How Residential Landscapes Create Value

 

Outside Dreams believes that well-designed and constructed residential landscapes add financial and emotional value to homes. The south suburban Denver area boasts hundreds of landscape companies, ranging from individual operators to large national corporations. Outside Dreams differentiates itself by offering professional landscape design matched with our proven construction capabilities, ensuring every project truly reflects our clients’ yard dreams. Find out what makes Outside Dreams unique:

Landscape Design Vision

 

Outside Dreams believes that quality landscape design begins with vision, which is not just about drawing pretty pictures; it is a collaborative process that combines the designer’s creativity with detailed customer input. We excel at thinking “outside the box,” creating spaces that often go beyond what our customers imagined their yards could be. 

Our design process is deeply empathetic. The Outside Dreams team envisions themselves living in the space. We delve into the homeowner’s lifestyle, asking about children, pets, or elderly visitors, and design for safety and usability, for example, terracing a retaining wall instead of building a high one where children could fall. Our engagement with the customer ensures the design is beautiful and functional, becoming an extension of a house. Our hope and goal is for our Colorado customers to fall in love with their outdoor spaces. 

Uncompromising Commitment to Quality Creates Durability

Outside Dreams focuses on delivering projects that last and provide long-term value. We go the extra mile to make our paver patios, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, and other structures last for years. Our detailed construction approach often requires specialized machinery, setting us apart from Do-It-Yourselfers or less equipped competitors. 

Paver Patios: These patios are more expensive than poured concrete ones. However, paver patios last longer and are easier to fix than poured concrete hardscapes. We follow a rigorous multi-step construction process:

1. Excavating at least seven inches for proper compaction.
2. Layering and compacting road base and sand meticulously.
3. Ensuring correct elevations for adequate drainage away from structures.
4. Sealing joints with polymeric sand for durability. 

Retaining Walls: Outside Dreams builds block walls that last. We trench down, burying a portion of the first course, and incorporate proper drainage and piping behind the wall. We craft elements like curved walls by cutting individual blocks for a perfectly seamless look. 

Financial and Emotional Value

A professionally designed landscape from Outside Dreams is not just an expense; it’s an investment that adds economic and emotional value to homes. 

Monetary Value: Typically, a landscape with mature trees increases home value by around ten percent in the Denver metro area. Additionally, an attractive and functional backyard helps properties stand out in a competitive real estate market. Recently, we saw a property with an Outside Dreams patio sell for $80,000 more than comparable homes in the neighborhood, demonstrating a strong return on investment. 

Emotional Value: Many clients share that before Outside Dreams completed their remodel, they rarely used their backyards. After we finished the project, customers spent more time outdoors, entertaining and feeling a sense of pride and enjoyment. It is challenging to monetize the feeling of happiness about something, but it does have value to the person enjoying their space. 

Warranty

Outside Dreams is a locally owned and operated company recognized for its personable approach, experienced team, and high-quality work. The landscape industry, unfortunately, can be plagued by contractors who take money and disappear or provide subpar work that does not last. Outside Dreams counters this by warranting our work. 

A striking example of this commitment involved a paver patio project done in the winter, which can present compaction challenges. Two and a half years later, the property owner contacted Outside Dreams after the warranty expired. We revisited the project and rebuilt the entire patio because we wanted the customer to have an excellent, lasting result. We believe the dedication to customer satisfaction is a “good business” because many of our projects come from referrals from happy clients. 

In summary, Outside Dreams differentiates itself in the south suburban Denver market by designing and building beautiful landscapes and offering a comprehensive experience rooted in visionary design, superior construction practices, and unwavering trust and accountability. Our commitment to excellence from conception to completion ensures that clients receive outdoor spaces that enhance their lives and property value. 

Homeowners with a landscape dream they want to come true should contact Outside Dreams. Call (303) 359-9533 or click here to fill out a service request form.