Banded Paver Walkway with Entry Steps

Wide light paver walkway with a dark contrasting border running from capped entry steps to the front door of a blue colonial — Banded Paver Walkway with Entry Steps

Service: Walkways & Steps
Material: Concrete pavers with bluestone-toned caps

What the job involved

Wide paver walk run from the public sidewalk to the front door
Light field framed by a dark contrasting border on both sides
Two entry steps built on a stone riser with full-width capped treads

The width is the decision that makes this walk work. Two people can come up to the door side by side, which is what a front approach is actually for, and it costs surprisingly little more than rebuilding a narrow one. A three-foot path in front of a house this wide reads as an afterthought no matter what it is paved with.

The dark border on both sides does two jobs. It frames a long straight run so it does not read as a corridor, and it gives the field a defined edge against the lawn rather than letting turf creep over the paving a season at a time.

The steps at the sidewalk end are built on a stone riser with capped treads running the full width of the walk, so the tread you step onto is as wide as the path itself. Steps narrower than the walk they serve are the most common fault in a front entrance, and people find them in the dark with their feet.