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Granite Entry Steps & Paver Walkway — Newburyport, MA

A full front-entry rebuild that replaced worn wood steps and a cracked concrete walkway with durable, low-maintenance hardscape.

Finished front entry from the street — new gray paver walkway with granite steps leading to the door, framed by fresh sod and mulched bedsafter

Project Details

Category
Exterior & Hardscape
Location
Newburyport, MA
Completed
July 2026
Timeline
4 days on site
Materials
Cambridge ArmorTec Ledgestone (Driftwood) with Coal border, solid granite treads

About This Project

A full front-entry rebuild that replaced worn wood steps and a cracked concrete walkway with durable, low-maintenance hardscape.

We took it down to the ground and built back up: an 8-inch compacted stone base, Cambridge ArmorTec Ledgestone pavers in Driftwood with a Coal border, and solid granite treads set on a new poured concrete pad. Paver walkways lead to the door, and a washed-stone path runs along the side yard to the back gate. Partway through, the homeowners asked us to finish the front lawn in fresh sod instead of loam and seed — so we adjusted the plan, and they had a finished lawn the same week as the finished walkway. Four days on site, start to finish.

Project Gallery

Angled view of the completed entry showing the paver walkway, granite steps, and newly sodded front lawn beneath a shade treeafter
Close-up of the solid granite steps meeting the Ledgestone paver walkway with its darker Coal borderafter
Completed paver walkway with Coal border running to the granite steps, bordered by fresh sod and mulched plantingsafter
Washed-stone path running along the side yard to the back gate, edged by new sodafter
Original steps removed and the exposed brick foundation, with a framed washed-stone base prepped at the doorwayduring
Compacted stone base with string lines set and the first pavers being laid toward the front doorduring
Freshly poured concrete pad curing in its wood forms at the doorway, ready for the granite treadsduring
Original front entry before the rebuild — cracked concrete walkway and worn painted-wood stepsbefore
Original side yard before the rebuild — bare dirt and leaf-covered ground running along the fencebefore

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