One plan, one crew, one warranty

Full Design + Construct

When the whole yard needs to change, piecemeal trades cost you twice: every contractor digs up the last one's work. A design + construct project sequences earthworks, drainage, structures and planting from one scaled plan, built by one accountable crew.

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Scope

What this job includes.

✓Scaled design with signed-off drawings
✓Earthworks, levels and subsurface drainage
✓Decks, pergolas, retaining walls and paving, engineered where required
✓Full planting schedule, irrigation and lighting
✓DA or CDC approvals handled, certification included

Our system: Drainage and levels are built first and buried, which is why the deck above them is still straight in year five and the warranty covers all of it.

How we quote it

Seven lines, every job, no allowances.

Whatever the service, the proposal itemises the same way, so you always know what you are paying for.

The 7-line quote

1 The scaled design. A measured plan of your block, drawn to scale and signed off by you before anything is dug or ordered.
2 Site prep & drainage. Excavation, soil improvement and where the water goes. Priced as its own line, never buried in "site costs".
3 Structures, itemised. Deck, pergola, retaining walls and steps, each with its spec, footing detail and engineering where required.
4 Materials, named. Spotted gum or blackbutt, sandstone or block, named in the proposal so nothing gets quietly substituted.
5 The planting schedule. Every plant by species and pot size, chosen for your soil, sun and salt exposure, not a "$3,000 planting allowance".
6 Approvals & certification. DA, CDC or exempt, stated up front. Where approval or engineering is needed, the path and the cost are in the proposal.
7 Warranty & handover care. The 5-year structural warranty in writing, plus a 12-week establishment plan so the planting actually survives.

If a quote doesn’t show these lines, you can’t compare it, and you don’t know what’s been cut.

How it runs

What happens, step by step.

Design visit & measure

We walk the block with you, measure it properly, and talk budget honestly. How you live outside drives the design.

Design & itemised proposal

A scaled plan with structures, materials and a full planting schedule, priced line by line. You sign off the drawing, not a guess.

Build, staged and tidy

Earthworks, drainage, structures, then planting, in that order. The site is left safe and tidy every single evening.

Plant & hand over

Planting to the schedule, mulch, irrigation checks, then a walkthrough against the plan and a 12-week establishment guide.

Insured, covered, guaranteed

The paperwork behind the price.

Public liability to $20M, and a 5-year structural workmanship warranty, all in writing, all on request.

Structural landscaping over $5,000 in NSW legally requires a licensed contractor, and our licence number is on every contract. Public liability to $20M protects your property while we work, and the 5-year structural workmanship warranty covers the decks, walls, paving and drainage we build. Every plant on the schedule is backed by a 12-week establishment guarantee. Certificates of currency are yours on request before any deposit.

Chapter 7 · Claims NSW licensed, insured, 5-year structural warranty Filming soon · 2 to 3 min

The cover, the guarantee, and how to check each one.

Proof · recent work

Full Design + Construct jobs we’ve done.

A Palm Beach headland block with collapsing sleeper wall, salt-burnt lawn, and bare sandy soil — **Palm Beach headland garden, design + construct, Palm Beach.** Full-exposure headland block: terraced sandstone, wind-zoned native planting, and a deck placed out of the southerly.

The same Palm Beach headland block transformed with sandstone terraces, native planting, and a spotted gum deck — **Palm Beach headland garden, design + construct, Palm Beach.** Full-exposure headland block: terraced sandstone, wind-zoned native planting, and a deck placed out of the southerly.

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Questions, answered

Full Design + Construct: common questions.

How long does a full landscape build take?

Design and approvals run 3 to 8 weeks depending on council requirements, then most builds run 3 to 6 weeks on site. You get the real schedule with the proposal, staged week by week, not a guess.

Can we stage the build across two budgets?

Yes. The design covers the whole space and the proposal splits it into stages that each stand alone. Earthworks and drainage go first so later stages never dig up finished work.

Do you handle council approval?

Yes. Most garden structures on the Beaches fall under exempt or CDC rules, and we scope which path applies at the design stage. Where a DA is needed, we prepare the drawings and manage the application.

Start with a design visit, not a guess.

Tell us about your block. We walk it with you, talk budget honestly, and design the garden on paper before anyone digs.

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