Define your outdoor space and create a natural connection between your home and landscape with professionally designed hardscaping. Pavers, stonework, patios, walls, pathways, and outdoor structures can add definition, improve access, and make your property more functional. Nolascapes designs and installs custom hardscapes throughout Greater New Orleans, using color, texture, and dimension to complement each property’s architecture and outdoor environment. Our crew has hands-on experience installing concrete, stone walls, patios, paved pathways, flagstone, and boulders.

Hardscape Services Include:

• Flagstone and Stonework
• Pavers
• Patios
• Walkways
• Stacked Stone Walls
• Driveways
• Concrete
• Wood Decks
• Arbors
• Steps
• Sidewalks

Hardscaping and Function

In addition to improving the appearance of your yard, hardscaping helps you make better use of the available space. Patios create dedicated areas for cooking and relaxing, walkways and steps improve movement between different elevations, and retaining walls can support grade changes or define planting areas. Each feature should be planned around how the property is used, the surrounding landscape, and the architecture of the home.

Proper grading, drainage, and material selection are especially important in Greater New Orleans, where frequent rain, heat, humidity, and wet surfaces can affect outdoor areas. Nolascapes considers these conditions when planning the layout, surface materials, and installation of each hardscape project.

Segmental pavers also offer practical repair advantages over some continuous concrete or mortared surfaces. If an individual paver becomes damaged or the base underneath requires adjustment, the affected units can often be removed, the base repaired, and reusable pavers installed again. This can make localized repairs simpler without replacing the entire paved area.

Where Hardscaping Is Applied

Nolascapes creates durable, attractive, and functional hardscapes customized around the needs of each property. Our hardscape services include:

• Driveway Pavers. Driveways must support regular vehicle traffic while complementing the home and surrounding landscape. We help homeowners select suitable pavers, patterns, and layouts while accounting for the base, grading, drainage, and expected use of the surface. Learn more about our driveway pavers >>
  
  
• Patio Pavers. An underused part of the yard can become a defined space for outdoor dining, cooking, entertaining, or relaxing. We design new paver patios and, where the existing surface is suitable, can discuss options for updating it with a paver or flagstone overlay. Learn more about our patio pavers >>
  
  
• Pool Decks. A pool deck should provide a comfortable and attractive transition between the swimming pool and the rest of the backyard. Material selection should account for wet conditions, surface temperature, traction, maintenance, and compatibility with the pool and surrounding outdoor features. Learn more about our pool decks >>
  
  
• Retaining Walls. Retaining walls can help manage changes in elevation, support sloped areas, reduce erosion, and create more clearly defined outdoor spaces. They can also incorporate design elements such as planters or seating while complementing other hardscape features. Learn more about our retaining walls >>
  
  
• Steps and Sidewalks. Well-planned steps and sidewalks provide safer, more convenient connections between entrances, patios, pools, gardens, and areas with changing elevations. We can coordinate their materials, dimensions, and appearance with the surrounding hardscape design. Learn more about our steps and sidewalks >>
  
  
• Paver Sealing. Depending on the paver material and condition, sealing can enhance or preserve its appearance, make the surface easier to clean, and help stabilize polymeric joint sand. Natural, matte, and enhanced finishes may be available based on the desired result. Learn more about paver sealing >>
  
  

Brands We Install

Property owners want their backyards or landscapes to be comfortable, durable, and attractive. Since most backyards will have several elements, you must also select the products and materials with care and attention to detail. Although many companies offer various hardscaping products, some outshine others. Opt for quality and good branding in your chosen materials when you want your outdoor areas to look good but also last long. At Nolascapes, we are confident and proud of what we do, and our team is here to offer customized solutions to meet your needs. We have extensive experience working with a wide range of materials and products and ensure that you have complete information to make better-informed choices. On this page, you will find information regarding products from various notable, leading brands in the market, offering tiles, pavers, retaining wall systems, and more.

KEYSTONE

Keystone's first foray into construction was with retaining walls. Their landscape wall systems are adaptable and simple to set up, allowing you to construct retaining walls of varying heights and widths and freestanding features like fire pits, outdoor kitchens, columns, planter boxes, and more. The company's retaining wall technologies are trusted by engineers, builders, architects, and developers worldwide. Ideal for use as a patio floor, pool deck surface, pathway and walkway surface, or other outdoor surfaces. The pavers and patio stones Keystone offers can be customized to your specifications in size, shape, and finish.

BELGARD

Belgard paver products come in. With the help of Belgard pavers, you can quickly establish a new landscape aesthetic with various materials for every location, including interlocking concrete pavers and permeable paver stones. You can create stunning patios, decks, fire feature areas, etc. These incredibly versatile products enable you to create a harmonious look in your outdoor spaces. Belgard has an impressive range of paver styles, including classic, modern, contemporary, etc. You can choose from concrete, natural stone, brick, and interlocking pavers in all shapes and sizes.

ARTISTRY IN MOSAICS

Artistry in Mosaics has a wide range of unique and distinctive product lines, such as ceramic tiles, glass tiles, glass tile blends, and custom tile designs. These products are ideal for pools, poolscapes, and other exterior applications, and you will find thousands of style combinations to choose from. Creating a stunning swimming pool and backyard doesn't become easier than using this company's superb, vibrant tiles in all shapes and sizes. Mix and match the different materials to create a unique look in your outdoor spaces.

NPT POOL

If you are looking for high-grade tiles and other outdoor materials for your yard or hardscape, consider NPT Pool products. This is where NPT Pool products come in. The company has a range of products, such as pool tiles and pool finishes. They also have an impressive line of pavers made of flagstone, marble, and travertine so you can create great outdoor areas like outdoor kitchens, patios, decks, and other features. You can select combination materials for the right impact and ambiance on your property.

FABER CNK STONE

This company is a proven manufacturer of diverse outdoor materials and products such as travertine tiles, mosaics, split face, marble pavers, and copings. The company produces all its products from blocks of the highest density blocks, hand selected from its 13 quarries. These vast choices also ensure that consumers can find something to suit their requirements and budgets. They have ledger split-face mosaic tiles and offer custom fabrication solutions for these products if you want something specific. Designing the perfect outdoor retreat is a breeze with Faber CNK Stone products.

SGM

Southern Grouts and Mortars, Inc., or SGM, has a stunning range of products used in various outdoor applications, including decks, patios, pools, and more. They offer a variety of pool finishes that can uplift the look of your backyard and add value to your home. You can choose from a massive line of tiling products that increase an outdoor area's usability, appeal, and safety. You can select decorative concrete products for a classic and straightforward backyard surface or something more exotic from a range of unique tiling products.

BOBE WATER AND FIRE FEATURES

Water and fire are two elements that can add liveliness and warmth to any outdoor space. If you are looking for something extraordinary, Bobe’s artisan-crafted fire and water features are for you. This brand is outstanding in many ways, and it offers water and fire bowls, fire pots, scuppers, planters, and water bowls in all shapes, sizes, and styles. The company's all-metal products are superbly crafted to lend sophistication and style to any outdoor space. They use premium materials, including corten steel, stainless steel, and hammered copper, and the artistry is outstanding.

Every hardscape should suit the property as well as the homeowner’s needs and design preferences. Our team can discuss your ideas, evaluate the space, and recommend a practical combination of materials, layouts, and features. Contact Nolascapes to request an estimate for hardscape design and installation in the Greater New Orleans area.

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