Hardscape · Masonry · Drainage — Charlotte, NC

Stone patios, walls, and kitchens built to last.

Landmark builds hardscapes in Charlotte: bluestone and natural stone patios, retaining walls, fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, and paver driveways. Clay and slope are hard on all of it, so we build the drainage in from the start, and we fix standing water and erosion on their own too. That's why our work is still standing years later.

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Landmark crew on site: pulling out an old collapsed drainage pipe

The Landmark Method

Most hardscapes fail underground. Ours don't.

A beautiful patio on a bad base heaves. A retaining wall without drainage behind it leans. We've rebuilt enough of other people's work to know the order matters.

Plan the build

We walk the property with you and settle what it needs to hold up: the patio, the wall, the kitchen, the fireplace. Materials named for what they are — bluestone, Techo-Bloc, Belgard, Savannah brick — not "premium pavers."

Read the water, set the grade

Every project starts with how water enters and exits your property. We walk it after a rain, then set French drains, trench drains, or a regrade where the pitch is the problem, before any stone goes down.

Build it to last

Compacted base, correct joint sand, drainage behind every wall. Stone and pavers laid on a properly prepared base so they stay level and tight.

Light it, and live in it

We set the fixtures on your property and leave them running for three nights. Move them, add them, cut them. Then decide.

French drain installation in progress in a Charlotte backyard — The part of the job nobody photographs — and the reason the rest of it lasts.

Before & after

Same yard. One summer apart.

A Charlotte backyard that was mostly bare clay and patchy grass. We regraded it and put in artificial turf, a bluestone walk with a brick border, stone edging, gravel and stepping stones, and fresh beds.

Backyard before: patchy grass and bare clay, seen from the back porch

Backyard after: new turf and bluestone walk, crew finishing the install

BeforeAfter

Drag to compare. View from the back porch, with our crew finishing the install.

Before: plain concrete walk between patchy lawn

After: bluestone walk with brick border, turf and stone edging

The walk to the house: bluestone with a brick border, turf on both sides.

Before: side yard with bare patches along the fence

After: curved turf lawn, stone edging, gravel and stepping stones

The side yard: curved stone edging, mulch beds, gravel and stepping stones.

Recent work

Built in Charlotte. Built to stay.

A few of the properties we've worked on across South Charlotte, Lake Wylie, and the surrounding neighborhoods.

In progress: hauling out the old corrugated pipe

In progress: channel opened up after the pipe came out

Herringbone paver driveway apron with charcoal border — Herringbone paver driveway apron, charcoal border

Finished backyard patio and covered porch at dusk — Covered porch and patio, finished

Covered porch with large-format pavers and fireplace — Large-format pavers under the covered porch

Covered porch dining area at dusk — Porch dining area

Paver patio at the foot of porch steps — Patio at the porch steps

Paver walk with charcoal border through a black metal gate — Paver walk through the side gate

Boulder retaining wall with fresh grading below a deck — Boulder retaining wall and regrade

Turf and gravel beds under a deck — Turf and gravel under the deck

Paver apron curving into the driveway — Paver apron, curved border

Stacked stone seating wall being leveled — In progress: leveling a stacked-stone seating wall

Boulder wall holding a regraded slope — Boulders holding the new slope

Bluestone patio, Savannah brick seating wall

Double retaining walls with French drains

Driveway graded and formed for concrete — Driveway base graded and formed

Crew and skid steer removing old flagstone — In progress: tearing out an old flagstone walk

Rebar grid set inside curved forms before a concrete pour — In progress: rebar set before the pour

Fresh broom-finished concrete driveway curving along the yard — New concrete driveway, broom finish

Crew hand-troweling fresh concrete — Hand-troweling the edges

Long new concrete driveway up to a white house — Driveway replacement, fresh pour

Stone fireplace with curved seat wall on a paver patio — Stone fireplace and curved seat wall

Stone veneer walls under a timber-framed covered porch — Stone veneer and covered porch

River rock border along artificial turf — River rock border along new turf

Curved block retaining wall with fresh grading behind it — Curved block retaining wall

Block retaining wall corner with capstones — Wall corner and capstones

Raised paver patio on a block wall, nearly finished — In progress: raised paver patio on a block wall

Large-format pavers with charcoal border going in under a new covered porch — In progress: pavers and border under a new covered porch

Curved artificial turf lawn with gravel edge and new plantings — Curved turf lawn and new plantings

Large-format paver landing with plank-style border at deck stairs — Paver landing at the deck stairs

Paver patio with block retaining wall and built-in steps — Patio with retaining wall and steps

Red-blend paver walkway with charcoal border and a paver step — Paver walkway with a step down

Curved flagstone walkway leading to deck stairs — Flagstone walk to the deck

Curved flagstone walkway at a screened porch entry — Flagstone walk at the screened porch

Bluestone patio under a new cedar-beam covered porch — Bluestone under a cedar covered porch

Pool deck with two terraced retaining walls behind it — Terraced walls above a pool deck

Bluestone courtyard with granite cobble borders and a tree ring — Bluestone courtyard, granite cobble borders

Flagstone patio with a stacked-stone outdoor fireplace — Flagstone patio and stone fireplace

Flagstone front porch with stone veneer base — Flagstone front porch

On the job: a concrete driveway

Base prep, pour and finish, filmed by our crew.

Concrete truck and crew at the driveway pour — Pour day

Screeding the slab

Floating the finish

Build story: an outdoor stone fireplace

From block core to finished stone and mantel.

Concrete block fireplace core with firebrick box — 1. Block core and firebox

Scratch coat on chimney with natural stone going on the base — 2. Scratch coat, stone starts

Natural stone chimney with seat walls and new pergola framing — 3. Stone chimney and seat walls

Finished stone fireplace with wood mantel and bluestone hearth — 4. Finished, with mantel and hearth

Build story: terraced walls behind a pool

Cutting back the slope, stacking two walls, and finishing with steps and mulch.

Mini skid steer grading the slope behind a pool as the first wall goes in — 1. Cutting back the slope

Crew member measuring block steps between two retaining walls — 2. Stacking the terrace walls

Finished block steps and boulders between terraced walls — 3. Steps and boulders set

Finished pool deck with terraced walls and mulch beds — 4. Finished

Dan Hopkins, owner

Why Landmark

A small company that shows up, calls back, and finishes.

Landmark was founded in 2019 by Dan Hopkins after a career managing sales territories where the customer's problem was the only thing that mattered. He runs the company the same way: he walks every property, he writes every proposal, and he's on site while the work happens. Most of what we build is stone and masonry: patios, walls, kitchens, and fireplaces, with the drainage to keep them standing.

We're not the biggest outfit in Charlotte, and that's on purpose. You'll deal with the person who designed the job, not a different crew every day. And because we're the ones who'll be back if something's wrong, we'd rather build it right the first time.

Founded 2019Charlotte, NC

Owner-ledDan on every site visit and every build

In their words

What neighbors say after the job.

"They provided excellent insight and recommendations on how to solve our problem."

Lacie B. — Montclaire

"Dan and the crew were excellent to work with. Very attentive, professional and extremely helpful."

Kevin O. — The Palisades

"They did an excellent job."

Brett H. — Beverly Woods

"Great job by Dan and his team! Dan is prompt, returns calls in a timely manner and makes the whole process seamless."

Kelly R. — Coventry Woods

★★★★★ 5.0 · 37 Google reviews

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Request a quote

Tell us what the yard is doing.

A patio or wall you want built, a leaning wall, standing water, or a backyard you've stopped using — send a few details and a photo or two. Dan will call to set up a site visit.

704-706-4019

Monday–Saturday, 8am–5pm. Or use the form any time.

Stone patios, walls, and kitchens built to last.

Most hardscapes fail underground. Ours don't.

Plan the build

Read the water, set the grade

Build it to last

Light it, and live in it

Five things. Done properly.

Hardscape & Masonry

Drainage & Erosion Control

Grading, Site Prep & Tree Work

Landscape Design

Outdoor Lighting

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