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A patio can look finished and still never get used. If it’s sized without the table in mind, set too far from the kitchen door, or left open to the neighbors’ view, it ends up as paving you walk past. Minnesota adds its own test, because a patio without the right base and drainage underneath starts to heave and settle after a few winters. Minnehaha Falls Landscaping handles patio installation throughout Eagan by planning the patio, its paths, and the plantings around it as a single outdoor landscape design, then building it on a compacted, well-drained base. As patio installers who keep every job with one local team, we carry it from the design through the final walkthrough, so what you approve on paper is what gets built.
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We are long time customers of Minnehaha Falls Landscaping. As I sit on my porch watching the monarch butterflies enjoying my pollinator garden I appreciate the service we’ve had over the years. It started with their snow removal service as we decided doing it ourselves was too much. Next up were the pollinator gardens and replacing our lawn with no mow bee gardens. This year we added garden maintenance to the mix so gardening is not a chore but is enjoyable. We recommend them very highly.
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Minnehaha Falls landscaping did an amazing job transforming our yard. They added beautiful plantings that made the yard feel fresh and new. The lighting they installed really makes everything shine at night. They were professional, creative and very easy to work with. We have had so many compliments from our neighbors! I highly recommend to anyone!
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Patios in Eagan need a city zoning permit, even though they don’t need a building permit. Here’s what that involves.
Hard surface coverage is the review that shapes a patio the most. Eagan sets its standards by zoning district rather than one citywide percentage, and your roof, driveway, and walks already count toward the lot’s total, so a large patio can run up against the limit for your district. Eagan’s online property records often include site survey maps, which help us measure what’s there before we size the design.
A patio design usually starts from one of three directions, shown below. Each can be adapted to your home, your yard, and how you plan to use the space.
Every patio is priced to its site, so two patios of the same size can cost different amounts. These are the factors that move the price the most.
Your itemized estimate breaks out each of these, so you can see where the budget goes, compare the full range of patios we install, and adjust before anything is built.
Three steps take your patio from first idea to finished space. One local team handles each of them, so nothing gets lost between the plan and the build.
We walk the yard with you, measure existing hard surfaces, and talk through how you’ll use the patio.
You’ll see a detailed design and itemized estimate, and once you approve it, we’ll file Eagan’s zoning permit.
Our crew sets the base and finished surface, restores the lawn around it, and checks back later.
Every patio in Eagan goes through a city zoning review, so knowing the process matters as much as the craftsmanship. Here’s what backs our work on every Eagan patio.
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Your patio is designed by the same team that builds it.
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A new patio often sparks the next idea, like a planting bed along the edge or a walkway from the driveway, and our garden, lawn, and hardscape services mean the next phase can come from the same team.
Some of the best moments at home happen outside: dinner on the first warm evening, coffee before the house wakes up, friends lingering after the sun goes down. A well-made patio gives those moments a place to happen, year after year. Tell us how you’d like to spend your time outdoors, and we’ll walk your yard with you and design a space that feels like it belongs to your home. Living just beyond Eagan? You’ll find us in the other cities on our service list as well.
Yes, a zoning permit. The city uses it to check setbacks, total hard surface on the lot, and height, and the permit itself is free. We file it for every patio we build.
Eagan staff generally reply by email within two to five business days. If a site inspection is needed, a minimal fee may apply, and we'll tell you up front if that's likely.
Usually. Gentle slopes can be handled with grading and a step or two, while steeper ones may need a short wall to create level ground, which our team building retaining walls in Eagan can design with the patio.
As the education and advocacy branch, we work with community partners to create safe places for our pollinators, one garden, yard, business, school, church, conversation at a time. We know that together, we can build the buzz!
As the construction branch of Minnehaha Falls Landscaping, we build outdoor decks, steps, railings, pergolas, fences, and planters. When it gets colder, we step inside to remodel living spaces with creativity and craftsmanship, including cabinetry.
As the gardening branch, we work within your landscape to grow plants, flowers, shrubs and woodland gardens that are beautiful, restorative, and safe for birds, people, pets, and pollinators. We also install bee-friendly lawns and do spring and fall clean-up.
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