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Hardscaping in Chandler, AZ

Patios, paths and walls, planned as one yard.

Bare dirt and cracked slabs do not have to stay that way. We handle hardscaping in Chandler, AZ from the base up. Call (480) 219-0038 and one crew plans and builds your patio, walkways, walls and rock together, so every surface lines up and drains. We are family owned, licensed, bonded and insured, and every project starts with a free on-site estimate and a written quote.

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Every hardscape job gets
Grading for drainage
A compacted base
Clean transitions
One crew, every surface
Pavers, concrete, stone and rock on one quote.
Graded to drain
Water sent away from the house, not toward it.
Planned with the plants
Laid out around beds, trees and turf.
East Valley work
Chandler out to Queen Creek and San Tan Valley.
Why hardscape

A yard you can actually use in the heat.

Bare dirt in the East Valley turns to dust by June and to mud after the first monsoon storm. Hardscape gives the yard a surface you can walk, park and sit on, and it cuts down the square footage that needs water through a Sonoran Desert summer.

Good hardscaping in Chandler also fixes the grade. Most yards here sit on caliche and clay that drain slowly, so every patio, path and wall we build is pitched to move rain away from the foundation instead of letting it pool by the slab.

Ready when you areReady to turn bare dirt into patios, walkways and walls you actually use? CGL Landscaping handles hardscaping in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and across the East Valley, from the base up, with one crew and one quote. Book a free on-site estimate or call (480) 219-0038.

What we handle on a hardscape job
What we build

Every hard surface in the yard, one crew.

These are the six hardscape jobs we get asked about most around Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa. The material options and the rest of our hardscape services are listed further down the page.

Most backyards end up with two or three of these working together. A paver patio with a seat wall, a walkway out to the gate and a retaining wall to hold the grade is a very normal East Valley job.

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Paver patios with room for a table, block seating or a kitchen island built right into the layout.

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Block walls that hold back soil on a grade change, stacked on a dug footing.

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Paver drives, concrete extensions and the borders that tie them into the front yard.

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Paths to the gate, the side yard or the patio in pavers, flagstone or concrete.

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A fire feature set into the patio with room for seating around it.

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Grill islands and counters built on a solid slab or paver base.

Have a whole yard to figure out?

Walk it with us. We will point out what goes where and quote the pieces you want, all on one visit.

How we quote

One visit, one number for the whole yard.

We come out, measure every surface you are thinking about, check the grade and the gate access, and put the whole hardscape on a single written quote. You can build it all at once or in phases.

Seeing the yard in person tells us things a drawing cannot, like where the downspouts empty, how hard the caliche is and whether a skid steer fits through the side yard. Those details shape the price, so we look before we write anything down.

How a build runs

From dirt to finished surface.

The order matters. Grade and base come before anything you can see, because that is what keeps pavers flat and block walls standing straight.

Every hardscape project we run in Chandler follows the same sequence, from a single patio to a full backyard. Our own crew handles the demo, the grading and the build, so no step gets rushed to make room for the next contractor.

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Site walk

We look at the yard with you and talk it through.

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Layout and quote

Surfaces marked out, measured and priced in writing.

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Demo and grade

Old material out, dirt shaped so water drains away.

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Base and build

Base compacted, then pavers, concrete, stone or block.

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Finish and walkthrough

Joints, edges and rock finished, site cleaned.

Colored concrete patio paired with an artificial turf lawn in a finished backyard
Around the hardscape

Hardscape is half the yard.

The other half is shade, privacy, light and green. We build those too, so the patio, the fence and the lighting all come from the same plan.

A pergola over the patio makes it usable on a July afternoon, and a block or wood fence finishes the edge of the yard. Artificial turf and desert plants soften all that stone and keep water use low.

About cost

Four things that set a hardscape price.

There is no flat rate for hardscape. Every quote comes from the yard itself, and these four things carry most of the weight.

Two Chandler backyards of the same size can price far apart. An old slab that has to come out, a slope that needs a wall, or a patio with a fire pit and a grill island all change the total.

Square footage

The size of the patio, path or drive is the starting point for every number.

Material

Concrete, pavers, travertine and natural stone all price differently per foot.

Demo and grading

Breaking out an old slab or moving a lot of dirt adds work before the build starts.

Walls and features

Block walls, fire pits and kitchen islands are priced as their own line items.

You see every line on paper before we break ground.
What neighbors say

What East Valley homeowners say about working with us.

These Google reviews come from homeowners around Chandler and the East Valley who have had CGL Landscaping work in their yards.

We are a family owned landscaping and hardscape company based in Chandler, AZ. Read what our customers wrote, then ask us anything about your own project on the site visit.

Questions

Common hardscape questions.

Anything we missed, bring it up on the site visit. The visit and the written quote are both free.

These are the questions we hear most from Chandler homeowners planning hardscape. They apply whether you want one patio or a full backyard with walls, paths and a fire pit.

Anything in the yard that is built rather than grown. Patios, walkways, driveways, walls, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, decorative rock and shade structures all fall under it.

Yes. Most of our full backyard jobs mix pavers or concrete with turf, plants, rock and irrigation, and we sequence the work so one step does not tear up another.

No. We can quote the whole yard and build it in phases. We set the grade and leave room for what comes later, so the first phase does not get torn out.

Yes. Along with homes, we build hardscape for HOA common areas, multifamily properties and business frontages. The site visit and written quote work the same way.

Every surface gets a slight slope away from the house, and we check where the runoff ends up before we set it. On yards with a real grade change, a retaining wall or a drainage path may be part of the plan.

Our shop is in Chandler, and we regularly build in Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Queen Creek, Ahwatukee and San Tan Valley. If you are outside that, ask and we will tell you straight.

Where we work

Hardscape builds across Chandler and the East Valley.

We are based on South Arizona Avenue in Chandler. From there we build patios, walls and driveways across Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Queen Creek, Ahwatukee and San Tan Valley.

Soil changes from one side of Maricopa County to the other, and so do HOA design rules. We check both on every job so your hardscape fits the lot and the neighborhood guidelines.

Materials

What the surfaces are made of.

A typical backyard mixes two or three of these. We will talk through how each one looks next to your house and how it handles the sun.

Concrete pavers, natural travertine, poured concrete and decorative rock each have a place in an East Valley yard. The right mix depends on how you use the space, your budget and what your HOA allows.

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Concrete and brick pavers in a wide range of colors, set on a compacted base.

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Natural stone in light, warm tones that suit pool decks and patios.

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Poured slabs, colored or stained, for patios, paths and extensions.

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Gravel, river rock and decomposed granite for beds, borders and paths.

Recent projects

Hardscape from recent jobs.

Real yards from around the East Valley, photographed by our own crew. Ask about any of them when we visit.

You will see a paver patio, a charcoal paver driveway, travertine set into turf and a flagstone side yard path. All of them were built by CGL Landscaping crews.

Paver patio with rock border
East Valley
Charcoal paver driveway
East Valley
Travertine patio and turf
East Valley
Flagstone side yard path
East Valley
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By the numbers

Local crew. Straight answers.

CGL is a family owned company run out of Chandler. The people who grade your yard and set your pavers are our own crew, not a subcontractor brought in for the week.

That matters on hardscape, where most of the work ends up buried under the finished surface. The crew that compacts the base is the same crew that lays the stone on top of it.

Two crew members building a block wall from a ladder and scaffold
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Next step

Ready to plan the hard parts of the yard?

Book a free site visit. We will measure, check the grade and put a written number on the hardscape you want.

Call CGL Landscaping or send the form with a few details about your yard. We will set a time to come out, whether you are in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa or elsewhere in the East Valley.

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