Outdoor Living in West Lake Hills, Texas

Paver and stone patio cost depends on the square footage, the material you choose, site prep and any walls or features. A simple patio is far more affordable than a full outdoor living space with a kitchen and fire feature. Corral Bros designs to your budget and gives a clear, itemized quote.

Concrete pavers, flagstone and travertine all hold up well to Central Texas heat and storms when installed on a properly compacted base. Pavers are popular because individual units can be lifted and reset if needed, and they resist cracking better than a single poured slab over expansive clay.

Yes, and it is most of what we do out here. Rollingwood and Eanes lots often drop fast off the house pad, so we cut into the slope, build retaining walls to hold the grade, and set patios or decks on engineered footings anchored to the limestone below. Corral Bros handles the grading and drainage plan before a single paver goes down.

Limestone is actually good news for footings and wall bases since it gives us solid bearing once we get past the topsoil layer. The tradeoff is that excavation takes longer and sometimes needs hydraulic breakers instead of a standard trencher. We price that time into the estimate so there are no surprises once digging starts.

Every canyon lot is different, so we do not quote off a phone call. We come out, walk the slope, check the tree canopy and existing drainage, and give you a real number based on your site. Estimates are free and no-obligation, and Corral Bros usually gets on the schedule within 48 hours of your call.

It should improve it if built right. Steep Davenport Ranch and Eanes properties funnel a lot of runoff during Hill Country downpours, and a poorly graded patio just redirects that water into your foundation. We build in French drains and proper slope on every hardscape so the water goes where you want it, not where it wants.

Carefully. We hand-dig within the root protection zone instead of trenching through it, and we design patios and walkways to curve around trunks rather than force a straight line through the canopy. Keeping shade intact is often the whole reason someone wants an outdoor room in West Lake Hills in the first place.

We do, using materials rated for our swings between summer heat and winter freezes. Countertops, cabinetry and gas lines are all set on the same engineered footings we use for patios and walls, so the kitchen does not shift or crack when the ground moves. Corral Bros is licensed and insured for this work across Travis County.