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Backyard Remodeling & Outdoor Living: What We Handle
This page is for coordinated backyard projects that combine more than one outdoor element under a clear overall goal. A project might connect deck work, a patio, shade structure, hardscape, privacy or landscape systems, but each component should still have a defined scope.
A pool or spa introduces installation and servicing access, routes between the house and water, and transitions to surrounding decks or paving. An outdoor kitchen combines the counter and cabinet layout with the selected appliances and their utility requirements. Fire features need a separate siting and clearance review, while path and task lighting should follow the routes and activity areas people will use after dark. These elements can belong in one backyard plan, but their power, water, drainage or fuel connections still need clearly assigned specialist scopes.
The best starting point is how the yard is used today and what needs to change. Existing grade, drainage, structures, access and utilities can shape the plan before materials and features are selected.
Services and Related Options
Planning the Project
Provide wide photos from several corners of the yard and show the relationship between the house, doors, decks, patios, slopes and property edges. Approximate dimensions or a simple sketch are useful.
List the desired elements in priority order. Distinguish must-have work from optional future features so the project can be phased if needed.
Building connected elements together can make sense when they share finished levels, drainage, access or utility routes. Phasing may suit different priorities or budgets, but the first stage should account for the footprint and connections of later work. For example, a future outdoor kitchen may affect where a patio can be finished now, and later pool construction may need an access route through the yard. Agree which provisions belong in the first phase so later excavation or deliveries do not unnecessarily disturb completed surfaces.
Repair, Replacement or New Work?
An existing deck, patio, fence or other feature may be worth keeping when its structure and materials remain suitable. If several elements are deteriorated or the layout no longer works, coordinated replacement may make more sense.
Each existing feature should be evaluated on its own condition rather than assuming the entire backyard must be rebuilt.
What Can Change the Scope
Site access, slope, drainage, demolition, utilities, structural work, material choices and the number of connected service families can all change the scope.
Sequencing matters on larger projects: drainage or structural work may need to happen before finish surfaces or landscape details.
What to Send With Your Request
- Wide photos of the full project area and its surroundings.
- Close-ups of existing damage, connections, edges or transitions.
- Approximate dimensions and access information.
- Product, material or design details already selected.
Add any survey, plan, product information or inspiration images you already have, but a finished design is not required for the first review.
Common Questions
Should I start with repair or replacement?
Keep sound elements when they fit the desired result and can integrate with new work. Replacement is more practical when condition, layout or compatibility makes repair a poor fit.
Can this be coordinated with nearby outdoor work?
Yes. That is the purpose of this page, but the deck, hardscape, structure, fence or system work should remain clearly separated inside the overall plan.
Related Service Families
Use the links above to move to the most specific service page. Keeping each part of the project in the right service family makes the scope easier to review and prevents unrelated work from being bundled together.