Custom Patios And Decks For Your Front Or Back Landscape.

If you are wondering what kind of features you should prioritize in your new landscape or rooftop deck renovation, we’re here to help. Rooftopia designs and builds many specialty garden elements for our clients all around Chicago. Our design and construction goals prioritize our clients’ architecture or aesthetic, provide a functional solution to the challenges of each site and overall longevity of materials, creating spaces that are easy to enjoy. Each project that we design is custom, yes, that means that not one of our projects looks the same! One of our more popular features are custom patios and decks.

Cohesive Design Plan: To ensure your project is a success you must first invest time toward a thorough design and development process. A comprehensive design is the foundation for a successful installation, even if the project is installed in multiple stages or phases. To make sure our clients needs are met and that the design is functional, beautiful and long lasting, our design and development process ranges from a month to a year, depending on the complexity and permit details of a project. Many large scale projects with customized features require research, structural analysis and a high level plan prior to construction and in doing so we can be confident that the project will be built to last, meets or exceeds safety and construction standards, is on time and stays within budget. Without a thoughtful planning process you risk navigating issues in real time and generally those issues are going to cost more than you budgeted.

Patio or Deck: The foundation of any amazing landscape is the area you might overlook, your primary gathering spot, the surface you step over, hang out and lounge around above. There are many terms for the material that might be the floor of your landscape or your rooftop: hardscape, patio, deck, pavers, terrace; no matter what you call it, the floor of your rooftop deck or the steppers in your landscape should be the first part of your project. The materials should be selected for durability and fit appropriately into your space. The patio or deck should be installed properly with the appropriate base, drainage layer and support system to handle the weight of all the other fun features that will be added above your patio or deck. We recommend porcelain pavers for both rooftop decks and backyard patios because this material comes in a wide range of colors, is versatile, beautiful, and easy to maintain for the long term.