Ground Force Property Services // Onondaga + Oswego Counties

Premium Concrete Paver Hardscapes, Built for Central New York

Patios, pool decks, walkways, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, and retaining walls. Designed for your property, installed on a base that laughs at freeze-thaw winters.

Veteran Owned Residential + Commercial Premium Concrete Pavers Free, No Obligation Quotes
What We Build

Every Hardscape Your Yard Could Ask For

Concrete pavers give structure to an outdoor space the way framing gives structure to a house. Here is what we design and install across Onondaga and Oswego Counties:

Paver Patios

The outdoor living room. We design patios around how you actually use your yard, from morning coffee corners to space for the whole crew on game day.

Pool Decks

Slip resistant, cooler underfoot than plain concrete, and pitched so splash water drains away from the pool instead of puddling at your feet.

Walkways + Entryways

First impressions start at the curb. Lighted walkways, front porch steps, and entry landings that guide guests to the door and hold their line for decades.

Fire Pits

A fire feature does not just add to your outdoor season here, it stretches it by a couple of months on each end. Built in paver surrounds included.

Outdoor Kitchens

Grill islands, counters, and prep space that turn cooking outside from a balancing act into the best part of the evening.

Retaining Walls

Slopes want to move, especially when spring melt saturates the soil. Engineered walls hold the grade, stop erosion, and carve usable space out of a hill.

Commercial property? We build entrances, walkways, and outdoor common areas for businesses across the region too.
Commercial Hardscapes
The Part You Never See

A Hardscape Is Only as Good as What Is Under It

Anyone can lay pavers on dirt and make it look nice for a summer. In Central New York, the difference between a patio that lasts decades and one that heaves by the third winter is everything that happens before the first paver goes down. Here is what goes into every installation:

  • Excavation to the proper depth for the soil on your site
  • Compacted stone base, built in lifts, that drains instead of heaving
  • Precision screeded bedding layer for a flat, true surface
  • Premium pavers laid in your chosen pattern and color blend
  • Solid edge restraints so the field never shifts or spreads
  • Polymeric sand joints that lock tight and resist weeds
Premium concrete paver walkway installation in Baldwinsville New York
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Same Pool. Whole New Backyard.

Every transformation starts with a yard somebody had given up on. Grab the slider and see what a premium paver pool deck does to the exact same space.

After: premium concrete paver pool deck installed by Ground Force Property Services in Central New York
Before: worn pool surround prior to paver pool deck renovation
Before After
Pool Deck Renovation // Central New York // Drag the Handle
Why Premium Pavers

Built for This Climate, Not Just This Season

Between Lake Ontario snow, Oneida Lake humidity, and dozens of freeze-thaw swings every winter, this region punishes outdoor surfaces. Premium concrete pavers earn their keep here in ways plain concrete and wood never will.

Freeze-Thaw Flexibility

A jointed paver surface moves with the ground through freeze and thaw instead of cracking against it the way a single poured slab does.

Color All the Way Through

Premium pavers are pigmented through the entire unit, so the color you pick is the color you keep. No fading topcoat, no wear lines in the traffic path.

Repairable, Paver by Paver

Need to run a sprinkler line or fix a low spot years from now? We lift the affected pavers and reset them. A poured slab makes you cut and patch.

Safer Underfoot

Textured surfaces add grip when wet or icy, which matters around pools, on front steps, and on every walkway from November through April.

Drains, Not Puddles

Proper pitch and a base that moves water mean rain and snowmelt go where we send them, away from your foundation and off your patio.

Simple to Live With

Sweep it, rinse it, top up joint sand once in a while. No annual staining, no board replacement, no crack chasing every spring.

Property Owner Resource Not sure if your yard is ready for a hardscape project? Start with our complete guide: Your Yard Is Sending Warning Signals. Here Is What They Mean and How to Fix Every One. It walks through the drainage, grading, and soil signals we check before any patio goes in.
How It Works

From First Call to First Cookout in Four Steps

Reach Out

Call, email, or use our contact form. Tell us what you are dreaming up, whether it is a simple walkway or a full backyard transformation.

Site Visit

We walk the property with you, check grading and drainage, and talk through materials, patterns, and layout options that fit your space.

Clear Proposal

You get a written proposal covering scope, materials, timeline, and cost. No surprises and no pressure while you decide.

We Build It

Excavation, base, bedding, pavers, and joints. We leave the site clean and your new hardscape ready to use.

Good Questions

Hardscapes, Answered Plainly

Will pavers heave or shift in our winters?

Not when the base is built right. Heaving happens when water sits under a surface and freezes, so we excavate to proper depth, build a compacted stone base that drains, and lock the edges with solid restraints. The jointed surface then flexes with the seasons instead of cracking. That base work is the whole reason professional installation outperforms a weekend project in this climate.

Pavers or poured concrete, which is better here?

For Central New York, pavers win on the things that matter long term. Poured slabs crack where freeze-thaw decides, and repairs mean cutting and patching. Pavers flex with the ground, hold their color through the unit, and can be lifted and reset one at a time if anything ever needs attention. Concrete costs less on day one; pavers cost less every year after.

How late in the season can you install?

Later than most people expect. We install through the fall until the ground starts freezing, and cool weather is honestly pleasant working weather for base prep. If you call in late season and the window has closed, we get you on the spring schedule so your project is one of the first out of the gate.

What about weeds and ants in the joints?

That is what polymeric sand is for. It hardens in the joints to resist weeds, washout, and insect tunneling. It is not a forever product, so we recommend topping it up every several years as part of normal upkeep, which takes an afternoon rather than a season.

Can I shovel, snow blow, or plow a paver surface?

Yes to all three. The surface handles normal snow removal fine. Use a plastic edge or skid shoes on equipment, go easy with harsh de-icers, and your pavers will come out of every winter looking like they went in.

Do you handle the design too?

Yes. During the site visit we talk through how you use the space, then propose a layout, pattern, and color blend that fits your home and budget. You are choosing from real options we have built in this area, not guessing from a catalog.

Where We Work

Hardscape Service Areas

We install hardscapes across both counties. Find your town below for details on service in your area.

Onondaga County, New York

Hardscape Services by Town
Apulia Station Baldwinsville Brewerton Bridgeport Camillus Cicero Clay Delphi Falls East Syracuse Elbridge Fabius Fayetteville Jamesville Jordan Kirkville La Fayette Liverpool Manlius Marcellus Marietta Memphis Minoa Mottville Nedrow Plainville Pompey Skaneateles Skaneateles Falls Syracuse Tully Warners

Oswego County, New York

Hardscape Services by Town
Mexico New Haven Oswego Phoenix Pulaski

Ready to Give Your Yard Some Structure?

Free, no obligation estimates across Onondaga and Oswego Counties. Tell us about your space and we will show you what a premium paver hardscape can do for it.

Veteran Owned // Serving Central New York