Completed Simple Choice Construction remodeling project in Los Angeles
Completed Simple Choice Construction remodeling project in Los Angeles
Completed Simple Choice Construction remodeling project in Los Angeles

Outdoor Living & Exterior Construction

Enhance your property with outdoor living construction that creates patios, decks, and functional backyard spaces for relaxation and entertaining.

An outdoor build, run as one job

For Los Angeles homeowners turning a backyard into space they actually use. We draw it, permit it and build it, so there is no gap between a designer, a landscape crew and a builder for your project to fall into.

Recent Outdoor Living & Exterior Construction projects in Los Angeles

A look inside some of our latest remodeling projects across Los Angeles.

What an outdoor build covers

One contract, one schedule. Nothing on this list gets handed to someone you have to chase.

Patio construction

Patio construction

Decks and pergolas

Decks and pergolas

Outdoor kitchens

Outdoor kitchens

Hardscaping and walkways

Hardscaping and walkways

Driveways

Driveways

Exterior renovations

Exterior renovations

Outdoor lighting

Outdoor lighting

Landscape structures

Landscape structures

Drainage and grading

Drainage and grading

Artificial turf

Artificial turf

How we price your project

No two outdoor projects cost the same, and any contractor who quotes a number before seeing the property is guessing. These are the six things your project manager measures on the walkthrough.

Size and scope

Size and scope

Square footage of hardscape, and how many separate structures the yard is getting.

Square footage of hardscape, and how many separate structures the yard is getting.

Grading and drainage

Grading and drainage

Where the water goes is decided before anything is poured, and on a sloped lot it is a real line item.

Where the water goes is decided before anything is poured, and on a sloped lot it is a real line item.

Permit path

Permit path

What LADBS requires at your address. Structures, electrical and anything over a certain height need approval.

What LADBS requires at your address. Structures, electrical and anything over a certain height need approval.

Material level

Material level

Where you land between poured concrete and cut stone. This is the widest variable in the estimate.

Where you land between poured concrete and cut stone. This is the widest variable in the estimate.

Site access

Site access

Hillside lots, narrow streets and tight side yards all move the number, because everything is carried in.

Hillside lots, narrow streets and tight side yards all move the number, because everything is carried in.

Structures and power

Structures and power

Roofed structures, outdoor kitchens and lighting each pull gas, water or a new circuit from the house.

Roofed structures, outdoor kitchens and lighting each pull gas, water or a new circuit from the house.

So how do you get an actual number?

You book a walkthrough. Nobody quotes a outdoor project over the phone, and anyone who does is going to revise it later. Here is exactly what happens instead, and none of it commits you to anything.

01

We walk the property. Free, in person, no obligation.

02

You get a written estimate, itemized line by line, with nothing hidden in it. Yours to keep.

03

Any change is agreed in writing before the work happens, never after.

The three things people ask before they sign

These come up on almost every call. Straight answers to all three.

Will the price change once you start?

You get a written estimate, itemized line by line. Anything that comes up after that is priced and agreed in writing before the work happens, never after.

How long is this really going to take?

Nobody can give you a firm completion date before permits are issued, and anyone who does is guessing. You get a phase by phase schedule instead, and a call the week anything moves rather than a surprise at the end.

Will the work last?

Every stage is permitted and inspected under our license, CSLB #1076567, and the same team is on it from the first day through final walkthrough.

Simple Choice Construction project managers in a completed Los Angeles kitchen

Reviews from Los Angeles homeowners

Every one of these is a outdoor project, not a small job. Names, neighbourhoods and dates as they were left.

Book your free in-home estimate

Six questions, about thirty seconds. They go straight to a project manager who works on this kind of job.

Free, in person, and there is no obligation at the end of it.

You get a written, itemized estimate that is yours to keep.

A project manager comes out, not a salesperson.

Or just call and skip the form.

Budget and start date help us send the right project manager. Neither is a commitment.

Questions we get asked a lot

Or just call. We answer all of these on the phone in about five minutes.

How much does a backyard project cost in Los Angeles?

It depends on the six things above. Your project manager gives you a written, itemized number after walking the property, not before.

How long does an outdoor project take in Los Angeles?

It depends on scope and on the permit path at your address, and the permitting part sits in a queue nobody controls. We split it into three durations, design, permits and construction, so you can see which part is moving and which part is waiting.

Do I need permits for a patio, deck or outdoor kitchen?

Often yes, especially for roofed structures, gas, electrical and anything raised. We handle LADBS and tell you at the walkthrough what your scope triggers.

Do you handle drainage?

Yes, and we start there. Hardscape built without a drainage plan is the most common reason a yard fails a few winters later.

Can you work on a hillside lot?

Yes. Slope changes the retaining, the drainage and how material gets to the back of the property, and we price all three up front.

Where we work

Outdoor living and exterior construction across Los Angeles County. These are the areas we work in most.

Encino

Sherman Oaks

Studio City

Woodland Hills

West Hills

Culver City

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