Here's what we build, and the straight answers to what homeowners actually ask before hiring us to do it.
Bluestone, pavers, brick, and natural stone patios designed around how you actually use your backyard.
See the work →Durable, permeable driveways engineered for New England freeze-thaw, not just curb appeal.
See the work →Built-in grills, counters, and entertaining space that holds up to daily outdoor use.
See the work →Shade structures and covered outdoor rooms that extend the season on either end.
See the work →Entry paths and staircases built on proper base prep so they don't heave or settle.
See the work →Slip-resistant, heat-safe surrounds designed for wet, poolside conditions specifically.
See the work →Natural stone veneer for walls, fireplaces, and structures with real New England character.
See the work →Patching cracked concrete is a temporary fix at best. Concrete is one rigid slab, so when the ground underneath shifts from New England's freeze-thaw cycles, it cracks and heaves as a unit — and patches crack again in the same spots within a season or two. Pavers solve the underlying problem: each unit moves independently, so minor ground movement gets absorbed at the joints instead of splitting the whole surface. If your patio or walkway is more than a few years old and showing real cracking (not just surface staining), replacement with a properly base-prepared paver system is almost always the better long-term fix.
See our Custom Patios work →It depends on the project. A flush paver patio at grade typically doesn't require a permit in most MetroWest towns, but anything with gas or electrical hookups (outdoor kitchens, fire features), a roofed structure, or work close to a property setback usually does — and requirements vary town to town. We handle permit applications as part of the project rather than leaving you to figure out your specific town's building department on your own.
See our Outdoor Kitchens work →Yes, but a sloped lot needs to be engineered for it, not just leveled and paved over. That usually means a retaining wall system to create a flat, structurally sound terrace, with proper drainage built in behind the wall so water doesn't pool against it. It's a bigger scope than a flat-lot patio, but a well-built retaining wall system is a permanent solution, not a workaround.
See our Pool Patio work →The base. A patio only needs to support foot traffic and furniture, so the compacted base underneath can be shallower. A driveway has to support vehicle weight day after day, which means a deeper, more heavily compacted base and — just as important — pavers actually rated for driveway use. Not every paver collection is rated for it; some are patio-only regardless of how similar they look. Using patio-grade pavers or a patio-depth base on a driveway is the single most common reason a paver driveway ruts or settles within a couple of years.
See our Driveways work →For the hardscape itself, a specialist. General landscaping companies are usually built around lawn care, plantings, and maintenance — valuable work, but a different skill set than structural base preparation, drainage engineering, and paver-specific installation. A patio can use beautiful materials and still fail within a few years if the base underneath wasn't built by people who do that specifically. That's the whole reason De'Angele Patios exists as its own focused operation rather than being one more line item on a landscaping menu.
Read our contractor-vetting guide →Grading comes first — water needs somewhere to go, and a patio installed over a drainage problem just relocates the puddle. Depending on the site, the fix might be regrading, a drainage line, or switching to a permeable paver system that lets water pass through the joints and base into the ground instead of running off. We assess drainage as a standard part of every site visit, not as an add-on you have to ask about.
Read the Paver Quality Guide →Construction itself runs spring through fall — frozen ground makes proper excavation and base compaction impossible in winter. But design and material selection can happen any time of year, and booking a winter or early-spring consultation is actually the smart move, since it gets you ahead of the spring rush when everyone else starts calling at once.
Outdoor living space is consistently one of the stronger-returning improvements in this market — MetroWest buyers actively look for usable backyard space, and a well-built patio or outdoor kitchen photographs well for listings in a way that's hard to fake. That said, the return depends heavily on matching the project's scale to the home's price point; we're happy to talk through what makes sense for a pre-sale project specifically versus one you'll get years of use out of first.
Check licensing and insurance, ask to see a project that's at least two years old (not just recent work) to see how it's held up, and ask specifically about their base preparation process — that's where most patio failures actually start. We wrote a full checklist covering exactly what to ask, including us.
Read the full contractor checklist →We're based in Wellesley and serve MetroWest Boston, including Wellesley, MA, Newton, MA, Weston, MA, Needham, MA, Dover, MA, Natick, MA, Wayland, MA, Waltham, MA, Westwood, MA, Dedham, MA, Medfield, MA, Watertown, MA, Norwood, MA, Sudbury, MA, Belmont, MA, Ashland, MA.
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