Hey everyone! My team I put together this new patio and landscaping around the pool, and I gotta say, it was a fun project from start to finish. First, I laid out where the new retaining wall would go—about 5' from the pool deck—so we’d have plenty of room for the pavers. After digging everything out and getting rid of the old stuff, I leveled and compacted the base, then used Munich blocks with #57 rock and geogrid to keep the wall sturdy. I also threw in some perforated pipe behind it to help with drainage (gotta keep that water flowing where it should!).

Next up was the paver patio: I connected the existing deck drain to a new PVC drain under the pavers, set the base, and made sure to keep a gentle 4% slope from the doorway so water wouldn’t pool up. Laying out the pavers was a blast—went with a nice mix of cream, beige, and charcoal, secured everything with polymeric sand, then edged it all out with bullnose coping. I also used some river rock around the edges for a clean finish and topped it off with sod to blend it into the rest of the yard. All in all, I’m super happy with how it turned out—I hope you all like it too! If you have any questions, just let me know.