Outdoor Living in Mission Viejo

TRU Landscape Services completed another outdoor living in Mission Viejo project. The customer originally wanted a swimming pool installed in their backyard, but after our salesman was called to give the customer an estimate, he realized this yard was to tiny to house such a large feature. That’s when we decided this yard was headed in much different direction. We headed to the drawing board and began designing an all new outdoor living area that could accommodate a yard of this size.

The customer had a large existing balcony deck that had seen its fair share of better days. The customer claimed to no longer use the balcony, so we went ahead and removed it completely. In return, we installed an all new outdoor room with a small balcony off of the master bedroom. By installing this outdoor Living in Mission Viejo, we added roughly 450 square feet of area to enjoy year round. We went ahead and covered the entire backyard surface in 4″ of regular concrete. Then came the installation of the beautiful cream colored travertine tiles on top of the newly poured concrete surface.

Fire Pit

Our new design on this project called for three key elements that we needed to integrate. The key focal point in the features was the location of the future fire pit. Customer wanted to be able to look out there back window and see a constant Illuminating orange flame. The Fire pits we install have a modern design approach to it. We install a (PIP) poured in place concrete cap for the top of the pit. For the sides, we went ahead and installed real stack stone veneer panels. On the inside of the fire pit we installed a multi colored tumbled glass. Around the surrounding area of the fire feature, we installed a custom floating wood bench that was attached to the cinder block wall to allow for comfortable seating around the fire. We used redwood slates coated in a natural stain for our wood bench. This area was designed to be our more focal element of the yard but with relaxation and comfort in mind as well.

Water feature

Water features not only add beauty to a back yard but more so, provides the soothing sounds of constant water fall to your very own outdoor living area. We have had several different designs we have built over the years, our customer presented us with a basic design on this particular job and we ran with it. This water wall is roughly 4f high and 5ft wide. We integrated the matching stack stone veneer panels to the front face of the feature. The bordering cap is also a matching (PIP) poured in place concrete like that of the fire pit. This water feature in particular was installed using an LED multi-color spill way that has included a remote control allowing the customer to select through several different color schemes.

Barbecue Island

Outdoor Living in Mission Viejo wouldn’t be fully complete with out your very own outdoor kitchen area. This BBQ island has a 32-inch grill dropped in it with a side burner directly to the right of it. Customer requested a small sink to be installed for cleaning purposes. The outdoor refrigerator was also installed to keep the beverages and condiments cold. The counter top is once again a matching (PIP) poured in place colored concrete. The concrete matches all the other elements in the backyard. After installing the three main elements we felt like something was still missing. Therefore, we went ahead and included a beautiful 18” inch high planter/seating wall going across the back fence line. Our walls are designed not only for retaining our planting purposes but also for comfort. The walls are installed at about 18″ high which is about average seating height. So you essentially create a large amount of seating capability while allowing for future planting areas to be established. It’s a great design technique that allows you to eat up space in yard while creating an aesthetically appealing design feature that serves multiple purposes. We attached stack stone veneer panels on the sides of this planter wall with 6″ Vista Undermount LED fixtures. Final touches on the project was using a high gloss sealer and applying it to all the areas where our (PIP) poured in place concrete was installed.

Contractor

TRU landscape services has been building outdoor living areas in Orange County for over 20 years. We provide free estimates and have a excellent design team to help design your dream backyard. All our projects are built by our own crews. Please call us today at 1-866-487-1359 or see more of our work at www.trulandscape.com.