What it is
Outdoor Living Spaces — built right.
An outdoor living space is where the property actually delivers ROI on landscaping. Built right, you use it nine months a year. We design outdoor kitchens, fire pits, fireplaces, pergolas, and pool surrounds as integrated systems — gas, electrical, plumbing, and structural all engineered before stone gets set. The biggest mistake we see: outdoor kitchens added as cosmetic veneer over inadequate utility lines.
Hill Country Relevance
Local conditions.
Hill Country outdoor living designs use limestone, flagstone, cedar pergolas, and stainless appliances rated for Texas heat. Westerly afternoon sun and morning shade routing affects orientation. Pool surrounds in our region typically combine flagstone or stamped concrete with native-bed transitions.
Materials & Process
How we build it.
- Design phase — outdoor space sized to home, oriented for shade and sightlines, utility runs planned before construction.
- Foundation: engineered slab or pier footings depending on weight.
- Utilities: licensed sub-trades for gas line, electrical, water, drainage.
- Structural masonry: limestone veneer, cinder-block core for kitchens; cedar or steel for pergolas.
- Appliance install: built-in grill, side burner, sink, fridge.
- Finish: cap stone, lighting integration, ventilation.
- Drainage at the pad edge to keep cook surface dry.
- Walkthrough and gas/electrical sign-off.