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Preparation for a natural stone patio in Newburyport
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This Newburyport family has a fairly small backyard that they want to make better use of. The existing brick patio was uneven and would flood for a couple of days after each rain storm. In addition to wanting a new patio that fit into the characteristics of downtown Newburyport, they wanted an outdoor shower, hot tub and vegetable garden.
We worked with the family to determine the size of the vegetable garden in the sunniest corner of the yard as well as the location of the hot tub and outdoor shower. The location of the outdoor shower was a little tricky but we found the perfect placement which also provided the hot tub additional screening.
To address the flooding issue, we brought the water from the gutter system into a large dry well that we built. The base of the new patio is permeable with 3/4" crushed stone and geotextile but no stonedust.
Here are a few early pictures.
The drywell will receive rain water from the downspout that will be moved to the front right corner of the addition as we installed a 4" solid pipe between the downspout and the center of the drywell. This drywell is deeper than normal because we were only able to fit one drywell in even though we will be collecting all the roof runoff in one place. The drywell is wrapped in landscape fabric so that soil does not clog the drainage system.
For information about how Artistic Landscapes can help you with your drainage or patio needs, please call us at 978.948.2900 to schedule an appointment or stop by our office on Route One (111 Newburyport Turnpike) in Rowley, MA.
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