OUTDOOR FIREPLACES
FIRE AND LIGHT
AN OUTDOOR FIREPLACE OR A FIRE PIT CAN PROVIDE WARMTH, LIGHT AND CREATE AMBIANCE
Making better use of your yard and creating usable outdoor living spaces is becoming increasingly popular. An outdoor fireplace or a fire pit can provide warmth, light, and create ambiance. This addition to your landscape design will extend the use and enjoyment of your outdoor living rooms, starting in early spring and into late fall. Outdoor fireplaces can be designed to suit a traditional, modern or Mediterranean style.
Traditional outdoor fireplaces typically feature a base, firebox, mantel, hearth and chimney. They are faced with brick or stone. The firebox openings can be arched or square.
A Mediterranean style fireplace can have a rounded profile and is usually faced with stucco. Ceramic tiles can be added around the edges for a decorative accent.
Modern outdoor fireplaces have clean lines, are very geometric in shape, and are commonly faced in a grey concrete finish. Outdoor fireplaces and fire pits can be wood burning or stainless steel gas units.
Darsan Contracting can construct an impressive outdoor fireplace right in your own back yard. Contact Darsan Contracting to discuss your Landscape Design and Build needs, and book an appointment for a landscape consultation: info@darsan.ca 416-633-3300
RETAINING WALLS, SEAT WALLS AND STONE PILLARS
ELEMENTS OF STRENGTH AND BEAUTY
THE COMBINATION OF STONE PILLARS AND DECORAVTIVE STONE WALLS ADD STRUCTURE AND HELP DEFINE THE PROPERTY LIMITS AS WELL AS OUTDOOR ROOMS / AREAS
RETAINING WALLS, SEAT WALLS AND STONE PILLARS
The combination of stone pillars and decorative stone walls add structure and help define the property limits as well as outdoor rooms / areas. Stone walls and pillars can be built using natural stone, brick, precast stone or cultured stone. The application can be dry stacked or wet laid and the finished product is capped with stone coping.
Stone Pillars are decorative features that add an element of strength and beauty to a driveway entrance, walkway, front porch portico, pavilion or pergola. Pillar widths, heights and material are chosen to compliment the architecture of the home.
Seat walls are both aesthetically pleasing and functional. They are low walls that will offer additional space for seating, add a sense of enclosure and offer a barrier to create a distinction between different areas and outdoor rooms. Seat walls surrounding that favourite fountain or water feature will also help create that great focal point.
Retaining walls are often necessary when a property has sloping terrain and dramatic changes in elevation. Retaining walls can be used to support a raised patio, garden beds, or an eroding hillside. They will last for many years and perform as intended provided construction of the wall is structurally sound.
Masonry walls are constructed on concrete grade beams or footings to ensure they will uphold frost and thaw conditions due to our climate changes. Precast retaining walls are built on a gravel base. They are back filled with gravel and includes weeping tiles to allow for proper water drainage, in order to avoid damage caused by hydrostatic pressure
Darsan Contracting can also construct impressive stone feature such as stone barbeque surrounds and outdoor stone fireplaces right in your own back yard. Stone walls and pillars can be built using natural stone, brick, precast stone or cultured stone. The application can be dry stacked or wet laid and the finished product is capped with stone coping.
Contact Darsan Contracting to discuss your Landscape Design and Build needs, and book an appointment for a landscape consultation: info@darsan.ca 416 633 3300
DRIVEWAYS AND PATHWAYS
LEAD THE WAY
AS YOU APPROACH A HOME, DRIVEWAYS AND PATHWAYS ARE THE FIRST LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE A DISTINCT IMPRESSION
When designing a driveway there are many factors to consider such as parking spaces, turn around and back up areas, entrance gates and pillars, lighting and planting. Our designers will enhance your property and set your home apart from others while adding value.
Would you like a basic driveway shape or would you consider a circular or courtyard design? Certain features of your home and property will determine the possible layouts.
Decorative stone inlays, borders, patterns and textures will help create a unique driveway or pathway to match your taste. Material options can add contrast and vary from asphalt, concrete, patterned concrete, precast pavers, cobble stone pavers, or natural stone. A variety of plants, garden lighting, stone pillars and iron gates will enhance and add curb appeal to make passage ways the perfect welcome for visitors.
Contact Darsan Contracting to discuss your landscape design and build needs, and book an appointment for a landscape consultation: info@darsan.ca 416-633-3300