DIY Paving vs Hiring a Professional Paver
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September 22, 2026
This new acreage home in Serpentine has a huge wraparound alfresco under a timber post verandah, and it needed paving that could handle the scale.
We laid large format grey pavers through the whole alfresco and out around the pool, so the living areas and the pool deck read as one continuous outdoor space. Keeping the same paver all the way through makes a big area feel calm and uncluttered, and it is easy to keep clean on a rural block.
At the edge of the alfresco, wide steps lead down to the yard, and the pool sits inside its own paved and fenced area, visible from the outdoor dining table. The drone shots show how the paving wraps the house and connects every door to the outdoors.
If you are building on acreage and want the outdoor areas done properly from the start, see our patio paving and pool paving pages.