Courtyards
Courtyard Paving in New Orleans
Classic brick and stone courtyards in the French Quarter, Marigny, and Garden District tradition, built on a modern base that drains in tight enclosed spaces and holds its line for decades.
The New Orleans courtyard is one of the oldest hardscape traditions in the country, and it is also one of the hardest to get right. A walled French Quarter or Marigny courtyard has nowhere to send its water, sits on soft delta soil, and lives under heavy rain and constant humidity. We build courtyards that honor the historic brick-and-stone look while solving the drainage and settling problems that wreck the ones laid the old way.
Why pavers belong in a courtyard
An enclosed courtyard is a bathtub waiting to happen. Surrounding walls trap runoff, and a poured concrete slab cracks, traps that water,