Patio & Landscape -- Best of Houzz
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Not a large project, but we had the privilege of doing the patio and the planting as well as all the furniture and site amenities. We were fortunate to win best "Before and After" in the Unilock annual contest as well as a Best of Houzz 2018 with this project. It was also featured in Great Backyards Magazine last season.
Awesome clients which was an added bonus! See the sequence below.
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Plain old brick from the 90's.
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Day One: Removing the old patio and doing prep.
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At completion matching the before shots.
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Seeing how the patio spaces relate to the house and the yard.
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My favorite view. Perhaps it's because I picture myself back in the corner snoozing on the hammock.
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An ancillary access through the Hydrangea.
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Comments (23)Echoing the comments of others, the patio spaces are too tight and redundant. It would be better to expend more on a much larger and spacious main space, with secondary smaller spaces. It's generally the case that outdoor dining relates to the indoor kitchen, or secondarily, the indoor dining. Figure out what other USES are needed outdoors and build on to the primary need. It does not make sense to develop a nice hardscape/dining entertaining area and then separate it from the view of the (small) back yard. Instead, use the space to create a view from the patio, which will be primarily the opposite side of the yard. Whether a seat-wall makes sense would depend primarily on existing grade. Where a seat-wall doesn't make sense, use outdoor furniture. Take a look at the [winning patio recently posted by K&D[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/patio-and-landscape-best-of-houzz-dsvw-vd~5120929?n=18) (on a nearby thread) for some inspiration. We can't see the trees and it hasn't been said why they're coming out. It would be good to know why....See MoreLost on what we should do with the landscaping around our patio
Comments (13)Here’s where you look up your USDA zone USDA If you can answer some of NHBabs’ questions, you will get more suggestions and ideas here. If you can’t find any photos for ideas of patio landscaping you like online, or if the whole thing seems overwhelming, take your photo, and measurements of the patio and area around it, to a local nursery (not a big box store) and tell them you need a low-maintenance mixed shrub planting. Ask if they can help. Some larger nurseries have designers on staff who will create a simple design for you for free or for a small fee, if you are going to buy your plants from them. You can implement the plan over time if the budget doesn’t allow buying all at once. If you’ve never done this before it may seem daunting, but having some life and color around your patio will make it more enjoyable to use and will increase your property value....See MoreBest way to attach patio roof to my house?
Comments (26)I know nothing about structural engineering, but I'd say that if you really want a roof over the patio, option B appeals most to me. I think that option A would look really odd. Option C probably would too, with that large a span. Also, from what roofers tell me, every valley you add to your roof bumps up the cost when it's time to re-roof. I'll take a simple, boring straight roof any day. A straight roof also better if you want to add solar panels later (assuming it faces the right way). With all that said, I'm having trouble seeing any of them as very attractive. I'm no decorator, but in my mind, whatever you put there is going to close up the house and make it look less welcoming. That patio is 374 square feet. It'd be a little tight, but a single person good at planning could probably live with reasonable comfort in that much square area. Honestly, I think you may have made the patio too big to have a roof....See MorePatio placement and landscaping
Comments (10)This is the “back” of the house. It is pretty convenient to the kitchen, but The white structure and blue tarp is for our wood. That will stay there. We are in the northeast, a shady place to sit would be great, but again I know with a small yard, we can’t have everything without it looking too cluttered. The gray fence is our neighbors. I would live to extend something further behind the house though to block our view of their driveway from our kitchen window inside. That is also the south side of the house, so where the vegetable garden is...See More- PRO6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
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Thanks again, John, a.k.a. @Yardvaark. Good field personnel, good clients and a rock-star photographer are all part of the success. Cog Hill was interesting because the golf course, due to notoriety, has installed chain link fencing so that homeowners and guests cannot stroll out for a free round. Needless to say, the chain link is not a winner with the residents (or with the landscape designer).
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If you squint, Cog Hill #3 is visible beyond the shrub border and the chain link. What a waste of a great view. - PRO6 years ago
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