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Sta-Built Construction built a raised paver patio on a curved Weston Stone grade wall in a Beaverton, OR backyard in late June and early July 2026, with a 40 foot freestanding garden wall along the back fence and a stair and walkway up the side yard. The work order covers 433 square feet of pavers, 29 linear feet of grade wall up to 18 inches high, 40 feet of freestanding wall, and 51 linear feet of steps. A 40 foot French drain was added by change order.
Project Details
- Location: Beaverton, OR
- Service: Grade wall and freestanding garden wall, with a raised paver patio, side yard walkway, and steps
- Grade wall: 29 linear ft, up to 18 inches high, Belgard Weston Stone Universal, Tumbled, Rio
- Freestanding wall: 40 ft, up to 24 inches high, Weston Stone Tumbled Rio with a Charcoal Marina coping cap
- Paver area: 433 sq ft of patio and walkway; the patio extends from the existing concrete pad, about 33 ft long and about 11 ft deep
- Pavers: Belgard Dimensions 12 in Scandina Gray, Belgard Dimensions 3×9 border in Midnight, Belgard Catalina Grana 6×9 in Rio
- Steps: 51 linear ft of step build up the side yard
- Drainage: 40 ft French drain, added by change order
- Base construction: 7 inch excavation, compacted native soil, woven geotextile fabric, 4 inches of crushed rock compacted in 4 inch lifts, 1 inch of screeded bedding sand, joint sand, compacted
- Built: June 22 to July 9, 2026
- Project investment range: $20,200 to $31,800
- Warranty: 17-Year Craftsmanship Warranty on the walls; 27-Year Craftsmanship Warranty on the pavers and steps
Before and after
The problem
The only hard surface in this backyard was a small concrete pad under the covered porch. Everything else was bark mulch, from the house to the back fence, and the side yard along the house was the same mulch with no path. When the crew dug along the back fence in June, the excavation cut into a bank of soil there.
The solution
The design sheet extends the concrete pad with a paver patio about 33 feet long and about 11 feet deep, ending in a curve. That curved end is raised on a grade wall in Weston Stone Tumbled Rio, the work order’s line for a wall up to 18 inches high built to raise levels for hardscaping. Along the back fence, a separate freestanding wall in the same stone runs about 40 feet with a curve near the corner, capped in Charcoal Marina coping.
The side yard got a walkway and a stair. At the May 14 layout visit the stair was chalked out as 14 steps, and the design sheet notes the walkway is Midnight 3×9 and the patio border should match a reference photo of a dark border along a light field. The record also carries a 40 foot French drain, written up as a change order on July 9.
The materials
The material list photographed into the project file names every product. The patio field is Belgard Dimensions 12 in Scandina Gray, a large-format paver, with a Belgard Dimensions 3×9 border in Midnight. Belgard Catalina Grana 6×9 in Rio is also on the list. Both walls are Belgard Weston Stone Universal in Tumbled Rio, and the freestanding wall is capped in Marina coping in Charcoal. The list also includes geotextile fabric, joint sand, and Portland cement.
How it was built
Work started June 22, 2026. The June 23 photos show a trench cut along the back fence, where the freestanding wall runs, and the patio area dug out. By June 25 the first courses of the back wall were set in that trench, with crushed rock spread beside them. The work order base spec under the pavers is a 7 inch excavation, compacted native soil, woven geotextile fabric, 4 inches of crushed rock compacted in 4 inch lifts, and 1 inch of screeded bedding sand.
The side yard stair went up June 29 and 30, block bases first. On July 1 the curved grade wall was complete and the Dimensions 12 field was being laid across its top, and the photos that day show the French drain pipe trenched beside the back corner wall. The patio border was cut in on July 2, and the completion photos were taken July 7.
The finished result
The backyard now has a paver patio reaching well past the original concrete pad, its curved end raised on a stone wall with a step down to the yard, a coped garden wall defining the back of the yard, and a paved route up the side of the house where there was only mulch.
What a project like this costs
Project investment range: $20,200 to $31,800. This range reflects the scope of this completed project and is not a current quote.
Two walls and a stair drive this price as much as the patio does. The grade wall has to be built before the curved end of the patio can be paved, the freestanding wall is a separate 40 foot build with its own coping, and 51 linear feet of steps up the side yard is its own line on the work order. The 40 foot French drain was a change order and is not part of this range.
See more on our retaining wall page, garden wall page, and paver patio page, and our Beaverton service area. Related projects: a patio, seat wall, and side yard stair under a deck in Beaverton and a grade wall and step build in Vancouver.
Related questions
What does a grade wall and raised paver patio cost in Beaverton, OR?
This project came in between $20,200 and $31,800, including 433 square feet of pavers, 29 feet of grade wall, a 40 foot freestanding wall with coping, and 51 linear feet of steps. The range reflects this completed project and is not a current quote.
What is the difference between the grade wall and the freestanding wall?
On this job the grade wall holds soil: it raises the curved end of the patio, up to 18 inches. The freestanding wall along the back fence is listed on the work order as a garden wall up to 24 inches high, with its cap included.
What materials were used?
Belgard Dimensions 12 in Scandina Gray with a Dimensions 3×9 border in Midnight for the patio, Belgard Catalina Grana 6×9 in Rio, Belgard Weston Stone Universal in Tumbled Rio for both walls, and Charcoal Marina coping on the freestanding wall.
Why was a French drain added?
The record shows a 40 foot French drain added by change order on July 9, 2026, and the July 1 photos show the pipe trenched at the back corner wall. The reason for the change is not written in the project notes.
How long did the installation take?
The record runs from June 22 to July 9, 2026, with the completion photos taken July 7.
Planning something similar?
If your backyard is mostly mulch with a small slab by the door, Sta-Built can walk it and show you what a raised patio, a garden wall, and a side yard path would take. Schedule a free design consultation.
This project documentation was prepared by Sta-Built Construction from the project records and photos from our crew, October 2026. Technical review by Ben Metsker, Manager.