Your backyard, planned as one.

Pool, kitchen, pavilion, stone and planting, designed together and built by one team, so every part of the yard works with the rest.

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What we build

Seven scopes, one property.

Each of these is a project on its own. Planned together, they become one place: the pool sets the terrace, the terrace sets the kitchen, and the planting ties it all to the land.

An illustration, not to scale. Every property is measured and designed on its own.

A pool with fire bowls and loungers on a paver terrace, with a pergola beyond — 01Pools and spasA pool and spa set into the land, sized to how you swim and gather.Explore →

A boulder waterfall and a white slide spilling into a pool — 02Waterfalls and waterscapesBoulders, streams and falls built into the slope you have.Explore →

A fire bowl with falling water on a pool ledge in front of a mosaic tile wall — 03Fire and water featuresFire bowls, fire pits and moving water that draw people outside after dark.Explore →

A stacked-stone outdoor kitchen with a stainless grill and cabinets beside the house — 04Outdoor kitchens and barsCook and host outside, with the kitchen where the evening happens.Explore →

A pool house with a covered bar and stone fireplace beside a lit pool at dusk — 05Pavilions and patio roofsA covered room outdoors, for shade, fire and rain.Explore →

A paver terrace and steps beside a pool with a waterfall and a white pavilion — 06Paver patios and drivewaysTerraces, walks and drives laid to last through Pittsburgh winters.Explore →

Boulders, hostas and shrubs planted in mulch beds above a pool terrace — 07LandscapePlanting, stone and light that tie the build to the property.Explore →

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Pools and spasA pool and spa set into the land, sized to how you swim and gather.Explore →
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Waterfalls and waterscapesBoulders, streams and falls built into the slope you have.Explore →
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Fire and water featuresFire bowls, fire pits and moving water that draw people outside after dark.Explore →
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Outdoor kitchens and barsCook and host outside, with the kitchen where the evening happens.Explore →
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Pavilions and patio roofsA covered room outdoors, for shade, fire and rain.Explore →
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Paver patios and drivewaysTerraces, walks and drives laid to last through Pittsburgh winters.Explore →
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LandscapePlanting, stone and light that tie the build to the property.Explore →

Most projects are more than one of these. That is the point.

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Plan it once

One plan, built in order.

When the whole yard is planned first, each part goes in when it should, and nothing is torn out to make room for the next.

An illustration, not to scale. Every property is measured and designed on its own.

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VIZYON Design GroupMaster planning and design · PSW's sister company

Design

Walk through it first.

You walk through the finished yard in 3D before a stone is set: the pool, the kitchen, the planting and the view from inside the house. VIZYON, our sister company, measures the property with LiDAR and designs on that real ground, so the plan fits the land it sits on.

3D design walkthroughVIZYON Design Group

Learn more about 3D design →Meet VIZYON →

Morning to night

One yard, used all day.

A yard planned as one place gets used from the first coffee to the last log on the fire.

What sets us apart

One team, start to finish.

Vision, discovery, design, preconstruction, build, and then the years after. You deal with one team the whole way, and the property is measured before anything is drawn.

The LiDAR scan of a property — 02 · The scan

The design rendered on the scan — 03 · The design

01VisionYou tell us how you want to live on the property, now and in ten years.
02DiscoveryThe property is measured with a LiDAR scanner: every grade, tree and structure.
03DesignVIZYON Design Group plans the whole property in 3D. You see it before you build it.
04PreconstructionEvery element priced separately; permits, approvals and engineering coordination in hand.
05BuildOne project manager, from layout to the last plant.
06LifetimeYour property's data stays on file, so the next project starts ahead.

All companies provide some. PSW provides all.

What sets us apart →

In their words

“We built an entirely new outdoor space including a pool, pavilion and landscaping. The entire team, from design, to construction to landscaping was well organized, timely and a pleasure to work with. Attention to detail was high, weekly communication summaries were thorough and we always knew where the project stood. The team took great pride in their work and treated it as their own. We could not have been happier with the end result. I would highly recommend them to anyone undertaking a significant project.”

Jonathan W.