hardscaping

Hazard Tree Removal & Flagstone Patio Rebuild

Las Cruces courtyard residence

A declining mesquite in a tiled courtyard was cracking the flagstone patio around it. Rather than patch around the problem, we took the tree down in sections, pulled the stump, tore out the entire damaged patio, and relaid it from scratch.

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Rigging the mesquite with tag lines before cutting, to control where each section drops in a tight courtyard.
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Working from the canopy down, cutting large limbs section by section away from the windows and stucco.
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Reduced to bare branches before the final cuts.
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Down to the stump, cut flush with the ground.
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With the tree gone, the entire old flagstone patio came out too — broken up and hauled off.
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The root system running under the patio, right at the door — the real reason it needed to come out.
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Laser level and string lines mark the new patio before the first stone goes down.
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Fresh flagstone delivered by the pallet for the new patio.
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Setting the first stones by the French doors.
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Our stone crew working the joints at the kiva fireplace corner.
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A quick look at the flagstone going down.
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The finished courtyard — new flagstone throughout, grouted and clean.
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And the kiva fireplace corner, with the tree that used to crack it gone for good.