A patio that drains
The most common patio problem we see is water: puddles against the house, or runoff toward the doors. We set the slope before a single paver goes down, and add a trench drain where a patio meets the house with little room to slope, like the lanai in the photo above.
Plan for what comes next
A patio is often the first step toward a bigger outdoor space. If you might add an outdoor kitchen or a screen enclosure later, we can run conduit and plumbing sleeves under the pavers now, so nothing has to be torn up later.