Our Tailored Outdoor Living Design Process

Exceptional Outdoor Living | Hernando Pasco & Pinellas County

Choosing Beyond Backyard Living is the first step toward creating the yard of your dreams. At Beyond Backyard Living, we craft designs that are tailor-made to meet your specific needs. We don’t rely on general templates for our designs because we understand that each outdoor space is unique. This personalized approach is crucial as it sets the foundation for achieving your ideal outdoor space.

There are three core steps in the design process at Beyond Backyard Living:

1. Initial Consultation and Vision Casting

(at your home)

What happens in our first meeting? During this initial consultation, which typically lasts about an hour, we focus on understanding your goals, taking measurements, and capturing pictures. This session helps us get a clear idea of what you envision for your outdoor space. We recommend that our clients prepare a “Dreambook,” which can include anything you’ve seen and liked, loved, or disliked.

Here’s what you can expect during this consultation:

Punctuality and Duration: Our initial consultation, typically lasting about an hour, will begin on time and is offered at no cost.
Client Participation: It’s crucial that all key decision-makers, such as a spouse or significant other, attend to provide essential input.
Dreambook Preparation: We recommend clients prepare a "Dreambook" with images and ideas they like, love, or dislike to help us understand their vision.
Goals and Needs Assessment: During the consultation, we review your goals, needs, and desired functionality for your outdoor space, spending considerable time discussing these details.
Property Assessment: Our experts will assess your property to identify potential challenges and opportunities, ensuring the design fits perfectly with your landscape.
Budget Discussion: After understanding your requirements, we discuss budget ranges for different sections of your project that you are comfortable with.
Design Engagement: The designer will explain the design engagement required to start detailed design work and proposals, typically 2-3% of the anticipated project cost.
Design Translation: Using state-of-the-art design tools, we translate your vision into a detailed plan, allowing for revisions and refinements.
Transparent Cost Breakdown: We provide a transparent cost breakdown, helping you understand where every dollar is spent.

2. Conceptual Design, Planning, and Finalization

(at the Beyond Backyard Living design center)

At Beyond Backyard Living, our conceptual design process is a collaborative and interactive experience, encouraging you to bring your entire family along. This phase typically involves creating a 3D landscape design plan for your new outdoor space. Our goal is to be as thorough as possible, minimizing changes to the final Master Plan and ensuring everything fits and flows seamlessly.

During your design our team make most changes in real-time, ensuring you get exactly what you envision. We review and prioritize design elements, space allocations, budgets, and estimates together. Utilizing state-of-the-art tools, we generate a virtual, in-depth 3D model of your property, making it feel as if your project is already completed. This detailed model allows you to decide what elements you like or dislike and make necessary adjustments.

Once the design is finalized, we handle all necessary permits and ensure compliance with local zoning laws to prevent any legal issues. We establish a detailed timeline outlining each phase of the project to ensure timely completion.

3. Final Reveal, Master Plan, and Construction

The final reveal is an exciting step where we present the detailed Master Plan, which may include a comprehensive 3D design or additional architectural renderings and stamped engineered plans if required. We collaborate with licensed architects and professional engineers to obtain these additional plans as needed. This final plan provides a clear image of your completed space, offering an ultimate “try before you buy” experience. We will show you almost exactly what your retaining wall, patio, sidewalk, or landscape will look like upon completion, and provide a final detailed proposal for your review.

With the finalized plan in hand, our skilled craftsmen begin transforming your backyard, maintaining ongoing supervision to ensure quality and adherence to the project timeline. Upon completion, we conduct a thorough walkthrough with you to ensure every element meets your expectations before finalizing the project.

Above is a great detailed explanation of what our design process looks like. Below you will find what we call our, “Client Journey” this will help you better know what to expect when working with our team!