Walkways and Granite Steps in Exeter, NH
Paver and natural stone walks, granite entry steps, and old brick walkways rebuilt, for Exeter homes. Built by the Up North Scapes crew, based a short drive away in Newmarket.
I added a new front walkway. It definitely improves the curb appeal. Nice job!
A New Walk Has to Look Like It Belongs
Many Exeter properties have an established character, with mature trees, older homes, and landscapes that have been in place for decades. A new walk should look like it has always been there.
That usually comes down to material. Natural stone suits an older home, or a paver style and color that sits comfortably next to existing brick and granite. Bluestone with a cobble edge and granite treads, like the walk at the top of this page, is the combination we are asked for most on properties like these.
If you are not sure which fits your property, we walk the site with you and lay the options out before any design work starts.
Wet Ground Is What Wrecks Hardscape
Inland Seacoast soils vary lot by lot, from sandy pockets to heavier ground that holds water. Wet ground plus a New Hampshire winter is the combination that wrecks hardscape, because saturated soil expands as it freezes and lifts whatever sits on it.
The material on the surface matters far less than the preparation underneath it. That is true of a bluestone walk, a paver walk, and a run of granite steps alike.
The Work That Does Not Show in a Photo
A finished walk photographs the same whether the base under it is six inches or two. That is the whole problem with comparing Exeter quotes on price alone.
Our walkways and granite steps page shows the layers and why each one is there. On an older property it matters more, not less, because the new work has to sit next to something that has already settled.
If the walk you have is already lifting or separating, describe it in the form below and we will tell you whether it is worth resetting or worth rebuilding.
Walks and Steps for Exeter Properties
Bluestone and natural stone paths, paver walks in a color chosen to sit next to existing brick and granite, granite entry steps and landings, and old walks taken out and rebuilt.
Photos of each, and how they are built, are on the walkways and granite steps page.
Walkways in Exeter, Answered
What material suits an older Exeter home?
Natural stone often does, or a paver style and color chosen to sit comfortably next to existing brick and granite. The right answer depends on the house, so the material gets picked against what is already on it rather than out of a catalog.
Can you match new steps to what is already there?
That is usually the goal. Granite treads next to existing granite, or pavers picked to work with brick. Whatever the material, the steps get set level on a compacted base with a consistent rise and run.
Do mature trees cause a problem for a new walk?
They change how we build it, not whether we can. Roots and shade affect the layout and the base work, so we look at the whole site first and design the walk around what is already established there.
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The crew that came out to install our steps, patio and retaining wall was professional, friendly, and efficient.