Landscape Contractor / Design Build Maintain

MAR 2016

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50 LC DBM Above: The Pratt brothers began the renovation by locating underground utilities. Then came the excavation process, as they dug a continuous 12" x 12" trench around the perimeter. The trench was compacted and then crushed concrete was installed. "This material compacts extremely hard to form a sufficient base to properly support the retaining wall," Adam Pratt said. The Pratts used blocks in a color called sierra for the wall. Commercial filter cloth was then installed behind the wall to prevent erosion from backfill seeping through the crevices of the wall. and community outreach. He has a background in communications and journalism, and he also does much of The Pratt Guys' marketing and pro- motions through social media. His brothers design and build most or all of the projects. They are both talented, creative and imaginative, especially Adam Pratt, who was just 13 years old and still in high school when The Pratt Guys opened their business. Jason Pratt said this youngest brother took wood shop in high school very seriously, and not only did he excel in the class, Adam built some "truly amazing things." The teacher never ex- pected such fine workmanship from any of his students, according to Jason. "At 13, he had done things 20-year-olds couldn't do," Jason Pratt said. The Pratt Guys invest a lot of time and money into home improvement shows, but it's always well worth the effort. One show they attend regu- larly is the Jacksonville Home and Patio Show. Ja- son Pratt said his company typically comes away from this event with anywhere from 50-70 client leads, enough business to carry the Pratt Guys through an entire year. A good example of the extraordinary crafts- manship the Pratt brothers are noted for can be seen at a backyard renovation project at a home in St. Augustine, Fla. The backyard of this particu- lar residence faces a part of the golf course at St. John's Golf and Country Club. The job required 1,130 square feet of pavers, and 13 pallets of blocks for the retaining wall, seat - ing wall, kitchen and fire pit. The majority of the project was built using Keystone Retaining Wall Systems' Stonegate Country Manor blocks. All of the hardscape products were made by Tremron. Adam Pratt explained how this project was completed from start to finish. The Pratt Guys met with their client in 2014 and that is when the PROJECT TEAM PRODUCT LIST Installer: Pratt Guys, Jacksonville, Fla. Hardscape Producer: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, LLC Hardscape Manufacturer: Tremron Retaining wall, seating wall and kitchen blocks: Stonegate Country Manor (color: sierra) Pavers: Mega Olde Towne (color: sierra) Fire pit: Munich (color: oak run) Lighting system: VOLT Landscape Lighting (Continued from page 48) (Continued on page 52)

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