Design for landscaping, decking, and bay windows

binba9 .binba

last year

We've bought a house! :) and the 3 major remodels we want to do are:

- The back yard has bad grading/planning and needs decking, re-grading, or another creative solution

- Redo the front yard

- The living room has small sad windows

- Also..… partially remodel the master bathroom, though that seems more standard.

I've been through a full kitchen remodel, but never the above. The question is, do we need 2-3 designers working separately (landscaping, interior, and more)? It's basically confusing who to look for first.… We don't want a cookie-cutter yard, so it seems like a good landscape designer is important — but they're not the address to do a bay window, are they...…

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laceyvail 6A, WV
last year
First do all the work that will involve tromping/tearing up the yard before you do the landscaping. Seems obvious, but it's not always followed.
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HALLETT & Co.
last year
To me the needs of the house trump the yard so did start there. I’m a unicorn that designs both, bunnies broad strokes in the yard the same way I do the kitchen. I may specify the deck locations, beds etc, but let the landscape pros select the plants and make other suggestions. The same way I design the kitchen but the cabinet designer will tweak my plans to fit on knife drawers etc.
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dan1888
last year
The window can impact the front landscaping design. The decking will affect the rear. Get those planned before you involve a landscape architect. The landscaping plan can proceed before work on those other two starts because your landscaper can reserve plant material as soon as it becomes available with area nurseries for later pickup. Otherwise stuff sells and quality choices go first.
Sigrid
last year
A good landscape architect can help with the backyard regrading and the front yard, but not with the window. You want any outside construction on the house done before you hire the landscape architect. You can certainly discuss the job with potential hires and see what they have to say.