Low view of concrete pavers set in bright turf between two stacked stone walls.

Process

How we build

Six stages, one team, and the money spent in the right order.

01 / The sequence

Six sheets, one team.

From the first conversation to the walkthrough, in the same order every time.

  1. Sheet 01

    We talk about the space

    Not dimensions. What is back there now, what you want it to become, and what is setting the timing.

    01
  2. Sheet 02

    Paco comes out

    He walks the ground, reads the grade and the drainage, and tells you what is actually possible. Free, no obligation.

    02
  3. Sheet 03

    You get a real price and a schedule

    Priced to the site and the scope, with the ground work in it rather than added later.

    03
  4. Sheet 04

    Ground first

    Excavation, grading, drainage and base. The invisible half, and the half that decides the outcome.

    04
  5. Sheet 05

    Structure and hardscape

    Walls, footings, cover, paving and stone. One team, one schedule, no handoffs.

    05
  6. Sheet 06

    Finish and walkthrough

    Lighting, planting edges, clean-up, and a walk round it together.

    06
02 / The order matters

Ground, structure, surface, fit-out

In that order, every time. Everything sits on the ground, so fixing it later means taking up what you built on top of it.

If the whole scheme is not happening this year, we design the whole scheme and build it in that order. Conduit and gas run while the ground is open cost very little now and a great deal later. Building the visible part first is the most expensive mistake in this trade.

A mortared multicolor flagstone patio with a sandstone border in a wooded yard.
StageGround first
Sheet04
03 / Questions

Before you call

Where do projects usually start?

Around seven and a half thousand, and up from there. It prices to the space and to what is actually being built, which is what the consultation is for.

Do you offer financing?

Yes, through Acorn Finance. They will walk you through the options.

Why you rather than the cheaper quote?

It is built to handle real freeze-and-thaw seasons rather than looking good for one summer, and it is turnkey. One team, start to finish.

How long does a project take?

It depends entirely on scope. A patio and a full outdoor living build are different animals. You get a real schedule at the consultation, not a guess on the phone.

Do you do the whole thing, or do I coordinate trades?

The whole thing. Design, excavation, base, hardscape, structure and finish, on one schedule.

Which areas do you cover?

Northwest Arkansas, roughly 25 miles around Cave Springs. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Fayetteville, Bella Vista, Centerton and the towns between them.

Tell us what you want the space to be

Paco comes out, walks the ground and talks it through. The visit costs nothing and there is nothing attached to it.