Ginger & Miguel's Design-Build Project

Well Done Neighbors!

~Rebecca

Fun with a concrete slab patio

Urban Arcadia Builders has a new resident carpenter/artist. Paul Haugland decided to take this basic patio slab and turn it into something a bit more interesting.

The result will be a dark gray concrete patio slab with a sun cut into it. These lines would typically be squares  to allow for cracking, but we thought that was too drab. 

Backyard Pavilion 10x10x10'

Hey Seattle-ites, I just came across this awesome outdoor, rainproof pavilion for your backyard. What are we waiting for? Doesn't it look like an instant party, even if it's pouring rain?

Patios & Walkways for Spring!

So , Urban Arcadia Builders has been getting a lot of calls for Patio's and walkways this spring!.. What an exciting project for homeowners who have been cooped up all winter.. A chance to reclaim a bit of their yard for evening dinners and morning coffee in the sun ..
Here are some of Well Done Blogs posts about Patios in the past, done by Dietz Design Group mostly (go rebecca!). I thought I would post them again for inspiration..



http://itswelldone.blogspot.com/2010/10/dietz-design-stat-landscaping-job.html

http://itswelldone.blogspot.com/2010/10/givers-gain.html

http://itswelldone.blogspot.com/2010/03/paving-project-you-gotta-pay-for-this.html

http://itswelldone.blogspot.com/2010/06/kussick-res-before-and-during.html

http://itswelldone.blogspot.com/2009/07/dietz-design-group-project-two-years.html

http://itswelldone.blogspot.com/2010/02/great-clients-before-during-and-after.html

Dietz Design. STAT landscaping job.

A few months ago I got a call from a couple. "We are having a baby shower at our home in two weeks and the entryway is a post-remodel pile of dirt...Help!"  Dietz Design to the rescue.  Here's what we did: Day 1: Thanked God that the husband was doing a bunch of the labor, also convinced him to call some stone guys and have them install the patio.  Day 2: Took wife to the retail plant store and figured out her plant palette on the spot, had clients select pots they liked online. Day 3: Picked up pots, told husband to purchase topsoil and prep the planting beds. Days 4 and 5: Patio installed.  Day 6: Planted small garden and several pots. Two days later--the party.  "911" landscaping-- I love it.  Rebecca

Kussick Res. Before and During.

I visited LB's place later in the week. Dietz Design is still not done here.We need to plant a garden, grade the yard, and get LB some new patio furniture (that she didn't get as a gift for her birthday, but that is another story).
Yes, it is May and I am wearing a sweater.--R

american gothic

Does your deck have erectile dysfunction compared to this??

Bonnie's Front Yard. Byrant Neighborhood.

I met Bonnie last week on one of my many walks
around the neighborhood. She was in her front
yard wearing shorts covered with paint. I thought
she looked great, but she was too shy to let me
take a picture. Oh well...done front yard.

Driveway and Garage become Patio and Art Studio. Wedgwood, Seattle