Walkways & Stepping Stones in Katy, TX

Katy's flat prairie ground doesn't drain the way a sloped lot does, and side yards feel that first — narrow passages between the house and a fence hold water long after the rest of the yard has dried out. Concrete pads or pavers set loose in gravel or river rock solve that two ways at once: they give you a dry place to actually walk, and the gravel underneath keeps water moving instead of pooling against the foundation.

That kind of walkway shows up all over Katy's newer communities — Cross Creek Ranch, Seven Meadows and Cinco Ranch all have the same layout of side yards squeezed between a house and its fence line, exactly where standing water is worst. Jose sets the pads and lays the gravel or river rock so the whole path drains as it goes, not just looks finished on day one. In Old Katy, the same approach works for older side yards where the ground has settled unevenly over the years and a straight, dry path matters just as much.