Outdoor Kitchens
Plan an outdoor kitchen around how you cook, entertain, store essentials, and move between the house, patio, dining, and gathering areas.
Patios, driveways, and walkways in Short Hills
Short Hills homeowners often ask us about three connected projects: a backyard paver patio, a paver driveway, and the walkway that ties the driveway to the front door. We build all three, along with masonry steps, retaining walls, pool patios, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, and outdoor fireplaces, and we repair existing stone and brick work.
Paver patios built for how you use the yard
Size a patio around the furniture and the routes people take through it, not around a round number. A dining area, a lounge area, and a path to the lawn or pool each need room. Border courses, patterns, and color can then define those zones. Underneath, the base depth and edge restraint determine whether the surface stays flat for years.
Paver driveways and front walkways
A paver driveway carries far more weight than a patio, so its base is deeper and its edges are built to resist vehicle loads. When the driveway is redone, it is a good time to rework the walkway and front steps so heights, materials, and drainage line up from the street to the door.
Millburn Township permits
Short Hills is part of Millburn Township, which handles zoning and construction permits for the area. Patios, driveway changes, and retaining walls typically need zoning review, so confirm the requirements for your property with the township before work begins.
Common question: should the driveway and walkway be quoted together?
Usually, because the finished heights and transitions have to match. The estimate can still list each area separately so you can phase the work.