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Looking for Recommendations: Patio Leveling/Repair in Lafayette
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:48 am
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:48 am
TL;DR: Looking for someone in the Lafayette area to level, regrade, and clean up an old cobblestone patio.
I have a roughly 500 sq. ft. cobblestone patio that's about 30 years old. Over time, it's become uneven, settled toward the lawn, and developed a never-ending weed problem between the stones.
My wife would prefer replacing it with concrete, but I'm concerned about potential drainage issues.
I'm leaning toward having the existing patio cleaned, leveled, properly graded, and the joints filled with polymeric sand.
Any recommendations for local contractors who handle this type of work? Also open to suggestions if there's a better approach.
Example of my cobblestones for reference:
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I have a roughly 500 sq. ft. cobblestone patio that's about 30 years old. Over time, it's become uneven, settled toward the lawn, and developed a never-ending weed problem between the stones.
My wife would prefer replacing it with concrete, but I'm concerned about potential drainage issues.
I'm leaning toward having the existing patio cleaned, leveled, properly graded, and the joints filled with polymeric sand.
Any recommendations for local contractors who handle this type of work? Also open to suggestions if there's a better approach.
Example of my cobblestones for reference:
> Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:51 am to SundayFunday
I have a similar problem that I am going to tackle myself next spring. I may expand it a little as well. Mine is in considerably worse condition though.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:01 am to TimeOutdoors
Yeaahhh
I always have to have a project and would love to do this myself - i just dont know if I want to spent a weekend trying to amateur the whole thing only to realize in the end that I did it upside down or something
Polymeric sand calculator I did a while back said ~$450 or so for a decent brand
I always have to have a project and would love to do this myself - i just dont know if I want to spent a weekend trying to amateur the whole thing only to realize in the end that I did it upside down or something
Polymeric sand calculator I did a while back said ~$450 or so for a decent brand
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:53 am to SundayFunday
Have you tried Edenscapes, All Seasons, or Lafayette Materials?
Does it have to be done in a weekend, or can it be done in small bites over the course of a few weeks? What's your budget? What's your appetite for being on your hands and knees for long periods resetting the cobblestones? Can they get a bobcat back there? Does the old lady want a new look for the patio?
What are the phases of the project? Do you think they look like below:
1. Remove cobblestones in the exact order, and place them on the driveway, or tarp in the back yard in the exact same order/layout as the patio.
2. Pressure wash each stone.
3. Scrape out old foundation layer which may be clogged with dirt and settlement.
4. Have Lafayette Materials dump sand/gravel on a tarp in your front yard for you to wheelbarrow to the back.
5. Put in new base foundation layer. Pack, level and grade.
6. Put second base foundation layer. Pack, level and grade.
7. Replace cobblestones one by one in the original order, careful each one is set and leveled. Put spacers between each one so they don't shift.
8. Dump sand on top and level out the cracks.
9. Put bbq pit on patio, grill some steaks and drink a beer.
I have an area I want to expand my patio, and I looked in to all this a while back. I figured I'd save $500-$1000 doing it myself, but it'd take a lot longer and probably end up looking like shite in a couple of years. I called a couple of places but couldn't ever get anyone to show up and give me a quote. The job was too small for them. I eventually settled on the idea of pea gravel and flagstones, because I didn't trust myself to get cobblestones right. But prices went up and the project was abandoned. Good luck!
Does it have to be done in a weekend, or can it be done in small bites over the course of a few weeks? What's your budget? What's your appetite for being on your hands and knees for long periods resetting the cobblestones? Can they get a bobcat back there? Does the old lady want a new look for the patio?
What are the phases of the project? Do you think they look like below:
1. Remove cobblestones in the exact order, and place them on the driveway, or tarp in the back yard in the exact same order/layout as the patio.
2. Pressure wash each stone.
3. Scrape out old foundation layer which may be clogged with dirt and settlement.
4. Have Lafayette Materials dump sand/gravel on a tarp in your front yard for you to wheelbarrow to the back.
5. Put in new base foundation layer. Pack, level and grade.
6. Put second base foundation layer. Pack, level and grade.
7. Replace cobblestones one by one in the original order, careful each one is set and leveled. Put spacers between each one so they don't shift.
8. Dump sand on top and level out the cracks.
9. Put bbq pit on patio, grill some steaks and drink a beer.
I have an area I want to expand my patio, and I looked in to all this a while back. I figured I'd save $500-$1000 doing it myself, but it'd take a lot longer and probably end up looking like shite in a couple of years. I called a couple of places but couldn't ever get anyone to show up and give me a quote. The job was too small for them. I eventually settled on the idea of pea gravel and flagstones, because I didn't trust myself to get cobblestones right. But prices went up and the project was abandoned. Good luck!
Posted on 10/29/26 at 11:03 am to BitBuster
I have put only a little planning into it so if it will same me some money like that, I guess I could do it over more than a single weekend.

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