Concrete Patios Designed Around How You Use the Backyard
Create a durable outdoor surface for seating, dining, grilling, and everyday use, with the patio layout coordinated around the home and surrounding landscape.
Serving Bluffdale, Herriman, Riverton, Draper, Sandy, South Jordan, and nearby communities.
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A Foundation for Outdoor Living
Patio size, grade, drainage, access, furniture, and future landscape plans should be considered before the pour.
The Patio Should Fit More Than a Table and Chairs
A successful patio accounts for how people move between the home, yard, gates, lawn, and other outdoor areas. It should provide enough room for the way the space will actually be used without overwhelming the backyard.
Coonhound Landscape Specialties plans concrete patios as part of the full landscape, coordinating the hard surface with grading, drainage, irrigation, fencing, planting, and future outdoor features.
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Plan the Surface Around the Activities It Needs to Support
Outdoor Dining
Create enough room for a table, chairs, circulation, and access between the home and yard.
Seating and Gathering
Build a comfortable area for furniture, conversation, and everyday use without crowding the lawn.
Grilling and Food Preparation
Plan appliance placement, movement, and safe clearance around doors, walls, and seating areas.
Backyard Entry Landing
Create a practical transition between exterior doors, steps, walkways, and the surrounding landscape.
Future Shade or Cover
Allow room for a future pergola, shade structure, or other feature without forcing the layout later.
Connected Outdoor Zones
Link the patio to lawn, paths, gardens, play areas, gates, and other parts of the backyard.
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The Important Decisions Happen During Planning and Preparation
Once the patio is installed, changing the elevation, drainage direction, access, or overall footprint becomes much more difficult. The layout should be reviewed in relation to the house and the rest of the yard before excavation begins.
Finished Elevation
Coordinate patio height with door thresholds, steps, lawn, walkways, and nearby landscape materials.
Drainage Direction
Plan surface slope and surrounding grading so water moves away from the home and does not collect at low edges.
Access and Excavation
Account for equipment access, material movement, existing fences, gates, irrigation, and protected landscape areas.
Utilities and Irrigation
Identify known sprinkler lines, drains, lighting, utilities, and future conduit needs before the area is covered.
Large Enough to Work, Proportioned to the Yard
A patio can feel cramped when furniture and walking space are not considered, but an oversized slab can remove useful lawn, planting, and visual balance from the backyard.
We plan the footprint around the home, property dimensions, furniture layout, traffic flow, and the outdoor features that may be added later.
- Door and step locations
- Furniture dimensions and circulation
- Grill or cooking-area placement
- Lawn and planting transitions
- Gate and side-yard access
- Future shade, lighting, or outdoor features
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Keep the Finish Consistent With the Home and Landscape
Finish options can be discussed based on the project, desired appearance, maintenance expectations, and how the patio connects to existing concrete and surrounding materials.
Clean Standard Finish
A straightforward surface that keeps attention on the home, furniture, planting, and surrounding landscape.
Decorative Texture or Pattern
Add visual interest where a more detailed patio appearance fits the home and project goals.
Defined Borders and Transitions
Use deliberate edges and connections where the patio meets lawn, rock, planting beds, or walkways.
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The Concrete Should Not End in an Unplanned Edge
The area around the patio influences whether it feels integrated or simply placed in the backyard. Lawn, planting, curbing, gravel, pathways, and drainage should meet the concrete cleanly.
- Restore or install lawn around the finished elevation
- Create planting beds that soften selected edges
- Coordinate sprinkler heads and drip lines
- Connect walkways and gates logically
- Use curbing or edging where materials need separation
- Plan drainage through and around the surrounding landscape
A Clear Path From Backyard Idea to Finished Surface
Project Conversation
Discuss patio use, approximate size, furniture, access, finish preferences, and future backyard plans.
Site Review
Review doors, elevations, drainage, access, utilities, irrigation, fences, and surrounding landscape conditions.
Layout and Scope
Establish the proposed footprint, transitions, preparation needs, finish direction, and related landscape work.
Preparation and Installation
Prepare the site and complete the approved concrete work in the planned sequence.
Landscape Finish Work
Reconnect lawn, planting, rock, irrigation, edging, or access areas around the completed patio.
The Existing Surface Should Be Evaluated Before Adding More Concrete
Some homeowners need a completely new patio, while others need more room around an existing slab. An expansion should consider the elevation, condition, drainage, shape, and finish of the existing concrete.
When the old surface is poorly positioned, damaged, or too high or low for the surrounding yard, replacement may produce a more cohesive result than extending the original footprint.
Questions to Consider
- Is the existing patio draining correctly?
- Does the elevation work with the home and yard?
- Will the finish and shape connect naturally?
- Is the current surface in suitable condition?
- Will an expansion create enough usable space?
See How the Patio Fits Into the Finished Yard
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Backyard Dining Patio
Herriman, Utah
Concrete patio sized around dining, grilling, door access, lawn, and surrounding planting.
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Patio Expansion and Yard Repair
Bluffdale, Utah
Existing outdoor surface expanded with surrounding irrigation, lawn, and landscape transitions restored.
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New Construction Patio
Riverton, Utah
Patio elevation, drainage, walkways, sod, and planting coordinated as part of a complete backyard installation.
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One Team to Plan the Patio and the Yard Around It
Concrete installation often affects grading, irrigation, sod, planting, fencing, drainage, and access. Our landscaping background allows us to coordinate the finished patio with the outdoor space instead of leaving homeowners with unfinished edges and disconnected yard areas.
- Residential-focused patio planning
- Concrete coordinated with grading and drainage
- Landscape restoration and finishing capabilities
- Ability to combine patios with larger backyard projects
Complete the Backyard Around the Patio
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Complete Yard Installation
Coordinate the patio with grading, irrigation, sod, planting, and the full backyard layout.
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Residential Fencing
Create privacy and define the outdoor area around the new patio and backyard.
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Landscape Design & Renovation
Rework an existing backyard around a new patio, updated planting, lawn, and access.
Serving the South Salt Lake Valley
Coonhound Landscape Specialties is based in Bluffdale and installs residential concrete patios throughout Herriman, Riverton, Draper, Sandy, South Jordan, and nearby communities.
Availability may vary based on location, access, patio size, site preparation, concrete scope, and whether the work is connected to a larger landscape project.
Primary Service Area
Bluffdale
Herriman
Riverton
Draper
Sandy
South Jordan
Surrounding communities
Frequently Asked Questions
Get clear answers about patio sizing, drainage, finish options, expansions, slopes, and landscape integration.
What should I consider when choosing a patio size?
Consider the furniture, grill, walking space, door access, outdoor activities, and how much lawn or planting area you want to preserve. The patio should be large enough to function without overpowering the yard.
Can you install a patio as part of a complete backyard project?
Yes. Patio work can be coordinated with grading, drainage, sprinklers, sod, planting, fencing, curbing, walkways, and other landscape improvements.
Can you expand an existing concrete patio?
Possibly. The existing concrete should be evaluated for condition, elevation, drainage, shape, and finish before determining whether an expansion or complete replacement will produce the better result.
How should a patio drain?
The patio and surrounding grade should direct water away from the home and avoid creating low areas where water collects. The exact approach depends on the property, elevation, and nearby drainage paths.
Can a patio be installed on a sloped backyard?
Yes, but the project may require additional excavation, grading, retaining features, steps, or landscape transitions. The slope and finished elevation should be evaluated before the layout is finalized.
What concrete finish options are available?
Finish options depend on the project and desired appearance. Standard, textured, patterned, bordered, or other decorative directions can be discussed during planning without assuming every finish is appropriate for every property.
Will you restore the landscaping around the patio?
Yes. Depending on the scope, surrounding sod, sprinklers, planting, rock, mulch, edging, drainage, or access areas can be restored or improved after the concrete work.
Which areas do you serve?
Coonhound Landscape Specialties is based in Bluffdale and serves Herriman, Riverton, Draper, Sandy, South Jordan, and surrounding communities.
Tell Us How You Want to Use Your New Patio
Share the approximate patio area, intended use, existing surface, access conditions, and whether the project includes other backyard improvements. Photos and rough measurements will help us understand the project before contacting you.
Phone: 801-979-2960
Email: [email protected]
Concrete Patio Estimate Form
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