Landscape Design and Build

Project timelines vary greatly. Smaller updates, like garden installations, might take a few weeks. Full-scale landscape design and build projects, including patios, outdoor kitchens, or complex plantings, can range from several weeks to a few months. We'll walk you through a detailed timeline during our planning phase, so you always know what to expect.

Landscape project costs depend on size, materials, and complexity. Smaller garden projects may range from a few thousand dollars, while extensive projects with custom features can easily reach tens of thousands or more. No matter what you're aiming for in your outdoor space, we'll create a landscaping design that fits both your vision and your budget.

Yes, certain landscaping projects require permits - especially those involving structural changes, utilities, or significant grading. As one of the most experienced companies in Chicago for landscape design and build projects, we handle necessary permit applications and inspections for you, ensuring your landscape plan complies with local regulations.

Typically, features like custom stonework, outdoor kitchens, and water features, which are included in a full landscape design and build, are the most expensive. These features require specialized skills and materials, adding to the overall cost. That said, we're known for helping clients wisely make smart investments that boost both comfort and property value within their outdoor space.

Absolutely! We're not just builders. As your creative partners in landscape vision, we offer comprehensive landscaping design and build services, tackling everything from initial concept and planning to final installation. We imagine, design, and build beautiful, functional outdoor spaces.

We understand how important it is to have sustainable and efficient landscaping. We offer various solutions, such as native plant selections that require less water and maintenance, as well as landscape design and build focused on drought resistance. We also use sustainable materials and offer designs that minimize upkeep, allowing you to enjoy your outdoor space with less effort. To talk about specific eco-friendly and low-maintenance options for your project, please reach out to us directly. We can create a landscaping design that's both beautiful and environmentally responsible.

An estimate is an educated, conceptual budget with figures derived from similar projects in size, scope, area, and materials. It is not a guarantee that this will be your final price. It may be higher or lower.

A fixed price contract can only be provided after design plans are completed, all material has been selected, project expectations and responsibilities outlined (such as who is ordering the material), and tradesmen have had a chance to see the site.

We can provide a rough estimate, usually given over the phone or in person as a range or a detailed estimate that is usually within 20-30% of the fixed price. Detailed estimates are provided after site visits and usually come with a fee that can be applied to your design rate as a deposit if we are selected as our design and build team.

Besides the benefits we listed above your alternatives are:

– Doing the project yourself, finding and contractors, ordering, receiving materials, scheduling correctly, and coordinating your contractors, architect and designer to work together and that they’re playing nice. You’d need a license to do this, you take all financial and legal responsibilities, and you will basically need to treat it like a full time job.

– You can hire an architect/designer and general contractor or kitchen remodeling company separately, you’d be responsible for communicating to both parties what is needed, and making sure that your decisions will not make your price inflate. You assume most of the responsibility financially and legally.

– You can hire a design-build firm, pay the nearly the same as you would for hiring both individually, and offset the responsiblity and communication by having one party take charge of bringing your vision to life.

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First, take some time to think or talk it over with your partner. What are your needs, desires, and wish list? What is the maximum you are willing to invest in your dream kitchen? Why are you remodeling? What are your minimum requirements – do you absolutely have to get rid of your floors or cabinets? What do you love about the existing space? What can you keep in your kitchen? When do you need to have this done by? These questions are important because the inform us what we can and can’t do. If the maximum you are willing to invest is $20,000, you will only be able to replace a few items. We can help make the kitchen feel brand new, but there will still be elements of the old space.

Next, create a pinterest for your inspiration. This helps us see the vision you’re trying to bring to life and sets us on the right path. Follow us here for ideas on what you can do.

Finally, the day of make sure the space is as cleared as possible. This allows us to see things that might not have been visible in our initial digital conversations. Be ready to be asked thought provoking questions, and have your partner or other decision maker with you to save time and headaches later on.

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