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Custom Designed Flagstone Patios for Silver Spring MD Homes

Flagstone patios can be custom designed and built for your in Silver Spring MD home. There is a great deal of versatility in size, layout, and colors.

The size of flagstone patios in Silver Spring MD can vary greatly – and can be irregular or regular in shape. Flagstone patios can also link with flagstone walkways that will make your patio feel like a destination.

Flagstone patios can be laid out in different patterns – woven, geometrical or completely random. The flagstones can vary greatly in size and shape, and the patio floor can be laid out with large stones surrounding small stones, small stones surrounding large stones. A border can be made using different colored stones as well.

Flagstone patios can also add to or compliment the colors of your Silver Spring MD home. The colors range from blues, browns, tans, grays and reds. You can create any color combination with your patio. The colors can be combined to create a mosaic or you can choose one color and do a monochromatic look. A focal point of color can be placed in the center of the room with other colors radiating from it. The choices and ideas are endless.

Flagstone patios are easy to maintain, requiring minimal upkeep at your Silver Spring MD home. Flagstone is a highly durable material, so you don’t have to worry about damage and wear and tear. However, if one of the stones does happen to crack or chip they are easy to replace. You can just pop out the broken stone, and replace it with another that will fit the space.

For more information on flagstone patios in Silver Spring MD, please contact East Coast Landscape Design. The East Coast Landscape Design team has over a quarter century of experience in the design, installation, and care of practical and beautiful flagstone patios, walkways, and driveways in Silver Spring, MD.

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Brick Patio Design Options for Gaithersburg MD

If you are considering a brick patio, you should know that there are more than a few options for your Gaithersburg MD home. For instance:

  • Basket Weave Pattern – also known as checkerboard pavers – this pattern is laid in the form of a checkerboard.
  • Herringbone Pattern – each course of paving bricks are laid at an angle of 45 or 90-degrees, and the angle rotates with each sequence.
  • Circle Design – a very popular, but difficult patio design to install.
  • Stack Bond – bricks placed on top of each other in a straight line – they can also be placed at a 45 degree angle.
  • 1/3 Running Bond – each subsequently each row of pavers overlaps its predecessor by one-third its length, creating a slightly staggered look.
  • Half Running Bond (also known as Running Bond) – each row of pavers overlaps the last row by half its length (or width).

For more information on brick patio design options for Gaithersburg MD, please contact the experts at East Coast Landscape Design. The experienced professionals at East Coast Landscape Design will work with you to design the brick patio that best compliments the style of your Gaithersburg MD home.

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