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WE SHOW UP.
WE FINISH.

Paver patios, retaining walls, fire pits — and the punch-list repairs nobody else will drive out for. Fourth-generation crew working out of St. Paul.

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#2089 · St. Anthony
Patio + walkway · Week 3 of 4
What we build

HARDSCAPE THAT HOLDS. PUNCH-LISTS THAT GET FINISHED.

Six services. One crew. We hand-pick what we take on each season — so the calendar stays honest and the work stays good.

01
Avg 2–3 wks

PAVER PATIOS

Bluestone, granite, clay paver. Engineered base, edge restraint, polymeric sand. Built to outlast the freeze-thaw.

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02
Avg 1–2 wks

RETAINING WALLS

Engineered block or natural stone, properly drained. Tiered, terraced, or single-run. Built to hold a hill — not just look like it.

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03
Avg 4–8 wks

OUTDOOR LIVING

Fire pits, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, seat walls. Designed around how you’ll actually use the yard.

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04
Avg 1 wk

WALKWAYS & STEPS

Front walks, side paths, stone steps, garden borders. The first thing visitors see — built to stay flat.

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05
Same-week

HANDYMAN & REPAIRS

Doors that stick, drywall holes, leaky taps, sagging gutters, fence boards. The honey-do list, done.

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06
Avg 1–2 wks

DRAINAGE & GRADING

French drains, downspout extensions, regrades for water flow. The unsexy fix that saves your foundation.

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How we work

NO SURPRISES. NO STORIES.

4 Steps · Always
  1. 01

    WALK-THROUGH

    Free 30-minute on-site visit. We measure, listen, and don’t pitch.

  2. 02

    FIXED-PRICE QUOTE

    Line-item written estimate within 48 hours. No platforms, no upsells.

  3. 03

    BUILD

    Same crew, every day. Daily photo log + clean job site by 4pm.

  4. 04

    WALK & WARRANTY

    Punch-list, walk-through, 2-year workmanship warranty in writing.

Recent jobs

BEFORE & AFTER.

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Before After
Patio · Merriam Park

Sloped Yard to Bluestone Patio

Excavated, leveled, laid 600 sq ft of bluestone over a compacted base. New drainage line tied into the downspouts.

Before After
Wall · Highland

Tiered Retaining Wall + Steps

Two-tier engineered block wall with limestone caps, integrated stone steps, French drain backfilled to grade.

Before After
Outdoor · Linden Hills

Fire Pit & Cedar Pergola

Flagstone fire pit, cedar pergola, paver walkway tying it to the back door, low-voltage perimeter lighting.

The crew

THE SONS.

Same crew start to finish. The guy who quotes the job is the guy on site.

28YRS
CHARLIE RETTERATH
Owner / Lead Mason
14YRS
CARTER RETTERATH
Project Manager
11YRS
BRAEDEN RETTERATH
Lead Paver & Stone
17YRS
KAI RETTERATH
Drainage + Handyman Lead
What they say

NEIGHBORS, NOT REVIEWS.

They said three weeks. They were out in two. Yard was cleaner the day they left than the day they started.
KATIE & DAN R.
Mac-Groveland, St. Paul
Patio + retaining wall
Got three quotes. CTRATH’s wasn’t the cheapest. It was the only one I actually trusted. No regrets.
MARGARET S.
Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Full backyard hardscape
Charlie took my call on a Saturday about a door that wouldn’t close. Braeden was over Monday morning. That’s the whole story.
OMAR P.
Highland Park, St. Paul
Repairs + paver walkway
Get in touch

GOT A LIST OF THINGS?

Send it over. We’ll walk through it on a 15-minute call — free, honest, no hard sell.

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