Pathways & Walkways

Connecting the spaces in your yard

A walkway organizes your yard — it routes feet off wet grass and plantings and ties your entrance, patio, and side yards into a property that feels designed. Ryan builds walkways that look right, last, and drain properly: a path that pools water is a slip hazard, and one that channels water toward the house is a foundation problem, so he grades every walkway for drainage.

Walkway materials we install

• Flagstone — the premium, natural look for Altadena properties; dry-set with planted joints or wet-set on a slab
• Interlocking pavers — clean and modular on a compacted base with polymeric sand; a settled paver lifts and re-levels
• Poured concrete — versatile and cost-effective, broomed, stamped, or exposed-aggregate, with proper control and expansion joints
• Decomposed granite (DG) — budget-friendly and permeable for garden and secondary paths, blending with the San Gabriel Valley foothill look
• Stepping stones — informal paths set at comfortable stride spacing on a compacted base

What goes under your walkway

Same base prep every time: excavate to the correct depth (6–8” for pavers and concrete, 3–4” for DG paths), crushed gravel in 2” compacted lifts, a minimum 1/4-inch-per-foot cross-slope draining to landscape rather than the house, and staked edge restraint so pavers and DG don’t migrate.

Walkway design for Altadena properties

Front entries at least 4 ft wide with clean, well-lit transitions; functional 24–36” side-yard paths for cans and garden access; informal flagstone, stepping-stone, or DG garden paths that follow the landscape; and code-compliant stepped or non-slip ramped walkways for Altadena’s changing elevation.