This is the job Magnolia Outdoor Living was built for. Instead of a landscaper for the lawn, a hardscape company for the patio, and someone else for the fence and the lights, one crew plans and builds the whole backyard so the pieces fit and the order of work makes sense.
A typical renovation starts with grading and drainage, then the hardscape — a paver patio, a fire pit, a seating wall — then irrigation, sod, beds, and lighting to finish. Everything is placed on a plan first, so the fire pit is where you will actually sit and the path goes where you will actually walk.
It does not have to be everything at once. We can build the patio and fire pit now and plan the rest so it slots in later without redoing anything.
What’s included
A plan for the whole backyard, even if it is built in stages
Grading and drainage before anything is built on top
Paver patio and walkways on a compacted base
Stone or block fire pit with a gravel or paver surround
Seating walls, steps, and caps
Lawn, beds, and irrigation to finish the space
Lighting for the patio, steps, and walls
What the price depends on
We do not publish a rate for this, because a number with no yard attached to it is a guess. These are the things that actually move it:
Which pieces are in scope: patio, fire pit, seating wall, lawn, beds, lighting
Whether it is built in one go or staged across a season
The size of the patio and the length of the seating wall
Whether drainage or grading has to be sorted before anything is built on top
Gas or wood, since a gas pit needs a line run to it
We measure all of it on site. The written quote comes back with the scope, the materials and one price for the whole job, so you are comparing a number to a number rather than one guess to another.
Questions about this work
Wood-burning or gas fire pit?
Wood-burning is simpler, cheaper, and what most people picture. A gas fire pit needs a gas line and a licensed installer for that part, so it costs more but lights instantly and makes no smoke. Either can be built into a paver patio.
Can you do the project in phases?
Yes. We plan the whole yard first so each phase is built in the right place and nothing gets torn out later. Patio and fire pit first, lawn and lighting next, is a common split.
How far should a fire pit be from the house or fence?
Far enough to be safe and to satisfy any local fire rules for open burning, which vary by city. We site it with that in mind during the plan, along with where the prevailing wind sends the smoke.
Free site visit, written quote
Thinking about fire pits & backyard renovations?
A sentence or two is enough. We come out, walk the property with you, and follow up with one written quote for the whole job.
Call or send the form. Tell us what you are picturing and where the property is. We come back to you within one business day.
We walk the property. We look at the ground, the drainage, the sun and shade, and what is already there, and talk through options and budget.
One written quote. One scope and one price for the whole job — lawn, hardscape, drainage, fence — in the order it should be built.
We build it. One crew from the first dig to the last light, with a call if anything changes along the way.
