Astorga plans outdoor kitchens, covered patios, shade structures, and complete backyard living spaces together with the pool, so utilities, drainage, and the way the whole yard works are designed once, correctly.
Why the yard gets planned as one project
A pool decided first and a kitchen squeezed in later means trenching twice, drainage compromises, and a patio cover that shades the wrong spot at 5 p.m. Planning the whole space at once, even when construction is phased, puts gas, electric, and water where they’ll be needed, slopes the hardscape as one system, and lines up the cover, kitchen, and pool instead of letting them collide.
What we plan
- Covered patios and pergolas put shade where the afternoon sun actually lands, with fans for August and structure that matches the house.
- Outdoor kitchens place counters, grills, storage, and utilities for the cook who still wants to be part of the party.
- Fire features stay restrained, warm, and positioned for the evenings Houston actually gets.
- Turf, planting, and drainage are the parts that make the yard work in a wet spring, not just in photos.
Positioned honestly
Our initial focus is custom pools with outdoor living planned around them. As standalone outdoor-living scopes open up, this page will say so plainly. We’d rather grow into a promise than walk one back.
Common questions
Should the outdoor kitchen be built with the pool?
Planning them together almost always produces a better result: utilities get trenched once, drainage is designed around the whole hardscape, and the patio cover, kitchen, and pool line up instead of colliding. Phasing construction is possible, but plan the whole yard first.
Can equipment reach my backyard?
Access width decides the machine. A standard excavator needs roughly 8 feet of clear side-yard access; tighter lots use smaller equipment, which extends excavation time and cost. We measure gates, fences, easements, and utility locations at the first site walk, before anything is promised.