# Troy Brick Patio > Source: https://troybrickpatio.com/llms-full.txt, generated dynamically from src/config/site.ts. > Page route map: https://troybrickpatio.com/llms.txt > Last build: 2026-08-29 --- # Home: Brick Paver Patios in Troy, MI Keystone Troy Brick Patios is a local resource for homeowners in Troy, MI planning a brick paver patio project. That covers new installs, re-leveling on settled or heaved sections, full replacement of an old stamped concrete or sand-set brick patio, sealing and joint sand restoration, fire pit combinations, and paver walkway extensions. Quote requests are routed to a vetted local contractor who installs to ICPI (Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute) guidelines on a deep aggregate base. ## Why Troy paver patios need a base built for Michigan Michigan paver patios go through 50 or more freeze and thaw cycles between November and April. Each cycle wants to lift the base and shift the pavers. Patios installed on a shallow base, with no edge restraints, or with the wrong joint material settle and heave inside a few seasons. Patios installed on 6 to 8 inches of compacted crushed limestone with polymeric sand joints and anchored edge restraints stay flat for decades. Most paver failures in Oakland County are not the homeowner's fault. The bid was lighter on the layers that do not show: deep aggregate base compacted in lifts, a perimeter edge restraint, polymeric sand instead of regular mason sand, and a slope away from the house for drainage. Skip any of those and the patio settles where the contractor did not plan. > A paver patio fails at the base, not at the surface. The pavers themselves last 30 years. The base prep decides whether they sit flat for 5 years or 30. The service area covers Troy and surrounding Oakland County communities. The active install window in Michigan runs mid-April through November, once the ground is thawed and workable. Quote requests are routed to a vetted local Troy contractor. ## Services covered in Troy, MI ### Brick Paver Patio Installation A new paver patio on a 6 to 8 inch base, laid to ICPI guidelines. - Typical install time: 3 to 5 days - Page: https://troybrickpatio.com/services/brick-paver-patio-installation ### Brick Patio Repair and Re-leveling Pull, regrade the base, and re-lay settled or heaved sections without a full tear out. - Typical install time: 1 to 2 days - Page: https://troybrickpatio.com/services/brick-patio-repair-releveling ### Paver Patio Replacement Tear out the failing stamped concrete or old brick patio, rebuild the base, install new pavers. - Typical install time: 4 to 6 days - Page: https://troybrickpatio.com/services/paver-patio-replacement ### Brick Patio Cleaning, Sanding, and Sealing Pressure rinse, fresh polymeric sand, and an optional sealer for patios that are sound but tired. - Typical install time: 1 to 2 days - Page: https://troybrickpatio.com/services/brick-patio-sealing-restoration ### Fire Pit with Paver Patio A round paver fire pit set into a matching patio field with a steel insert ring. - Typical install time: 3 to 5 days combined - Page: https://troybrickpatio.com/services/fire-pit-and-paver-patio ### Paver Walkway and Patio Extension Match an existing patio with a new walkway or push the field bigger to fit how the yard gets used. - Typical install time: 2 to 3 days - Page: https://troybrickpatio.com/services/paver-walkway-and-patio-extension ## Service area - Troy, MI (Oakland County) - Royal Oak, MI (Oakland County) - Birmingham, MI (Oakland County) - Bloomfield Hills, MI (Oakland County) - Rochester, MI (Oakland County) - Rochester Hills, MI (Oakland County) - Madison Heights, MI (Oakland County) - Clawson, MI (Oakland County) - Sterling Heights, MI (Macomb County) ## FAQs that Troy homeowners ask **Q: How long does a paver patio install take from start to walking on it?** Most residential paver patio installs in Troy run 3 to 5 days from excavation to polymeric sand sweep. Day one is excavation and base. Day two and three are bedding sand and paver laying. Day four is cuts and edge restraints. Day five is polymeric sand and watering it in. The patio is walkable the same evening the poly sand is set. Light furniture comes back the next day. Heavy items (grill, planters, table) by the end of the install week. **Q: What kind of base do you put down for Michigan freeze and thaw?** 6 to 8 inches of crushed limestone (21AA or 22A in Michigan), placed in 2 to 3 inch lifts and compacted between each lift with a plate compactor. That depth is what holds the patio flat against heavy clay soil that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and against the 50 plus freeze and thaw cycles a Michigan patio sees between November and April. Cutting the base depth to 2 or 3 inches is the most common cheap shortcut and shows up as settling inside the first 2 winters. **Q: Should I replace my stamped concrete patio with pavers, or just resurface it?** Depends on the structural condition of the underlying slab. If the stamped concrete is cracked through into multiple pieces, tilting in sections, or showing surface spalling across the field, resurfacing throws good money after bad and a full tear out plus paver install is the honest path. If the slab is still flat, mostly intact, and only the surface color has worn off, a cement overlay or a re-stamp can restore the look for less. The walk through includes an honest read on which path the slab needs. **Q: How often do I need to redo the polymeric sand between the joints?** Every 3 to 5 years on a residential paver patio in Oakland County. Polymeric sand contains a polymer that activates with water and binds the sand into a flexible plug. The polymer wears down under UV exposure and freeze-thaw cycling. After 3 to 5 years, the joints start to lose bind, weeds find gaps, and the surface looks tired. A one-day re-sweep refreshes the field and the patio looks 5 years younger. **Q: Is a wood-burning fire pit safe on top of pavers?** Yes, with a steel insert ring inside the block ring. A built-in paver fire pit needs three layers: a retaining-wall block ring stacked 3 to 4 courses high, a steel insert ring inside that ring to take the direct heat, and a paver brick or steel floor at the bottom to protect the aggregate base from ember contact. A wood fire directly on pavers, with no steel insert and no protective floor, scorches the pavers within a few burns and cracks the aggregate base over time. The built-in version with the insert is the safe long-term answer. ## Contact - **Phone**: (947) 216-2879 - **Email**: info@troybrickpatio.com - **Hours**: Mon-Sat, 7am to 7pm - **Service area**: Troy, MI and surrounding Oakland County --- This page is intended as a machine-readable summary of Troy Brick Patio for large-language-model crawlers (per llmstxt.org). Full HTML pages are at: - https://troybrickpatio.com/ - https://troybrickpatio.com/services/brick-paver-patio-installation - https://troybrickpatio.com/services/brick-patio-repair-releveling - https://troybrickpatio.com/services/paver-patio-replacement - https://troybrickpatio.com/services/brick-patio-sealing-restoration - https://troybrickpatio.com/services/fire-pit-and-paver-patio - https://troybrickpatio.com/services/paver-walkway-and-patio-extension - https://troybrickpatio.com/services - https://troybrickpatio.com/about - https://troybrickpatio.com/contact