HARDSCAPING
Hardscaping Services
Tastefully designed and skillfully installed Hardscaping will instantly improve your home’s appearance and increase its value.
- Natural Stone, Clay Brick Paving stone and Concrete Paving stone installations
- Attractive, durable surfaces will not crack, rot or heave due to changing seasons
- Laser level guarantees a smooth, flat and comfortable surface
- Uniform and flowing lines are achieved through specialized cutting tools and caring craftsmanship.
Maple Leaf offers a variety of options with pavers including Stairs, patios, walkways, driveways, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, and more. CLICK HERE FOR OUR FREE PAVERS BUYERS GUIDE!
We install ALL hardscape manufacture products. Please visit the following sites for more information and photos:
Pavers
We specialize in installing Pavers to create beautiful, usable areas on your property including:
- Paver Patios
- Paver Pool Decks
- Paver Walkways
- Paver Driveways
- Retaining Walls
- Outdoor Kitchen Areas
- Firepits
Walkways & Driveways
Paver Walkways and Paver Driveways instantly add curb appeal and value to your property by making it more welcoming.
When installed correctly Paver Walkways and Paver Driveways also eliminate safety hazards like slips and falls and provides clear direction to your visitors.
Stairs
We install beautiful paver Stairs that not only enhance your home but also offer safety to all that visit your home.
We can also create a tiered landscape design that can be accomplished using paver walkways and stairs.
Retaining Walls
Define your outdoor living space with walls. This hardscape features can be constructed of a variety of materials that vary widely in cost and durability. Another option for walls, is a wall seat. Wall seats go great edging a patio, defining the area like an outdoor room, or a tree ring, both provide additional seating for your parties. Here’s a look at some of the more popular choices:
Wall Block
Concrete block or ‘engineered’ stone, offer the appearance of natural hewn stone. Special patterns are available, and the product can even be bought distressed to enhance the natural look.
Stone
Nothing bridges the home to the landscape better than stone. It is available in wide selection of colors, sizes and textures. The finished look is reminiscent of a cottage garden. This is a good choice when you want a larger stone look to match a veneer application on your home.
Wood
Treated wood provides the least expensive solution for retaining walls, but it is also the least durable. Expect to replace wood retaining walls in 15-20 years. A drawback to wood is that you are generally limited to straight walls and edges. This can be somewhat restrictive in the landscape design and sense of flow. But where the budget is the overriding concern, treated wood can provide a quick and least-cost solution and provides a natural textured look and feel
Outside Kitchens & Bars
We can build you a full outdoor kitchen or a smaller intimate outdoor bar area, that will completely transform your backyard experience.
Our Hardscape Outdoor Kitchens and Outdoor Bar Areas will transform your backyard into an outdoor oasis that you can enjoy with your family and friends.
Fire Pits & Outdoor Fireplaces
We can build your Outdoor Fire Pit or Outdoor Fireplace that not only provides you warmth to enjoy your outdoor living space year-round, it also provides a cozy place for friends and family to make lifelong memories.
We offer a wide variety of Paver colors, options and styles to choose from to create a sleek & modern or traditional & rustic Fire Pit or Fireplace Area.
Natural stone
Natural stone is one of the most luxurious materials available for you outdoor project. It can be used in an endless variety of applications.
We can help you decide which natural stone is right for your project and budget. We offer a personal touch, no matter the size of your project.
Concrete Paver Buyers Guide
These are some helpful tips when narrowing down the company you want to install your patio, walkway, or driveway pavers. Price should not be your only decision making item. Things that are cheaper are cheaper for a reason.
Does the company guarantee their work for a full year? This is a huge benefit. Who is going to fund the correction of any problems without a guarantee?
Maple Leaf guarantees all of our work for one full year. This is why we will only install pavers to the industry code. We do not skimp on materials to lower the price.
Is the company insured and licensed? If something goes wrong or someone gets hurt who will cover the expenses involved? If they are not insured, YOU as the homeowner could be held accountable. If you need assistance with issues The NJ Division of Consumer Affairs will gladly help you lodge complaints, and resolve issues with licensed contractors. You can surf their website to see if a contractor is licensed and have any complaints lodged against them.
Maple Leaf is fully insured and licensed NJHIC # 13VH03845600
Patio and walkway base should have 5-7” of quarry processed stone, compacted in layers; driveways should have 8-10”. This is an easy item a contractor can skimp on to lower their price. Is this item listed on the estimate sheet?
Maple Leaf will advise the estimated amount of tonnage required right on our estimate sheet. You can search the web for stone calculators to verify the correct amount. The base layer is critical of the paver’s longevity.
Patio, walkways and driveways should have at least one inch of stone dust on top of the QP. Is this item listed on the estimate sheet? This is key to the proper setting of the pavers. It will also be swept into the paver cracks; this will set the pavers to minimize movement.
Maple Leaf will install the proper amount of stone dust to ensure the success of your project. This item will be listed right on our estimate sheet.
Patio and walkways should have edge restraint, and spikes set every 2 feet, every 1 foot for driveways. Are these items listed on the estimate sheet? This is another key item for proper paver setting.
Maple Leaf will install the proper amount of edge restraint and spikes as listed above. This item will be listed right on our estimate sheet.
QUALITY WORK
FULL YEAR GUARANTEE
Maple Leaf guarantees our work up to one full year.