The Blue Alder

10/15/2026

Moss on every step. Slabs starting to tip. A wall giving way right beside the house. These were the steps along the side of this home when we showed up. We took the old concrete and the broken wall out first. Then we built a capped block wall with a planting bed on top, set new paver steps along the house and finished the ground beside them with hydroseed. Swipe to the last photo. Same wall, same steps, same angle. If your steps look like the first photo, get them looked at before winter. Message us with a few photos of the problem area.

10/14/2026

Everyone wants the finished patio. Here's the boring part that comes first. The dirt comes out. Fabric and gravel go in and every layer gets packed down. Then the pavers, then the turf, then the clean up. Same yard, start to finish. Send us a message and we'll come take a look.

10/13/2026

Our name and number are right there on the truck door.
So anyone on the street can see who is working on the property and how to reach us. Owners, neighbors and property managers alike.

This was early on a slope job. Truck and trailer out front, the excavator already down the road at the site.
The Blue Alder is family owned and operated in Maple Valley, serving homes and businesses across King and Pierce counties.

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10/13/2026

10/08/2026

Most of this wall is work you'll never see. The old timber wall came out first and the slope was dug back. Fabric went in behind the new block and every course was checked level. Then the stairs went in. The finished wall is the part you see. Drop a comment if you want to know how we did this.

10/07/2026

Moss on the driveway. A cracked old walk. Beds that had grown over. This is where this front yard started, with our layout paint already on the grass. We built curved block walls to hold new planting beds and laid a wider paver walkway with lights set into the wall. Then the old driveway came out and went back in new. Same house, same angle. If the front of your place looks like the first photo, now is a good time to get it looked at before the wet months. Send us a message and we'll come take a look.

10/05/2026

Nobody's in this photo, but you can tell a crew is on the job.

New steps set. A level lying across the wall. The wheelbarrow parked out of the way, and a cone out at the edge so nobody walks through before it's done.
Small stuff. It's also what you notice when a crew is working on your property, home or business.

The Blue Alder is family owned and operated in Maple Valley, serving King and Pierce counties.

Follow along. We post most jobs as we go.

10/03/2026

Before: an overgrown slope with stumps still in the ground.

First the stumps came out and the ground was cut back. Then the block walls went in, with drain rock along the base. After that came the stairs up the slope, a walkway to the gazebo and lawn where the rough ground used to be.

Same ground. Start to finish.

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09/30/2026

Before any rock went in, it had to hold water.

This water feature started as a pallet of stone and one drilled stone. The liner went down first, the stone was stacked on top, and it was running before any river rock went in. Then the border, the rock and the plants.

Same spot, start to finish.

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