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Mission Viejo Patio Remodel

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Mission Viejo Patio Remodel

What will you do with your backyard? With TRU Landscape Services, there are unlimited options for renovating your landscape! As a licensed landscape contractor, we do everything outdoors. From planting and maintaining a lawn to installing sprinkler systems, we care for your softscape. In the realm of hardscape, we pouring driveways and pave patios, building elaborate water features and set fire pits alight.

stamped concrete patio, custom wood patio cover with balcony, stacked stone barbecue island

This Mission Viejo patio remodel includes a custom stacked stone barbecue Island, a stamped concrete patio, planter walls, and a wood balcony with a patio cover extension. Other features include a low voltage LED lighting system in the planters.

Orange County Patio Construction

Sometimes you just need to overhaul an area of your landscape. We can help. As your premiere orange county landscape contractor, TRU wants to partner with you to create an outdoor experience you will enjoy. When it comes to patios, we love to make outdoor living areas for relaxation and entertaining family and friends. With fire, food and friends, what more do you need to unwind in your backyard paradise?

Stamped Concrete Patio

Stamped concrete with a sealant on it for a beautiful patio that will last

Stamped concrete provides a visually interesting patio surface with easy clean up. We can stain your concrete in a variety of colors and stamps patterns to suit your visual preferences.

Orange County Barbecue Island and Custom Balcony

The biggest features of this Orange County landscape are the barbecue island and the custom balcony/patio cover. These installations fill out the bulk of this small to medium sized back yard. They make an outdoor kitchen experience possible. Your American Made grill and barbecue Island are perfect for serving up a delicious outdoor dining experience. Make the patio your new dining room under the shade of our custom patio covers.

Low Voltage LED Lighting and Stacked Stone Siding

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To fill out the edges of the property, we installed planter beds with Low Voltage LED landscape lighting. The stacked stone planter walls match the barbecue island to tie the hardscape together. It’s poured in place concrete cap also provides seating!

Our low voltage landscape lighting system will save electricity over less efficient systems. American made landscape lights are also built to last and under warranty! They are weather resistant and bright enough for any landscape lighting set up. We only use top of the line landscape LED lighting to ensure your landscape is safe and well lit at night.

Landscape Construction Series

We decided to go more in depth into this Orange County landscape construction project.

Here are 3 other blogs to give you more details on each aspect of this patio construction process:

1) Barbecue Island

2) Stamped Concrete

3) Patio Cover Construction

Orange County Stamped Concrete Patio

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Orange County Stamped Concrete Patio

Here’s a sneak peak at our latest landscape project. Today we will be featuring this Orange County Stamped Concrete Patio:

An overview of the stamped concrete patio

Stay tuned for our next blog post which will show the complete landscape remodel with proper before and after pictures. Until then, check out these overviews of the stamped concrete patio and its features! Just imagine what this backyard would have been like without the patio.

Stamped Concrete Orange County Patio Area

Sitting underneath the patio cover, you can enjoy the view and keep cool in the shade!

The remodel has created an excellent outdoor living area perfect for family and friends. The area is connected directly to the house, so it’s as seamless going outdoors as moving from room to room. What a relaxing area!

Orange County Stamped Concrete Patio

Leading down from the Orange County Stamped Concrete Patio are wide rounded steps. The width of the steps make the patio area so much more accessible than it used to be. The raised area used to only have a small step path leading up to it. Now the entire area is opened up!

Wide rounded concrete steps mimic the curve of the pool

The stamped concrete gives a unique character to the space that you can’t get with ordinary unfinished concrete. It is also sturdier and safer to have around the pool. When it comes to Orange County Concrete for your landscape, we’re the only company you’ll need to call. Our company can take you from the landscape design, through demolition, to a finished product all under one roof!

Custom Wood Patio Covers

This patio cover was built as a “tie-in” to the house’s existing roof. It matches the current roof perfectly and is tied into the house on 3 sides which adds a 580 sq ft of indoor / outdoor area! here’s a look under the patio cover at the space. It’s the perfect relaxing outdoor kitchen and dining area.

Stamped Concrete Patio Orange County landscape

A look underneath the patio cover at the barbecue island and dining area

Are you ready to get a free estimate on your very own Stamped Concrete Patio installation? Or are you considering some other landscape surfacing for paths, driveways, or decks such as flagstone or interlocking pavers? TRU Landscape has you covered. Just call today and we’ll get you started on your way to the backyard of your dreams!

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Concrete Entryway Remodel & Landscape Lighting

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Concrete Entryway Remodel

We recently completed this front yard landscape remodel in Orange County California. Stick around till the end for a cool video of the finished landscape project!

Concrete Entryway Orange County
The landscape was transformed from unappealing and unfinished to inviting and complete with the addition of a concrete entryway. All it took was a little elbow grease, concrete, landscape lighting, sod and plants. But, it all started with a palm tree removal.

We were called out to a landscape in Westminster for a tree job. When our salesman arrived at the customer’s house, the customer told him that the palm tree could be dropped across the yard. Why? Because they were planning on installing a new front yard landscape.

Before and After Pictures

The customer told us that they had their backyard landscaped 6 months back. They wanted to hire the same contractor, but he was not returning our customer’s phone calls. Luckily, TRU Landscape Services is much more than a tree service! Our salesman explained to the customer that we perform all of that work they needed to complete the project. The customer requested an estimate for the entire front yard landscape remodel. A few days later, the customer called us back and hired us.

On day one, we removed the Palm trees and the grass from the front yard. On this project we had to change the grade of the front yards to flow away from the house and the new installations. Concrete Walkway Orange County

Concrete Walkway and Planter Walls

As an Orange County concrete contractor, we were well prepared for the scope of installations on this remodel. To begin with, the customer had an idea of the design for the front yard, but was open for suggestions. The purpose of re-landscaping the front yard was to add curb appeal, accent the already beautiful home, and provide a more inviting entryway. To achieve this, we built a concrete walkway, stucco planter walls, bullnose concrete steps, and a ceramic tile front porch.

Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Orange County

Our design for the concrete walkway includes concrete bull nose steps as you can see in the picture. It also incorporates path landscape lighting into the steps themselves. The customer really liked the idea of the walkway being surrounded by a planter wall. We installed a block wall with a concrete cap on top of the wall. We applied stucco to the side of planter walls for a finished look. To finish the entryway experience, we installed a custom tile on the front porch. Our customer really liked the wood grain ceramic tile. And with that, from sidewalk to porch, the entryway was complete.

Ceramic Tile Porch

Landscape Lighting Orange County

After completing the concrete work we moved onto installing the softscape, plants and lighting.

On this project, we meet the customer at the nursery to go over the plants. After meeting, we had a clear idea of the trees and plants that the customer wanted. Once the plants were set in place, the crew planted soil amendments and fertilizer tabs. That’s how you start things off right! These fertilizer tablets last up to 3 years giving the plant all of the proper nutrients to grow big and healthy.

Landscape Lighting Orange County

After our crews were done planting, we installed LED low voltage lights. LED landscape lighting was placed in key positions throughout the planters. We haven’t taken any night pictures of the property, but it looks great in the dark!

To display all of the trees, we also installed “up lights”. Path landscape lighting completed the picture. We installed LED step lights on the walkway steps to provide visibility at night. This low voltage landscape lighting installation showcases the concrete work and plants. Now, whether day or night, our customer can enjoy their property to the full!

You can see the completed front yard landscape remodel in this video:

If you’re looking for an Orange County front yard landscape remodel, call us today for a free estimate. Just dial 1-866-487-1359 to reach us during the day. Feel free to leave a phone message or send an email if you are outside of service hours: info@trulandscape.com

Laguna Hills Landscapers

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Come take a journey with us through the process of building this Laguna Hills landscape. The job includes low voltage lighting, a fire pit, an outdoor patio area, and custom concrete driveways and walkways.

Laguna Hills Landscapers

The story begins when we were called out for a free estimate to Laguna Hills. If you’re not familiar with the Orange County area, Laguna Hills is a small town surrounded by Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo. Landscaping in the area tends to create spaces for outdoor living because of the warm and hospitable climate. The customer had a clear idea of what they wanted from their landscapers and we knew this was the right job for us.

After the initial meeting, the customer mentioned that three other landscape companies were also giving estimates. Shortly after we emailed the thorough estimate, the customer called us back to hire us saying they chose us because our estimate was the most detailed out of the four they received. We like to be transparent and detailed in our estimates so you know exactly what to expect.

Laguna Hills Landscape Concrete

After demolition, grading, and laying the underground drain pipes, we started the forms for the landscape concrete. As you can see from the picture, there was a lot of custom concrete work and flagstone involved in the overall design. This design was made up of many smaller squares of concrete. A project like this requires a lot of setup to guarantee a quality product. We worked from design drawings and consulted the customer throughout the process.

After installing landscape concrete in Orange County for the last 20+ years, we know that it’s better to ask a lot of questions up front rather than have to remove the concrete and replace it. If you’re looking for a company who’ll install your custom concrete right the first time, give us a call.

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Flagstone Walkway

Note the flagstone stairway up to the front doors. Each step is bordered with landscape timber with a flagstone landing and a concrete base to provide its strong foundation. Because flagstone is a natural stone, each pieces strength will vary from strong to more brittle. Flagstone installed in a small layer of concrete or over sand may have individual stones come loose after a relatively short period of use. To avoid this, we always install at least 3 ½ inches of concrete as a foundation so that the flagstone will remain in place for several years. It’s best to start with a good foundation. And all that’s just the front yard!

Backyard Outdoor Living

This Orange County patio area was constructed in the same style as the front yard with the addition of a concrete fire pit and a bench. The space is also surrounded by low voltage landscape lighting to extend the area’s use after the sun sets. Imagine eating in this outdoor dining area on a beautiful Orange County day. It’s moments like these that TRU Landscape is all about.

You just finished reading all of that? Like what you hear? Then why not give us a call?

Orange County Concrete

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Orange County Concrete

TRU Landscape Services just completed a Concrete project for a Credit Union. TRU Landscape Services has work for this same credit union on several other projects. So, when they wanted to update there ATM and Entrance Concrete Walk Ways they called us out. TRU Landscape Services has been installing concrete in Orange County for over 20 years. This project was located in Signal Hill. Signal Hill is a small city that is basically a part of Long Beach, California. TRU Landscape Services will do work in all parts of California for our return customers. With fuel being so high we like to stay in Orange County. But customer satisfaction is our main goal.

Orange County Concrete Breaking

This project was difficult for our crews to remove during the day, our customer was open for business and didn’t want any noise during business hours. So, in order to provide the highest customer satisfaction we removed the concrete at night. Our concrete breaking crew showed up at 4:30 PM on a Saturday and started removing the concrete. A project of this size – we had to move in 2 bobcat tractors with concrete breakers attached. We had a couple of dumpsters delivered at 5 PM. We would normally haul away the concrete ourselves but since we were working after hours we had to use dumpsters. A lot of people believe that concrete is hauled to a land fill, not our concrete! We recycle it! We dump it at a plant where they crush it into road base. The road base is then used for various projects including a base that is installed under new roads. Our crew finished removing the concrete at 6 AM Sunday Morning.

Concrete Forms

After removing the concrete we brought in our concrete forming crew. First thing they do is figure out all of the grades. Grades are very important when your working with concrete. If the project is not formed properly you can end up with the water running towards the structure instead of away from it. If the water was to run towards the structure a lot of bad things could happen, possibly flooding the building. After working for many years in Orange County, TRU Landscape Services has been called out to several properties where this exact thing has happened. Most of the time we have to break out the concrete and replace it. Some times we can install area drains to move the water away from the structure. After setting up our concrete forms we schedule concrete for the next day.

Concrete Finishing

This project requires that we install the concrete in two different pours. Because of the area of the stairs and ramp to the ATM we had to install the concrete in the upper part one day and come back a second day and install the lower part. After pouring the concrete in the upper area, a guard was hired to keep the public from walking into the fresh concrete. This also helped protect people from walking into a construction zone. Our concrete finishing crew did a great job on both pours. We removed the concrete on a Saturday and the ATM was opened up for business on Thursday of the same week. Our customers were very happy with all of the work.

About Us

TRU Landscape Services has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 25 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features, ponds, Putting Greens, we also offer Low Voltage Lighting, Synthetic Turf, Fire Pits, plus many other services.
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