Custom Patios

Coming home to relax after a long, hard workday is one of the best feelings that one can experience, especially when there’s a sanctuary in your own backyard. At American Deck & Sunroom, we strive to make your home as comfortable on the outside as you’ve made it on the inside. One of the best ways that we accomplish this is through our custom patios. Patios can be made with a variety of materials. Concrete pavers are outstandingly versatile, manufactured in colors, shapes, and sizes with a durability few other materials can match. We can’t wait to show you the many different shapes in which these versatile stones are manufactured, including:

• Square
• Rectangles
• Cobblestone
• Coping
• Bishops hat
• Brick shape

More than just a pretty place…

Besides adding beauty to already existing architecture, paver patios serve a variety of purposes. They also banish dull, grey concrete and open up a limitless world of designs for an elegant outdoor living space. American Deck & Sunroom can recreate any mood or era, from a Madrid plaza to London cobblestones – or the Southwest of the United States. The beauty of using paver stones is that design versatility is simply a matter of a change in the pattern in which the stones are laid.

Whether it’s a warm, toasty day full of sunshine… or a chilly, calm night with loved ones, there’s no better place to be than on one of our custom American Deck & Sunroom patios.

Low Maintenance…

Paver patios can be easily repaired, if something extremely heavy were to be dropped squarely on one, for example. We recommend that homeowners keep a few matching stones in case something happens. It is very simple to take up a broken stone and replace it. Some people like to take up a stone that has weathered in a less visible spot, and use it as the replacement, with the new stone going in the place few people see. This ease of repair is quite unlike slab concrete, which, when patched, shows that gash forever.

…High Performance

Concrete stones are laid over graded earth with sand on top. This gives your patio floor extra strength, and is why the stones don’t crack from natural heating and cooling. The subsurface of sand allows for the minute expansion of the concrete pavers when they heat up, and allows them to return to form as they cool. This is quite unlike poured or stamped concrete, which will form cracks because it is too solid and hard, and cannot flex in our hot weather.

Keep ’em clean!

• Sweep the custom patios regularly to remove any surface debris, including dirt, leaves, and grass clippings. These can stain the bricks, cause discoloration, and can make the surface hazardous to walk on.
• Quickly wipe away stains and use a mild detergent in order to keep your patio looking as good as new.
• Gently wash away surface grime with a hose.

Many homeowners choose to have their paver patios extend to walkways, paths and the driveway at their home. This gives a home a neat, fully-landscaped appeal. Stone pavers have been used for decades for roadways, and some of the early Danish concrete paver roadways are still in service! Professionally installed paving stone driveways won’t crack, sag, or separate. You never have to seal pavers, unlike poured concrete driveways.

Remember…

No matter your architectural needs, American Deck & Sunroom can provide you with custom patios that will increase the worth of your home, will blend seamlessly with your existing architecture, and will last a lifetime. Many homes benefit from the beauty of both of these custom architectural additions.

At American Deck & Sunroom, we don’t build houses. We don’t dig pools. What we do is design and build beautiful outdoor spaces… extensions of your home that flow with your existing property and architecture. And because we specialize, we go beyond the, “If you can dream it, we can build it,” catchphrase often quoted. After nearly 20 years in business and nearly 13,000 designs and counting, we have the experience to design outdoor spaces you’ve never even dreamed possible.

Interested in learning more about getting one of your very own custom lanais in Illinois? Contact us today!