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Computerized Design – Outdoor Contracting, Inc.
Whitewater Center - computerized design Since engineers are trained and groomed to use rulers and straight edges to create engineering drawings, our hand-rendering drawings are rather simple. Since it seems that many of our customers have watched Home & Garden...
Jumbo Stone texture stamp with acid stain
Decorative concrete is an industry that has grown exponentially over the last several years and has developed into an art form. The things that we can do with concrete can blow your mind. We can make it look like almost anything to fit your decorating theme. There...
Charlotte Landscaping for Increased Property Value
Landscaping is much more than pretty plants—a good landscape design can add 20 percent to the value of your property and save up to 25 percent in heating and cooling costs. Landscaping Basics The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recommends that...
Fencing and Handrails – Outdoor Contracting, Inc.
White vinyl fencing installed at the entrance of a subdivision that we built. Fence and Handrails 6' black, aluminum ornamental fencing installed through a natural area and around an apartment complex for security. The hotel got prices that were several hundred...
4 piece antique tumbled cobblestone paver patio
Brick and concrete pavers are a system of brick or decorative concrete pieces that are dry-set on a bed of sand that is floating on top of a compacted stone base or perhaps a concrete base. The vast majority of the paver installers in the area rough grade an area...
Beautiful “focal” lighting adds the perfect touch!
Low voltage lighting is fine for uplighting your house and your typical ornamental focal point trees, but if you have very large trees, you may need to use high voltage light fixtures. We will design and install the system that you need to create the look you want,...
Every one of our landscape services is unique and custom designed for each of our customers.
We do not rubber stamp our design layouts. We love to use unique plants that you don’t see every day. Many of our Charlotte landscaping customers have complimented us by saying that a family member or friend that is a Master Gardener complimented them on their...
Carpentry Services – Outdoor Contracting
We have carpenters that can build porches, outdoor living rooms, arbors & pergolas - any carpentry services you need! Pictured is a very unique and rare pergola with antiqued and stained posts and beams and a one-of-a-kind ground surface exposed aggregate...
Grading Services – Outdoor Contracting, Inc
We can perform any type of grading services work. We can operate large excavators and bull dozers for small commercial projects to grading services for a homeowners back yard. This jobsite in Union County is one of our most memorable. We encountered hundreds of tons...
Irrigation Services – Outdoor Contracting
When we entered the landscape industry over a decade ago, we were most surprised by the lack of quality in the irrigation services arena. Unfortunately, it is one of the hardest trades for people to discover flaws in because everything is buried. Most homeowners do...
Decorative Concrete Overlays
Decorative concrete overlays are the newest generation of the decorative concrete innovation. They not only allow us to overlay old concrete sidewalks and driveways, but also allow us to work in all 3 dimensions by going vertical. The advancement in polymer...
Full Service Outdoor Contractors – Engineers & Landscapers
Outdoor Contracting are Charlotte’s only true turn-key outdoor contracting company. We cater to property managers, developers, and high-endresidential clients who are in need of a contractor that will perform several different tasks, turn-key or jobs that are too...