Custom patios, retaining walls, pools, and full outdoor builds — with Charlie personally on every job. Serving homeowners across Oak Ridge, Summerfield, Kernersville, and 20+ Triad communities.
Get Your Free Project Assessment →Takes 90 seconds • Charlie responds within 24 hours • No pressure, no obligation
You've had contractors come out, walk your property, take measurements — and then disappear. Quotes that never arrived. Calls that went unanswered. Projects that started and stalled. None of that is your fault. Most outdoor living contractors in the Triad don't have a communication system. They run on chaos, and you pay for it.
Step By Step is different — and not because we say so. Because every single Google review mentions Charlie by name. Because he's on-site, personally, for every project phase. Because when the drainage slope under your future patio matters, he says so before a single stone gets placed — not after.
From the initial land clearing and drainage work to the finished fire feature and pool surround — no subcontractor shuffle, no project hand-offs.
Custom patios, outdoor kitchens, seating walls, fire pits, fireplaces, and shaded structures. Signature bluestone hardscapes are our specialty.
Block, natural stone, veneer, boulder, and tiered wall designs built for Piedmont Triad clay soil. French drains, weep holes, and engineered drainage included where needed.
Natural stone, brick, bluestone, and concrete for patios, walkways, fireplaces, steps, and veneer accents. Residential and commercial.
Concrete, fiberglass, and vinyl liner pools with sun shelves, LED lighting, waterfalls, spas, smart automation, coping, and surrounding hardscape — fully permitted and drainage-managed.
Composite and wood decking with metal and aluminum railings, multilevel layouts, and seamless integration with outdoor kitchen setups.
Tree removal, lot clearing, excavation, drainage solutions, erosion control, soil stabilization, and water redirection — the foundation that determines whether everything else holds.
Stone, paver, and concrete patios with professional grading, drainage, overlays, landscape lighting, steps, and seating walls built for the Triad's clay soil conditions.
Foundations, slabs, pool decks, and garage floors in stamped, exposed aggregate, and colored finishes. Residential and commercial applications.
The Piedmont Triad's clay soil isn't a detail — it's the variable that determines whether a patio holds for 20 years or starts failing in three. We account for base prep, compaction, and drainage from day one. Not as an afterthought. Not as an upsell. As the foundation of every project we build.
Start My Free Assessment →5.0 stars across 32+ Google reviews — every one mentions Charlie personally.
"Charlie and his crew were phenomenal. From day one he communicated clearly about the timeline, showed up when he said he would, and the finished retaining wall and patio are absolutely beautiful. Finally found a contractor who actually follows through."
"We had three other contractors ghost us after the initial consultation. Charlie responded the same day we filled out the form, came out within the week, and addressed the drainage slope problem that nobody else even mentioned. Project was done on time and exactly as described."
"The bluestone patio and outdoor kitchen Charlie built for us is the best investment we've made in our home. He was on-site every day, answered every question directly, and the craftsmanship is outstanding. Reasonable pricing for the quality. Highly recommend."
Most outdoor living companies grow by routing your project through rotating subcontractors you've never met. You signed a contract with the owner — but by week two, you're dealing with a crew foreman who doesn't know what was agreed to.
That doesn't happen here. Charlie personally manages every project phase — from the drainage assessment before a single stone is placed to the final walk-through before he hands over the space. His name is on every Google review because he's actually there.
No mystery. No disappearing acts. Here is the process, step by step.
90-second assessment below tells Charlie exactly what you're working with so the consultation is productive from minute one.
He answers his own phone. You'll get a real conversation, not a voicemail back-and-forth, not a scheduling bot.
Charlie walks your full property, identifies the drainage and grading conditions first, and walks through materials, scope, and timeline in plain language.
You receive a written proposal with line items, material callouts, photos from comparable local projects, and a week-by-week timeline. Nothing vague.
Charlie is on-site personally every day. You have his direct number. When something changes, you hear it from him — not from a crew member you've never met.
"The timeline is what I told you it would be. If something changes — weather, materials, unexpected site condition — I call you the same day. I don't wait until you notice and start wondering what happened. That's how this works." — Charlie
90 seconds. No pressure. No obligation. Just an honest conversation about what your backyard could look like.
If you're in the Triad region, we likely serve your neighborhood. Call us to confirm.