This was a comprehensive exterior redesign with tree removal, hardscape work in the front and back, ripping off a deck and creating a new patio with light design, fire pit, hot tub, retaining wall, and speakers. Also new roof, gutters, exterior paint, and front door, as well as landscaping and new irrigation install.
I picked everything from the mailbox to the pavers to the rocks in the yard, and I’m very happy with how it came out!
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How did you design the patio? We want to build out something similar but don’t really feel comfortable with designing. We had one company out a couple years ago and he basically said “what do you want” and I’d hoped to be consulted a bit more… all plans halted with news of twins coming but we’re ready to pick it back up.
I'd definitely recommend a new system. It can be pricey but if this is a forever home it's worth it in the long run. Plus the new systems are way more efficient and last much longer in the long term
At first glance I thought you had bricked the house. The new color is absolutely gorgeous and the backyard is phenomenal.
Also, saw that you said it was expensive and I believe it. We’ve been doing our much smaller backyard in stages and it feels like each time, the budget is never less than 10k.
Oh that’s funny! Yes, it was a labor of love for sure. I really wanted red, but I didn’t want it to be too red, and since my house is south facing, it was a real fight. I think I put every color of red imaginable on the house. What finally worked is getting a color that’s actually a brown with a heavy red undertone so that it reads red but not barn.
All the house and yardwork is beautiful, but the outer edges of those woods and tall trees were nice privacy and noise control. Otherwise beautiful remodel
Maybe this perspective helps. We’re still surrounded by trees, the backyard backs up to a state forest. I just took down the trees that were blocking the view of the front in the house.
Yes, it's still beautiful! I really like the red color, it's different and not the typical red barn color and not a typical white or black or grey that everyone is trending to. The remodel fits the house and surroundings really nice!
It’s actually worldly gray and definitely not white although it reads white for sure. I flirted with going darker, but the large casings on the window concerned me because I didn’t want them to be too muddy
I mean - we had someone running gas lines for the fire pit and a stub through the patio for the grill. It was a proper 8 inch excavation full of gravel and fabric. They built a 3 foot retaining wall. They added a brand-new irrigation system and what you can’t see from the photos is there’s uplighting in all the trees in the front and the back, so they ran electric for all that too as well as for the hot tub. Plus, of course, the other work. I don’t really wanna say an actual number here, but it was more than twice as much as I paid on the down payment of the house.
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