Do you like to spend more time outside than inside? Do you and your family love getting together with friends and entertaining throughout the year? If you answered yes to either of those questions then a full outdoor living space is for you. You can make your outdoor space as inclusive and add as many features as you can imagine or you can keep it simple with a standard patio, fire pit, and seat wall. Whatever you are looking for continue reading below to see typical costs of an outdoor living project!

Maybe you love being outside but you don’t need a full outdoor kitchen, fire pit, fireplace or seat wall. That is no problem to us as we specialize in installing paver patios and do so better than anyone in the greater Toledo area. As a certified Techo Pro through Techo-Bloc you can rest assured that when you hire us to install your patio you are getting an outdoor space space that will last generations!

Whether you have a green thumb or have trouble keeping your house plants alive we can design a landscape that can work for you. With over 15 years around plants and landscaping and with our owner having a degree in Horticulture from Michigan State University you can rest assured that your landscape will have four seasons of interest with whatever maintenance level you desire!

We know that you value your outdoor space and your safety quite a bit. Landscape lighting can help you utilize your patio or outdoor living space deep into the night. When your guests go to leave make sure they can see where they’re going with path lights and different up lights on your house so they can safely get to their vehicle!

If your yard has a slope that makes it unusable or if you have a water problem or want a raised patio a retaining wall is the best solution to your problem. With over 5 years of installation and design experience and with great relationships with engineers we can confidently install any size retaining wall that you need.

Having to replace mulch or landscape rocks every single year can become quite tiresome. Having a constant wet area in your yard or an area where water constantly runs through can become a nuisance as well. We can take care of nearly all of your water problems with a well thought out drainage system to get water underground and off your property in the quickest, most effective manner possible.

Outdoor living is a service that can vary wildly in pricing. Most full outdoor living spaces start at $40,000 and can go as high as $400,000+ depending on what exactly is being built. Here is more of a cost breakdown based on the feature you might be looking for.

Gas Fire Pit: $3,000-7,000
Outdoor Kitchen: $15,000-40,000
Seat Wall: $3,000-12,000
Pergola: $5,000-30,000
Pavilion: $8,000-40,000
Patio: $8,000-50,000
Fiberglass Pool: $75,000-175,000

Much like any other service the installation of a patio can vary quite a bit in pricing. The more intricate a patio the more it will cost due to added labor and material. We do our best to design for efficient and effective use of space while also minimizing material waste. At the end of the day the form and function of the patio will depend on how you and your family plans on using the space!

Typical square or rectangular patio: $8,000-20,000
Square or Rectangular Patio with Inlay: $12,000-30,000
Curvilinear Patio: $10,000-35,000
Raised Patio: $30,000-80,000
10’x10’ to 15’x15’ Patio: $4,000-8,000

Whether you are looking for a full landscape renovation where you remove all of the current landscaping or you have a new build with no current landscaping the price will actually be one of the best investments you can make in your home. Landscapes retain value almost as well as kitchens and bathrooms while helping your house feel more like a home!

Full Landscape Removal+Renovation: $5,000-30,000
Partial Landscape Removal+Renovation: $2,000-20,000
New Build Landscape Installation: $2,000-15,000
Spring Cleanup: $1,000-2,500
Fall Cleanup+Leaf Removal: $750-3,000

Landscape lighting, much like landscape installation, is a great investment into your home. With the rapidly advancing lighting technology landscape lights last 3-5 times longer now than they used to. For a relatively low cost you can not only make your home safer but you can also increase its value and the length of time you can spend outside during our short summer months!

Path Lights: $1,000-5,000
Up LIghts: $2,000-10,000
Down Lights: $1,000-4,000
Full Outdoor Lighting: $2,500-15,000

As a service that can be fairly dangerous and require a great amount of machinery and material retaining walls tend to be one of our most expensive services. When designed and installed correctly they can give you much greater use of your space and much like everything else we offer they are a great investment into the equity of your home!

Small Retaining Wall (Less than 2’ tall and 20’ long): $1,500-4,000
Medium Retaining Walls (Less than 4’ tall and 40’ long): $4,500-30,000
Large Retaining Walls (Greater than 4’ tall and 40’ long): $35,000-200,000
Engineered Retaining Walls: $50,000-250,000

Once again landscape drainage is another great investment in your home. Imagine you go to sell your home and an inspector finds that water runs back towards your home or that your downspouts basically empty into your basement or crawl space, or a potential buyer sees a massive puddle in your yard 3 days after a rainstorm. Those are all big problems that are fairly easily solved with a proper drainage system!

Downspout Drainage: $1,200-4,000
French Drain: $2,000-10,000
Sump Drain System: $1,000-4,000
Full Property Drainage System: $4,000-15,000