Wheelersburg backyards are made for hardscaping and fight you on it at the same time. A lot of lots off Gallia Street and up toward Dogwood Ridge sit on a grade, which means a flat patio starts with cutting into a slope and often a retaining wall to hold it. HHS Contracting builds paver patios, walkways, retaining walls, and fire pits across Wheelersburg and all of Scioto County. Call (740) 357-9020 for a free estimate.
What Hardscaping Costs in Wheelersburg
A paver patio runs $15 to $30 per square foot installed. A 200 square foot sitting area lands around $3,000 to $6,000. A 400 square foot patio with a seat wall and a fire pit runs $9,000 to $14,000. Paver walkways run $15 to $30 per square foot, segmental retaining and seat walls run $30 to $60 per face foot, and a built-in fire pit runs $1,200 to $3,500. Poured concrete is the budget alternative at $8 to $15 per square foot, though it is the material most likely to crack in a freeze. Full breakdown in our paver patio cost guide.
What We Handle in Wheelersburg
- Paver patios, sitting areas, and outdoor living spaces
- Paver and flagstone walkways
- Segmental block retaining walls and seat walls
- Built-in fire pits and grill surrounds
- Steps, stoops, and paver driveways aprons
- Grading and drainage correction around new hardscape
- Poured concrete patios, pads, and sidewalks
Why the Base Matters More Than the Pavers
Wheelersburg soil is heavy clay that holds water and heaves when it freezes, and sloped lots push runoff straight at whatever you build. We excavate to solid subgrade, lay a minimum of six inches of compacted gravel, compact in lifts, screed the bedding layer, and lock the perimeter with edge restraint before the polymeric sand goes in the joints. A patio built on a thin base looks fine in October and is waving at you by March. That base is what you are actually buying, and it is the first thing a cut-rate crew shortchanges.
Why Wheelersburg Homeowners Call HHS
Hoover Housing Solutions is a licensed and insured general contractor Based at 1010 Coles Ave in Portsmouth, about fifteen minutes from Wheelersburg. We opened in 2023, run 12 employees across two divisions, and hold a 5.0 star rating across 24 Google reviews. Because we are a full contracting outfit and not a patio-only crew, we can handle the grading, the drainage, and the landscaping around your new hardscape on the same job instead of handing you off. See all hardscaping services or compare against a deck.
Free Estimates in Wheelersburg
We will walk your yard, check the grade and the drainage, and give you a written number. No pressure and no charge. Call (740) 357-9020 or request an estimate at hooverhousingsolutions.com.
Expect $15 to $30 per square foot installed. A 200 square foot patio typically runs $3,000 to $6,000. A 400 square foot patio with a seat wall and a fire pit runs $9,000 to $14,000. Call (740) 357-9020 for a free written estimate.
A flat, at-grade patio generally does not require a building permit. You will need one for a covered patio, a retaining wall over four feet tall, or any electric or gas line run out to the patio. HHS confirms requirements with the Scioto County building department before starting.
Most patios in the 200 to 400 square foot range take three to five working days. Retaining walls, fire pits, and tight site access add time, and wet clay can push the schedule.
Yes. HHS covers all of Scioto County, including Portsmouth, Wheelersburg, New Boston, West Portsmouth, Lucasville, Minford, Sciotodale, Franklin Furnace, South Webster, and McDermott.
In southern Ohio freeze-thaw, usually yes. Concrete cracks and the patch never matches. Pavers flex with ground movement, and a settled section can be pulled, re-based, and reset. We install both.
Recent Project: Curved Retaining Wall in Wheelersburg, OH
Here is a hardscape project our crew completed for a Wheelersburg homeowner on a sloped property near an above-ground pool. The grade was falling away toward the pool and the yard needed a retaining wall to hold the slope along with a clean landscape edge that would last. We built a curved segmental block retaining wall with a capped top, backfilled it with gravel for drainage, set river-rock beds along the base, and planted arborvitae and low shrubs to finish it. The curve follows the natural line of the yard instead of fighting it, and the block will hold the grade through Ohio freeze and thaw for decades. If you have a slope to hold or a pool area to finish in Wheelersburg, we can build the same kind of wall for your yard. Call (740) 357-9020 for a free estimate.
