Landscape Installation
Brick Paver Patio & Driveways
When it’s time to take life outdoors, a brick patio or driveway is a perfect host for all of your family activities. Brick pavers define beauty, elegance and durability for driveways, walkways, pool decks and patios unlike any other paving material. Every Suburban Landscaping brick project is custom tailored to your needs and the look and feel of your property.
When you hire Suburban Landscaping to do your brick patio or driveway, your mind will be at ease because you’ll know you are in good hands. We have been building beautiful patios, walkways, driveways and outdoor living spaces in the Chicagoland area since 1984. Our experience and expertise gives us the confidence to guarantee your satisfaction.
When designed in combination with ornamental seat walls or other outdoor living concepts, such as an outdoor kitchen fireplace, or firepit, brick patios become far more than just a patio. Our designers can transform your old landscape and concrete slab into an outdoor room designed for your needs and lifestyle.
Enhance the curb appeal of your home by having Suburban Landscaping design and install a unique, one-of-a-kind work of lasting beauty. Call our design team today!
What does a brick patio cost?
The cost of a brick patio can vary depending on many factors (size, shape, brick selected, etc.). Click this link to see some typical pricing examples for brick patios and driveways. Also, our designers would be happy to meet with you and provide you a free consultation and estimate on any type of brick project.
Brick Patio Design Ideas
Suburban Landscaping offer one of the largest selection of brick products in our market, giving our designers the tools to help you create the patio, driveway, or entrance way or your dreams. Unlike most landscape companies, Suburban Landscaping also designs and installs other types of paving bricks, such as reclaimed Old Chicago Pavers and Clay Pavers, both which can offer a different and unique look to your paving project. If your project doesn't lend itself to man-made products, we also offer natural stone paving such as Bluestone and flagstone to create the exact look your project requires.
Below is a partial list of the brick we carry and links to the manufacturers websites for inspiration.
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- Belgard
- Unilock
- Paveloc
- Whitacre-Greer
- Pine Hall
- Silver Creek
- Old Chicago Pavers
- Permeable Pavers
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For more ideas see the examples of our work page of our site. These pictures will also demonstrate the talent and skills or our designers and construction crews.
Brick Patio Repair
When a brick patio is installed by a homeowner or inexperienced contractor, often without the proper equipment or knowledge, the chances for the patio to fail increases significantly. Brick patio repair has become an unfortunate specialty of ours over the years, repairing sinking and wavy patios that were improperly installed. Repairing a patio is often an option that should be considered, no matter what the appearance of the patio looks like. What may look like a complete disaster to a homeowner can actually be a uncomplicated repair to a trained professional. Often we can re-use the existing brick and base, saving our clients hundreds or thousands of dollars. Suburban Landscaping has been a brick patio installer since 1984 and has installed and repaired thousands of patios and driveways, gaining new techniques and tips that make our patios the most durable in the industry.
Brick Paver Guarantee
All brick pavers we sell carry a lifetime warranty by the manufacturer. All of our brick work is guaranteed in writing and backed by one of the largest local landscape companies since 1984. Being experts at brick paving, we have only had to preform warranty work on approximately 2% of the work we have installed since 1984. For more guarantee information, see our written guarantee on this site.
Product Selection Guide
We have in-stock tumbled pavers, which give you that European or Old World look, and non-tumbled pavers, which give a clean and uniform look. We can design patios of multiple sizes, and patterns like circles, squares, fans, random patterns and more to suit your style. The huge range of colors and patterns available makes customized designs possible for any type of courtyard, patio, walkway, or driveway. We also can combine products and color ranges to provide a truly unique look to your design. Unlike concrete, a properly installed brick paver driveway won't crack, shift, sag or separate, and will continue looking fantastic for generations.
The following links will take you to the manufacturers website for each of these products. They have all of their products and color ranges located on their sites.
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Brick Pavers OR Stamped Concrete?
Even through brick pavers are sometimes compared to stamped concrete, the only real similarity is the cost. Brick pavers are not only more attractive, but are stronger and crack resistant. If you are weighing your choices between stamped concrete and Brick Pavers, there is quite a lot you should know. Find the facts before you decide which product is right for you. Follow this link to read the comparisons about stamped concrete VS brick pavers.
Brick Paver Sealants
Sealing your new brick patio or driveway is a personal choice, being used for both aesthetic and functional reasons. Sealers can offer visual improvement by intensifying the paver colors, and others will add a glossy sheen or "wet" look to the pavement. Other sealers offer some color enhancement and produce a low sheen, or a flat finish when applied. Sealers also offer many functional advantages, they can protect your pavers from possible stain penetration. They are useful around driveways, trash receptacles, restaurants, service bays other areas subject to stains, and where oil drippings are not wanted. Sealers can stabilize joint sand between pavers cleaned by vacuum sweeping equipment. They can help maintain the sand in the joints under high velocity water flows.
Brick Paver Lawn Edging
Another common use for brick pavers is installing pavers as lawn edging. Paver edging is installed flat, even with the lawn so lawn mowers can cut right over the tops, avoiding the need for string trimming. Paver edging also retains the mulch or stone bedding material in the beds. Another advantage of paver edging is the flexibility of design options, being available in many colors, sizes, and shapes. And most importantly, paver edging is the most resistant bed edging to heaving from winter ground freezing.
Examples Of Our Brick Work
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Servicing South Chicago Suburbs In Illinois:Alsip, Beecher, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Crete, Dalton, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, 
Frankfort, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Homer Glen, Lansing, Lynwood, Matteson, Midlothian, Mokena, Monee, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, Peotone, South Holland, Steger, Thornton, Tinley Park, and surrounding areas.
Servicing Northwest Indiana: Cedar Lake, Crown Point, Dyer, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, Hobart, Lakes Of The Four Seasons, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster, Portage, Schererville, St. John, Valparaiso, and surrounding areas.
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Block, Stone, & Wood Retaining Walls
When most people think of retaining walls, usually only one kind comes to mind; the kind that you see holding back a hillside. While this is one function of a retaining wall, there are many new styles and functions of retaining walls.
- Seat Walls
- Knee Walls
- Free Standing Walls
- Accent Walls
- Defining Walls
- Walls With Built In Seating
- Walls To Direct Traffic Or Guests
- Walls For Raised Planting Beds
- Walls To Replace Fences
Walls can be made from many different materials including natural stone, wood, and man made products. They satisfy a variety of outdoor needs and can be both functional and decorative. Available materials come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors and can be installed in many different ways. They can be dry laid, wet laid, or fastened together, depending upon the design and function.
Decorative Retaining Walls
While some retaining walls are constructed for engineering purposes such as retention due to grade changes, free standing wall Retaining Walls now can include pillars, columns, and pilasters which can include natural stone caps as well as lighting to modify the ambiance of the area. A freestanding wall can create privacy, decorate an area, and direct guests and family traffic.s can be used for many applications. One of the most popular uses is to border a new brick patiowhile adding additional seating for you and your guests. Free standing walls can also be used to define your outdoor livingspaces and outdoor rooms.
Engineered Retaining Walls
Erosion is a natural, but potentially destructive process in which soil is actually washed off your property. This erosion can result in damage to trees, shrubs, and other plantings, the collapse of a driveway, or even more serious damage to your home or property.An engineered retaining wall can provide stability to a hillside, while also creating an aesthetically pleasing backdrop for plantings. Retaining walls can take unusable sloping areas create new, usable "flat space" for your outdoor area.
Retaining walls are only as good as their construction. At Suburban Landscaping we adhere to the best construction practices and standards when designing and installing a retaining wall. When the project calls for it, our professional engineer will design the project.
Some key elements to retaining wall construction are:
- Base preparation
- Drainage
- Setback
- Geogrid or Deadman
- Retention strength
- Backfill compaction
- Connecting devices
Segmental Bock, Stone, & Timber Retaining Walls
Walls can be constructed using several different types of wall materials, such as natural stone, segmental blocks, railroad ties, and landscape timbers. Each product has its positives and negatives, and each has different pricing and uses. Timber walls are treated to prevent decay from the weather, while segmental blocks are made from concrete and withstand weather very well. Natural stone walls have a more rustic, or natural look while segmental block walls have a more uniformed or formal look.
How Much Does a Retaining Wall Cost?
There are several variables that determine the price of a custom retaining wall such as size, location, type and materials used. In general, the landscape industry prices walls according to Face Feet, which is the height of the wall x the length of the wall. Prices start as low as $15 per face foot and go as high as $45 per face foot. Retaining walls used as a bed edging are often less expensive. We would be happy to provide you with a free consultation and estimate, or visit our pricing guide for some approximate prices.
Are you interested in having a retaining wall installed? Contact Suburban Landscaping 708-799-6228 (Illinois) or 219-736-6228 (Indiana) or email us at info@suburban landscaping.net
Servicing South Chicago Suburbs In Illinois:Alsip, Beecher, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Crete, Dalton, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Frankfort, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Homer Glen, Lansing, Lynwood, Matteson, Midlothian, Mokena, Monee, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, Peotone, South Holland, Steger, Thornton, Tinley Park, and surrounding areas.
Servicing Northwest Indiana: Cedar Lake, Crown Point, Dyer, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, Hobart, Lakes Of The Four Seasons, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster, Portage, Schererville, St. John, Valparaiso, and surrounding areas.
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Outdoor Living
A well designed outdoor room is an extension of your home with endless possibilities - cooking, entertaining, lounging, dining, and even watching television. Similar to indoor rooms, outdoor rooms can have walls, entrance ways, ceilings, furniture, flooring, and even amenities such as fireplaces or built in seating. Designing and creating these rooms depends mostly on your lifestyle and needs, whether it be a play area for children or an relaxing fireside reading area for adults. The days of concrete slab patios are over with outdoor rooms. These are some of the design elements that we use to create outdoor rooms:
- Different levels
- Seat walls
- Columns
- Archways
- Built in kitchens
- Fire pits
- Fireplaces
- Overhead arbors & pergolas
- Private & semi-private areas
- Walkways
- Overhead structures: pergolas, tree limbs
- Flooring: Brick Patios, Natural Stone Patios
Reflection Of Your Lifestyle
Outdoor living spaces are replacing the living room as preferred areas for relaxation. Expand your living space by allowing Suburban Landscaping to design a unique outdoor room as part of your landscape. Whether you are thinking about outdoor kitchens or a cozy backyard retreat, our designers meet with you to determine how you would like to use the space then translate those ideas into a design master plan.
Gather Around The Outdoor Kitchen
Dinners on the patio have moved well beyond just the old charcoal grill, many outdoor rooms now feature partial or full kitchens. Built-in grills, wine racks, bar areas, sinks, pizza ovens, and refrigerators are all elements to consider in your new outdoor kitchen. Gather your family and friends around the outdoor kitchen island for conversation and catching up on daily events, just as you may do in your indoor kitchen.
Amenities
Fireplaces, fountains, and ponds have always been popular concepts in outdoor room designs. Suburban Landscaping can also incorporate the latest in light and sound technology. Weatherproof sound systems, televisions and landscape lighting can be used to create an atmosphere for entertaining or relaxation in the outdoors.
Create Room Boundaries
Water features, gazebos, low hedges, seat walls, trellises, columns and posts all can act as faux-walls to create boundaries for dining areas or quite areas. Room boundries can show separation between areas, defining the intended use of a space. Boundries, such as hedges or decorative seat walls, also direct family and guests to the rooms intended for public use and away from the rooms intended for private use. Comfortable and functional seating and outdoor dining space are essential elements for most outdoor rooms. Incorporating green space for children to play, zen gardens or small nooks for reading or contemplation are considerations for your outdoor living plan.
Contact Us
Vacation at home, every day. Outdoor rooms add value to the home and enhance your quality of life. Are you interested in expanding the quality of time spent with family and friends by transforming your outdoor space? Contact Suburban Landscaping 708-799-6228 or 219-736-6228 or email us.
Servicing South Chicago Suburbs In Illinois:Alsip, Beecher, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Crete, Dalton, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Frankfort, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Homer Glen, Lansing, Lynwood, Matteson, Midlothian, Mokena, Monee, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, Peotone, South Holland, Steger, Thornton, Tinley Park, and surrounding areas.
Servicing Northwest Indiana: Cedar Lake, Crown Point, Dyer, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, Hobart, Lakes Of The Four Seasons, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster, Portage, Schererville, St. John, Valparaiso, and surrounding areas.
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Bed Edging: Several Options
Edging your landscape beds provides a functional and fashionable border that sets your planting space apart from the rest of your lawn. Quality landscape bed edging defines the edges of the landscape, significantly increases the level of visual aesthetics, and adds value to your business or residence. Landscape edging comes in many types and a person can choose based upon their needs and budget. The main differences between each edging material is the cost and time to install. There are also special considerations of each material type.
Benefits Of Bed Edging
- Defines the areas of landscaping
- Keeps grass and weeds from growing into the beds.
- Keeps mulch and rocks inside the landscaping beds from cluttering up the lawn
- Protects the beds against erosion
- Reduces the time it takes to string trim along bed edges
- Provides a neat and clean appearance
Some of the most common bed edgings are shown below:
Brick Edging |
Vinyl Edging |
Aluminum Edging |
Bullet Edgers |
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Other Bed Edging Materials
- Wood Timbers
- Railroad Ties
- Flagstones
- Cobble Stones
- Spade Shovel Edging
Vinyl (Valley View) Edging
By far the worlds most popular bed edge, vinyl edging is the least expensive product to install, installed in volume for as little as $2.50 per linear foot. The vinyl edging, usually called by the brand name Valley View (made here in Chicago), is the most economical edging product available, however it does have some draw backs. Vinyl edging has been known to rise out of the ground and require re-installation. The reason the edging rises out of the ground is that because suring the winter the water in the ground freezes, thereby expanding, and pushing upward. In the spring the ground thaws and returns to a normal elevation, however, the vinyl edging sometimes does not return to normal elevations with the soil. When this happens the vinyl edging is stuck above the ground or falls over and lies on top. Several things dictate whether the edging will return or not including proper stake installation, soil type, quality of edging, and the harshness of the particular winter.
Re-installing of vinyl edging is done by the man hour, which is the most cost effective method. The charge for re-installing the vinyl edging is $30.00 per man hour. An estimated number of man hours can be calculated for budgeting if needed or a cap of hours can be put on this work.
Natural Spade Edge
A natural bed edge, or shovel cut edge, is an alternative to installing a permenant bed edging material. See our page on spade edging for more details.
What Does Bed Edging Cost?
The cost of bed edgin can vary depending on many factors (size, shape, material selected,number of curves, etc.). Click this link to see some typical pricing examples for bed edging. Also, our designers would be happy to meet with you and provide you a free consultation and quote on any type of bed edging project.
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