Water
Trace roof, slope, and surface flow to a legal, maintainable outlet before anything is built.
Local crew · Berkeley, CA
Berkeley yards, rebuilt to a construction standard.
Berkeley's close-in lots often combine slopes, aging site drainage, heritage trees, and neighbor-sensitive access.
The transformation
Four moves from neglected ground to a finished room.
Drag or scroll the sequence. Each image is a design decision, not decoration.
01 · Survey
Read the failure
Berkeley's close-in lots often combine slopes, aging site drainage, heritage trees, and neighbor-sensitive access.
03 · Build
Build the room
Grades, edges, structures, utilities, and surfaces become one coordinated construction sequence.
04 · Evening
Live in the result
Lighting, comfort, and sightlines make the space usable after the workday ends.
- Compact dining terrace
- Linear fire or steel fire bowl
- Neighbor screening and storage
- Low-glare path lighting
The local constraint
Hillside courtyards and older-home drainage
We map gate access, grade, fence protection, downspouts, and compact-equipment limits before mobilizing or ordering stone.
Access
Measure gates, slopes, staging, protection, and removal routes before mobilization.
Life
Place the way the yard will actually be used—guests, pets, cooking, storage, privacy, and evening light.
Aerial diagnosis
Roofline, slope, access, neighboring structures, and discharge options before design.
Berkeley build standards
Every city scope uses the same construction logic, adapted to local access, drainage, heat, and wind.
Backyard Rock Installation
Bay Area rock installations that begin with disposal, grading, commercial fabric, and hard edges—then finish with precise placement.
See the standardDrainage Correction & Regrading
Bay Area drainage correction for ponding, downspout discharge, slope failure, muddy side yards, and water moving toward structures.
See the standardYard Cleanout & Hauling
Overgrowth, buried debris, neglected materials, and years of accumulation removed with a defined route and a site ready for construction.
See the standardOutdoor Living Design & Build
Complete outdoor living spaces where cooking, dining, shade, lounging, fire, storage, lighting, and circulation are resolved before construction.
See the standardBerkeley project intake
Tell us about the Berkeley yard.
We will check access, drainage risk, material quantities, and the layout needed to make the space usable.
Berkeley project questions
Can you work on narrow Berkeley hillside lots?
Yes. We confirm gate widths, slope, staging, neighbor protection, and compact-equipment access before the first load arrives.
How do you protect older Berkeley homes and fences?
With a written access and protection plan, hand-finishing in tight zones, temporary surface protection, and photo documentation before and after removals.