Free Patio Planning Kit
Free · 7 printable pages
Plan your patio before you call anyone
A free planning kit from a hardscape company that builds patios every week. Size it for how you’ll use it, measure the yard, sketch it, see what goes under it and compare quotes line by line.
Made in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Useful in any state.
- Patio sizes for coffee for two up to dinner for six and a fire pit circle
- Measuring the yard in 20 minutes, slope check included
- A graph sheet: one square is one foot
- What goes under a paver patio, with amounts per 100 sq ft
- A sheet to compare up to three quotes line by line
- Eight questions to ask before you hire
Send me the kit
We’ll email you the link, and you can open it right here too. Print it, or save it as a PDF.
What’s inside
Six common uses matched to a patio size to start from, plus a way to test it on the lawn first.
Seven steps with a tape, stakes and a string line, and a box for your numbers.
A full graph sheet with the house along the top.
The base, sand and edge restraint we use, drawn in section, with amounts per 100 sq ft.
Sixteen lines to fill in for up to three contractors, so you compare the same job.
Eight questions to ask before you sign, and what a good answer sounds like.
Questions
- Is it really free?
- Yes. Fill in the form and it comes to your inbox. No call from a salesperson.
- I’m not in Pennsylvania. Will it help?
- Yes. Sizing, measuring and what goes under a patio are the same everywhere. Base depth can change with your soil and climate, and page 5 tells you what to ask about.
- What happens after I sign up?
- You get the kit. Now and then we may send a planning tip or a seasonal offer. Reply “remove” to any of them and we’ll stop.
Want it drawn for your yard instead? Send photos and measurements and we’ll draw a scaled plan for your exact space, with a material list. Single Space plans start at $349, and any contractor in any state can build from them.
See the design plans · Send your yard to Redesign Friday
Hardscape you can buy like a product. In central Pennsylvania, see the fixed price for a standard patio, wall or walkway before anyone visits: price a patio.