We provide several drawings during the different stages of the design process.

The Conceptual Plan

The process starts with a base plan created by measuring your site, including the house, existing hardscape, trees, and recording the elevation changes of your property. We combine this information with your certified house location survey, to produce the base plan. The conceptual plan, also called the "preliminary plan", is a sketch overlay of the existing base plan showing the proposed design.

The Master Plan

Once the conceptual plan is approved, the master plan is prepared in a 2D-computer aided design (CAD) program. The drawing will be in a plan view drawn to scale and will show all of the approved design elements in the overall concept in greater detail.

The Grading Plan

The Grading Plan On difficult sites with extensive grade changes, we will produce a grading plan showing the existing elevations and drainage conditions. The grading plan will provide drainage solutions and locations of proposed drain systems to keep patios, walkways, and foundations free of standing water. In some cases, when building a pool, a professional civil engineer will be required to prepare a topography study, grading plan, and soil analysis to meet county building permit requirements.

The Construction Drawings

The construction drawings are the final plans and specifications used to build your project and are required for county approval. Construction drawings are detailed specifications of the design and generally include: construction details, dimension layout, sections, elevations, framing, footing, lighting, mechanical and electrical plans.

The 3D Perspective

We also offer as an additional service three-dimensional computer generated perspectives of your project that give you visual support with 360 degree viewing capability. This 3D design allows you to do a virtual tour of your future backyard oasis. The conceptual imaging or perspectives are very useful and can help you visualize the final design.

The Landscape Planting Plan

As an optional service we will prepare for you a planting plan that depicts the location of all proposed trees and shrubs and planting beds within your new landscape design. A planting schedule is also included which outlines the sizes as well as the number of plants you will need and recommended species. These documents are drawn to scale and can help to assist your landscape contractor with the installation of your softscape.