Project · Villages of Westcreek · Far West San Antonio
A Backyard Play Space: Mexican Swirl Flagstone Patio & Bermuda Sod
A backyard that was mostly bare dirt, turned into a clean flagstone patio by the hot tub and a Bermuda lawn for the kids, plus fresh St. Augustine sod out front.
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At a glance
- Area: Villages of Westcreek, Far West San Antonio
- Services: flagstone patio, limestone border, sod installation
- Time on site: 6 days total for the backyard flagstone patio and sod (the sod itself took 2 days)
- Materials: Mexican Swirl flagstone, white chopped-block limestone border, about 1 pallet of Bermuda sod (backyard), 2 pallets of St. Augustine sod (front yard)
The goal
The backyard was the main priority. The family has young children who didn’t really have a proper space to play, and most of the yard was bare dirt.
They wanted a clean area for chairs by the hot tub, and the rest of the yard filled in with Bermuda grass. The front yard got new St. Augustine sod as part of the same job.
Before & after
From bare dirt to a patio and lawn.
What we installed
- Mexican Swirl flagstone patio: a clean area for chairs next to the hot tub, with flagstone wrapping around the existing concrete patio and running along the beds
- White chopped-block limestone border around the flagstone, set on a mortar bed with rebar for added stability
- Bermuda sod: about one pallet to fill in the backyard
- St. Augustine sod: two pallets for the front yard
How we built it
- Excavate: we excavated four inches.
- Border footing: we dug a trench for the border and built a mortar bed with rebar for added stability.
- Limestone border: we set a white chopped-block limestone border around the flagstone area.
- Fix the slope: the yard had too much slope, so we raised the flagstone base a few inches and compacted the area well.
- Flagstone patio: we laid Mexican Swirl flagstone by the hot tub for a clean spot for chairs, wrapping it around the existing concrete patio and along the beds.
- Bermuda sod: we filled the rest of the backyard with about one pallet of Bermuda grass.
- Front yard: we laid two pallets of St. Augustine sod out front.
Step by step
The finished backyard
Front yard: St. Augustine sod
How the neighbor’s walkway started
While we were working on this backyard, the next-door neighbor came out, liked what she saw and asked us for a quote. That became her mortared flagstone walkway.
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