Charlotte Dreamscapes

Aug 2016

Located in the Oakhurst area of Charlotte Highlights: * Cedar lumber throughout (smooth side/rough side) * Stainless steel deck screws (no nails) * Post holes filled all the way with stone and concrete (no soil put back in holes to rot posts) * Custom cut post caps from 2x6 cedar * Quality craftsmanship, built with time and care * Flexible, custom design and layout

$8k

Charlotte, NC

Jul 2016

This beautiful fence was built at the same time as the retaining wall on which it sits. The fence continues around the perimeter of this large Cornelius back yard, and runs along the top of the retaining wall next to the driveway. The client asked for this 2 foot high wall and 6 foot high fence to be built within a one-foot width to stay in between the driveway and the property line. This was an engineering challenge, and we like a good challenge! To accomplish this, we used 12 foot posts. Six feet are behind the fence, with 2 feet freely passing through gravel behind the wall, and 4 more feet underground in wall foundation and further below that. The fence is built with pressure treated pine deck lumber. While not particularly well-suited to fencing, our clients really wanted this material. With great care and attention to detail, we made it work! We built the gates out of lightweight cedar and used steel-reinforced "no-sag" hardware to keep them sturdy without the need for unsightly diagonal beams. The clients chose a solid brown stain for the fence, so the color difference between the lumber will not show through.

$17k

Cornelius, NC

May 2016

This home has a pretty good slope off the front corner and was in need of landscaping in the front yard. We built a beautiful retaining wall and edged new planter beds with beautiful Belgard Celtik Curb edging. We installed plants according to the client's design and mulched the beds. All in all, it made for a beautiful, warm, and inviting home!

$4k

Charlotte, NC

May 2016

This beautiful flagstone serpintine walkway invites you to walk from the driveway, around the side of the house and to the back yard. It measures 45 leet long x 4 feet wide. The flagstone is chocolate brown Tennessee flagstone and the rocks are Pennsylvania river slick 3/8" pea gravel. It is all built on a bed of compacted crush and sand.

$2k

Charlotte, NC

Apr 2016

A beautiful, welcoming small space in Charlotte's "arts district." ​ Project scope: * Techo-Bloc's Borealis "Hazelnut Brandy" paver patio and sidewalk * Belgard's Old York "Summer Hill" paver patio * Custom cedar horizontal fence with two removal panels & a gate * Bed of Emerald Zoysia sod enclosed within steel edging * Pennsylvia river slick pebbles * String lighting with new outdoor electrical outlet and switch

$11k

Charlotte, NC

Mar 2016

This alluring pool patio extension in the Olde Providence neighborhood of Charlotte, NC is made with premium quality Techo-Bloc BLU-60 concrete pavers. The pavers are the larger size, known as "slabs." These are in the textured finish and the color is Champlain Gray. Project Scope: * Rebuild existing, non-functioning creek bed and beautify with Pennsylvania river slick * Extend pool patio: A gorgeous 24' x 7' patio built to full ICPI (Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute) specifications * Returned later for landscaping: Some tree trimming, removal of dead plants, installation of 9 new plants * Returned later to sod the front yard

$3k

Charlotte, NC

Feb 2016

This attractive fence is a custom designed framed picket fence and is about 4 1/2 feet tall. The outside and inside of the fence are framed at the top and bottom and there is a running cap on the top of the fence line. Everything was hand made on-site and assembled using high quality exterior deck screws. No nails! ​The fence was built with #1 grade, kiln-dried, pressure treated lumber. The panels are supported structurally with 2x4's on the inside, use 1x4's for pickets, and are framed in with more 1x4's on the outside and down the top of each panel.

$4k

Charlotte, NC

Jan 2016

Thomas Street Tavern in the Plaza-Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte had a mess on their hands by the new rear entrance to their pub and restaurant. ​Customers will now be greeted by this beautiful new retaining wall and landscaping.

$700

Charlotte, NC

Dec 2015

Problem: This client's back yard was shaped like a bowl. The house is at the bottom of a hill, right before a large area creek, and has been plagued by years of drainage problems and frustrations with solutions that didn't work. A previous national contractor installed two drain boxes in the yard that weren't working, and the yard stayed swampy and shady. The customer had a lot of trouble keeping grass. Solution: We re-graded the yard, raising the soil by the porch and under the playground, and grading the land so that it drains properly. We trucked in a few tons of organic screened topsoil for this. We dug ditches that drained the property at the back corners, and turned them into beautiful features of the landscape with river slicks from Pennsylvania. The drainage creek on the right goes underground through a filter and white PVC pipe for the last 20 feet. A ton of large rip rap stone was added to the creek bed where each drainage creek empties into the large neighborhood creek. We also built a small platform bridge under the monkey bars and a small planter box in each creek. The half of the yard that was re-graded was then sodded with tall fescue.

$3k

Charlotte, NC