A build, from first cut to last board
From overgrown
to outdoor room.
Stone & Timber builds patios, retaining walls, decks, and pergolas across Lower Mainland, British Columbia. Scroll to watch a tired backyard become a place you live in.
Chapter 01 — Before
Every project starts with a yard that isn't working.
Overgrown ground
A yard the size of the work, with nowhere to stand.
A rotting deck
Soft boards, rusted fasteners, a structure quietly failing.
A leaning wall
Grade pushing where there's no drainage to hold it back.
Chapter 02 — The work
Then the machines arrive, and the ground gets honest.
Most of a build's life happens before anything looks finished. We don't skip the base — it's why the patio stays flat and the wall stays standing.
- 01
Excavate & strip
Old structures out, grade cut back to honest ground.
- 02
Deliver material
Base rock, stone, and timber staged and ready.
- 03
Grade & compact
A drained, compacted base — the part nobody sees.
Chapter 03 — Stone emerges
First, the stone finds its line.
Walkways, steps, and walls go in over that compacted base — set for drainage, frost, and footing. This is where a flat yard gains shape: levels to walk, edges to sit, ground that finally holds.
Chapter 04 — Timber rises
Then the timber goes up.
Decks framed for a wet climate, pergolas joined to stand up to wind, fences set plumb on solid posts. Heavy timber gives the yard a ceiling and a frame — the difference between a patio and a room.
Chapter 05 — After
And the yard becomes a place you actually live in.
Chapter 06 — The standard
The work that lasts is the work you never see — the base, the drainage, the footings. We build those right first, then make it beautiful on top.
Chapter 07 — Your build
Let's walk your yard.
Book an on-site visit and we'll talk through what's possible, what it takes, and what it costs — no pressure, no templated quote.