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5.0on Google
24-monthworkmanship warranty
Insuredand accountable
$20K to $50Kmost builds
Reliability, in writing

Three promises, in the proposal.

One Point of Contact

Jacob runs your job start to finish, one person accountable from the first call to the final walkthrough. He's on your site until it's right.

Fixed-Price Promise

The price you sign is the price you pay. Any change is a written order you approve first. No invoice you didn't see coming.

24-Month Workmanship

Every job carries our 24-month workmanship warranty. Your materials keep their own manufacturer warranties on top of that.

Proof

What the neighbors said

5.0
★★★★★
on Google, 32 reviews, every one five stars
J
Joaquin E.
Google review
★★★★★

If I could give ten stars, I would. Jacob and his team transformed my new home into something straight out of a magazine.

R
Rebecca L.
Google review
★★★★★

A great, professional company. A very reliable team, which is hard to find.

T
Thomas L.
Google review
★★★★★

He does what he says he will do, in the time he says. He cares about his customers, and his work is that good.

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Amanda W.
Google review
★★★★★

Jacob created the design for our home and was patient with every question. He heard what we were envisioning.

J
John C.
Google review
★★★★★

I have always been meticulous about my own yard. I trust Jake and his crew as the keepers of it now.

B
Bea H.
Google review
★★★★★

Meeting Jacob for the estimate, he was pleasant and patient with all my requests. The crew that did the job, Todd, Tyler and Red, were great. Guys who knew exactly what to do.

J
Joaquin E.
Google review
★★★★★

If I could give ten stars, I would. Jacob and his team transformed my new home into something straight out of a magazine.

R
Rebecca L.
Google review
★★★★★

A great, professional company. A very reliable team, which is hard to find.

T
Thomas L.
Google review
★★★★★

He does what he says he will do, in the time he says. He cares about his customers, and his work is that good.

A
Amanda W.
Google review
★★★★★

Jacob created the design for our home and was patient with every question. He heard what we were envisioning.

J
John C.
Google review
★★★★★

I have always been meticulous about my own yard. I trust Jake and his crew as the keepers of it now.

B
Bea H.
Google review
★★★★★

Meeting Jacob for the estimate, he was pleasant and patient with all my requests. The crew that did the job, Todd, Tyler and Red, were great. Guys who knew exactly what to do.

Recent work

Built on the lake.

Design rendering of a block retaining wall with stone steps, planting beds, pine straw, and path lights
Retaining wall design
Close-up of hands coloring a hand-drawn landscape design plan
Landscape design
Travertine pool deck and patio beside a curved pool
Pool deck and patio
Water feature
Built-in stainless grill in a stone block outdoor kitchen on a paver patio, with the lake behind
Outdoor kitchen
New sod going down by the lake, with a compact loader and a pallet of sod behind
Yard renovation
Stone outdoor fireplace on a paver patio overlooking the lake
Outdoor fireplace and patio, on the water
See it before you build it

You approve the picture. Then we build exactly that.

Before you commit a dollar, Jacob shows you your finished yard. The real materials, laid into your actual space. It's your property you're looking at, not a stock template.

Jacob Rasmussen, owner of Cornerstone Outdoor Living, drawing a landscape plan by hand
Owner, Jacob R.
How it works

Three steps, no surprises.

Step 01

The phone call

Tell us what you're building. Five minutes to learn your yard and what you want from it.

Step 02

The in-person consultation

Jacob walks your yard and talks through the design in your real materials. Within 24 hours you get the design. Within 48 hours of the consultation you get the proposal, before anything is built.

Step 03

The build

A price fixed in writing, and a finish date Jacob sets once. He works on site until the job is done right.

What we build

One feature or the whole yard. Either way, you see it first.

Patios

A paver or travertine patio, set on a stable foundation of packed rock so it stays flat. Sized for the table, the chairs, and room to walk around them.

Fire features

A fire pit or fireplace at the patio's edge, with a low stone wall to sit on. Wood, or gas if you'd rather flip a switch than gather firewood.

Retaining walls

A stacked block or natural stone wall that holds the slope and gives you flat ground to use. Steps cut in where you need them, and drainage behind it so water runs off instead of pushing on the wall.

Full backyards

Patio, walls, steps, walkways, fire, kitchen, lighting, and planting, drawn as one yard before any of it is built. Build it all at once, or one phase at a time, on your schedule.

Landscape designs and planting

A planting plan drawn with the rest of the yard. Trees, shrubs, and beds chosen for Carolina clay and summer sun, set where they frame the stone and screen the neighbors.

Not sure which one you need? That's what the phone call is for.

What it costs

Most builds run $20,000 to $50,000.

A patio and fire feature sits near the low end. An outdoor kitchen or a full backyard runs on the higher end. A full backyard is built in a set sequence, one phase at a time. The smallest job we take is around $10,000.

The proposal comes in writing within 48 hours of the consultation, before anything is built.

Questions

Questions we get on the first call

Most builds run $20,000 to $50,000, and the smallest job we take is around $10,000.

The phone call is five minutes. If we are a fit, an in-person consultation with Jacob is typically scheduled within one to two days of the call. The design lands within 24 hours, and the proposal within 48 hours of the consultation. On most builds the crew is on site for two to four weeks. Your dates go in the proposal.

The first call, the consultation, and two approvals. Walk the yard with Jacob, approve the design, and approve the proposal. From there, Jacob runs the build. Any change comes to you in writing before it happens.

Jacob runs your job start to finish and is on site until it's done right. Our crew builds it. Anything outside our scope, Jacob sources from a trusted network of licensed trade professionals.

Two years on our workmanship, on every job. Concrete pavers carry the Belgard or Techo-Bloc lifetime warranty on top of our two. Other materials keep the warranty they come with.

Yes. For larger projects Jacob draws the whole yard once, from the first to the final phase. Build phase one now, and the next when you're ready, so nothing gets torn out later.

Lake Norman and the surrounding area: Sherrills Ford, Catawba, Troutman, Mooresville, Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, and Denver. If you're on or near the lake, you're in range.

Ready when you are

See your yard first.

Three questions, and we handle the rest. Nothing to pay for the call or the visit. You get the number before anything is built.

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