materials.  

From day one, Platinum Patio & Pavers has made it a priority to maximize the longevity of any project we work on by doing the little things right. Our extreme focus on water maintenance practices, open-graded base designs, and a tremendous focus on proper base compaction ensure that our customers can enjoy their new outdoor living spaces for many decades into the future. We take pride in putting extra effort into the base, even though the majority of customers will not appreciate the impact that this effort will have until many years down the road. 

Patios help contribute to the quality of life for a homeowner. Patios are a great way to extend the living area of your home while providing an excellent space to entertain and enjoy the outdoors with family and friends. Patios can also offer you a quiet, calm area to get away from the world to relax or to read a book. Patios help increase the overall appeal and value of your home and can help draw in potential buyers who appreciate the sheer beauty of your home’s outdoor living space. Paver patios have the lowest possible lifetime cost of maintenance for any outdoor living area. Patios offer an affordable way to increase the living space of the home without the expense of a full home renovation.

Visit Unilock for many different patio ideas! 

Platinum prides itself on providing outstanding customer service while working hand in hand with our customers to design a custom outdoor living space that can be enjoyed for many years. Our goal is to make every customer’s backyard the envy of anyone who sees it! Modern materials have taken patio design to a whole new level. These revolutionary materials are available in a variety of colors, patterns, textures or styles so that a completed project can resemble anything from marble to granite, to even wood.

Patios invite us to spend more time outdoors and allow us to reconnect with our friends and family. Outdoor living spaces are an excellent option for entertaining and dining outdoors. Invite friends over to enjoy a summer barbeque, sit by the fire pit, and roast some marshmallows.

We Prioritize Innovation At Every Step Of The Way, Including The Installation Of A Perma Edge Paver Restraint

For decades contractors and landscapers have worked tirelessly to cut and place their pavers to perfection, only to use a standard plastic edge landscaping restraint which was destined to fail. Many in the industry recognize that plastic edging tends to be the weakest link in the chain, but continue to use this method due to their inability to adapt to change. At Platinum Patio & Pavers, we quickly adapt to innovation and have switched to using a new technology of Perma Edge restraints to maximize the longevity of our projects.