Paver patios, retaining walls & fire pits in Shelby Township, MI

What building in Shelby Township actually involves

The land near Stony Creek and the Clinton River is the most interesting hardscape ground in the county and the least forgiving. Slope means retaining walls, and retaining walls near a watercourse mean drainage that actually has to work rather than drainage that looks like it works. This is also where we get the most calls about walls built by someone else that are leaning: clean stone the full height and a drain tile that daylights are not optional on a sloped Shelby lot.

Shelby Township is 79,408 residents, 35.2 square miles, a charter township — one of the fastest-growing communities in Metro Detroit.

The Packard Proving Grounds on Van Dyke is on the National Register of Historic Places, and Yates Cider Mill has been grinding on the Clinton River since the 1860s.

Shelby Township specifics

Roads we run: Van Dyke Avenue (M-53), Hall Road (M-59), 23 Mile Road, 25 Mile Road, Schoenherr Road, Dequindre Road.

Neighborhoods and communities: Preston Corners, Shelby Village, Yates, Disco.

Local landmarks: Stony Creek Metropark, the Packard Proving Grounds, Yates Cider Mill, Riverbend Park, the Macomb Orchard Trail.

Water: Clinton River.

ZIP codes we cover in Shelby Township: 48315, 48316, 48317.

What you get in Shelby Township

• Six inches of compacted 21AA over geotextile on clay subgrade.
• Honest assessment of whether drainage needs solving before anything is built.
• Repair quoted where repair is the answer, at a fraction of a rebuild.
• Written spec you can hold against any competing quote.

Mature lots bring mature problems

Housing stock that has been in place for decades comes with trees, and trees come with roots. Root heave under an existing patio or walk is one of the more common things we are called to look at here.

The surface is repairable. Doing it durably means addressing the root, which sometimes means cutting a structural root and having a real conversation about the tree's health, and sometimes means accepting the area will need attention again. We lay out both rather than relaying it and staying quiet.

The other mature-lot issue is grade drift. Thirty years of settlement and mulch build-up frequently reverses the fall away from a foundation. If we are quoting hardscape and the ground now runs toward the house, we raise it first — even when that means the project you called about gets postponed behind a smaller one.

Hardscape prices in Shelby Township

The same published ranges apply across the county. Your Shelby Township number comes from measuring on site, and it is a fixed price with the base spec in writing.

• Paver patios: $18–$30 / sq ft
• Retaining walls: $35–$65 / face ft
• Built-in fire pits: $2,500–$5,000
• Outdoor fireplaces: $9,000–$25,000
• Paver driveways: $22–$38 / sq ft
• Outdoor privacy screens: $3,500–$9,000

Snow work in Shelby Township too

We run both trades in Shelby Township. If you are here about hardscaping, the snow removal page for Shelby Township covers the other side — and being the same crew on the same street is why we can tell you honestly whether a plow will damage your pavers.