Ground-level finished patio steps + walkway to entrance, retaining planter, redwood fence, terracotta bench — Hillside Outdoor Living Transformation, Oakland, CA
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Outdoor Living

Hillside Outdoor Living Transformation

Oakland, CA

Overview

Raw hillside terrain transformed into a modern outdoor living space — concrete walkways, custom stairs, a tiered retaining-wall system, and proper grading and drainage.

Scope of work

  • Concrete walkways
  • Custom concrete stairs
  • Tiered retaining walls
  • Grading & drainage

The finished result

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During the build

Excavation, forming, reinforcement, and the pour — the work behind the finish.

Workers building formwork for stairs/wall — Hillside Outdoor Living Transformation, Oakland, CAAerial poured stairs/patio mid-construction — Hillside Outdoor Living Transformation, Oakland, CAAerial poured dark slab + stair forms, wet — Hillside Outdoor Living Transformation, Oakland, CA

Before

BEFORE: bare dirt slope, old wood stair framing — Hillside Outdoor Living Transformation, Oakland, CABEFORE: pre-construction bare dirt yard — Hillside Outdoor Living Transformation, Oakland, CA