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Custom Entertainment Spaces to Fit Any Size, Space, and Design Taste

Summer is here but its still not too late to get an outdoor retreat. Landwork Contractors provides customized entertainment spaces that can turn your home into a dream oasis. As a UNILOCK Authorized Contractor, our materials provide long-lasting beauty that you will enjoy over and over through every season. Here are just a few options to consider.

Fireplaces & Fire Pits–  Picture sipping a glass of wine next to your own outdoor fireplace or fire pit on a cool summer evening.  Outdoor fireplaces can add warmth and light to your favorite outdoor space. You can even use them during the cooler months to extend your time outside.

Outdoor Kitchens- Imagine a full kitchen area for outdoor parties and dining. Everything you need is at your fingertips so you can spend more time entertaining and less time going in and out of the house. Options for a full kitchen include:

Pool Patios- Lounging next to the pool with a frosty drink at the end of a hard day is a summer dream. With a trusted masonry team, your pool patio can be anything you want it to be. You can have a pool patio simply for sun-bathing and swimming or add a fire pit or kitchen or any number of options to turn your home into a backyard vacation spot. Options for Pool Patios include:

Built- In Grills-  A backyard BBQ is the perfect addition to any home. Built-in Grills are beautiful, practical and useful all year long. The experts at Landwork Contractors only use the best products with UNILOCK so your grill will last a lifetime. Built-in Grills provide a beautiful place to prepare food, cook, and enjoy family and friends.

If you’re interested in spicing up your summer fun with an outdoor kitchen or simply sprucing up your pool with a patio, Landwork Contractors has the experience and knowledge you need. We craft customized outdoor entertainment spaces to fit any need. Call our expert designers and masons today at 914-479-2537 or make an appointment online. We’ll bring your backyard oasis to life.

Upgrade Your Home with A Personalized Water Feature

Wanting an instant upgrade? Have you been trying to find a place to relax and get away from it all? Adding a water feature could be exactly what you need. Landwork Contractors has the experts and tools you need to create a serene space in your own backyard. We offer:

Let us turn that empty space in your backyard into a peaceful oasis complete with babbling water.

Water’s Calming Effects

For centuries, people have traveled to natural water sources to soak up their soothing sounds and calming environment. Our minds and bodies automatically relax and replenish when we are near water. The soft sounds help us physically and mentally by:

Landwork Contractors can bring all these soothing sounds and health benefits to your home with a personal water feature.

Water Features for Every Space

When it comes to water features, there are endless options. Depending on your space and budget, the experts at Landwork can find the water feature that is perfect for your space. Here are just a few options.

Reflecting Pool- A reflecting pool or reflection pool can come in any size. Place a bench, swing or comfortable seating and some shade near your pool and you’ve got a peaceful retreat to visit all year long. You can even add some Koi or other fish to enjoy.

Stream- Is there anything more peaceful and relaxing than the sound of a babbling brook? Add one to your backyard . A stream or brook can fit nicely into many different landscapes. Want to do a little more? Simply add a bench, swing or shady seating. You could also add a little stone path or arched bridge. Our experts can handle any design; your imagination is just the beginning. This will definitely add a wow factor to your home!

Water Fountain- A nice water fountain in a small pool or as part of a structure can give you many of the benefits of other water features in a small space. You can add them to a small reflecting pond, a big pond or simply use them alone.

Pond –  Have a lot of room? Enjoy swimming in natural water. Like to go boating or fishing? If you have the room and the budget, a pond could be the perfect water feature addition to your back yard. You can go small, medium or BIG! Stock it with fish or add a deck for your canoe or kayak.  You could even turn it into your own personal swimming hole. Your manmade pond can be rustic, elegant or anything in between.

Combination- If you like more than one of these options, combine two or more. Create a small stream that turns into a reflecting pool. Place a water fountain in the middle of your pond or reflecting pool to keep water moving.

Picking the Perfect Water Feature for You

The professionals at Landwork Contractors can help you pick the perfect water feature for your space. We have the experience, design tools, and the products to create a beautiful water feature for your home. Call us at 914-479-2537 or make an appointment online. We can’t wait to start designing your relaxing retreat!

You Can Throw Your Own Summer Bash in the Backyard with Customized Outdoor Spaces

You can host your very own summer parties in the comfort and convenience of your own backyard! Landwork Contractors has the experience, knowledge, and the perfect products to create your very own customized outdoor entertainment space. We have skilled masonry teams that can help you with:

Get ready to throw the dinner party of the summer with a new outdoor entertainment space.

Cool Additions for Summer Fun

An outdoor entertainment space can provide everything you need for a great pool party, rain or shine. Consider adding some of these incredible installations to increase the value and use of your poolside patio or even your office:

• Brick Pizza Oven: Pizza is a year-round treat that is super easy to make and personalize for anyone.
• Permanent Grill: A permanent grill can make cooking, serving and cleaning super easy. They also last longer and are easier to care for.
• Fire Pit: Fire Pits are perfect for roasting marshmallows or hotdogs, plus, they extend the use of your space. You can cozy up to them all year long.
• Wall Seating: Adding wall seating makes it easier for large groups to gather and enjoy your BBQ treats. It also makes for easy clean up.
• Pathways– Pathways will help keep your pool and yard separate and prevent wet, muddy messes when traveling from one spot to another.

No matter what you add to your pool patio, you can use it day or night. Landwork Contractors can provide the perfect setting for your party. Check out some of our work on our Facebook page or Houzz. Your space can go from pool party to dinner party in no time.

Dinner Party Perks

Whether you want to go casual with pizzas or elegant with cocktails, an outdoor entertainment space is the perfect place to throw any dinner party. Some of the perks to throwing your dinner party outside include:

• Flexibility: Décor, seating and eating can be easily adjusted to fit any dinner party in an outdoor space. Take away the pool toys and add floating candles. Place a few table cloths and centerpieces and your backyard can go from BBQ to black tie.
• Space: Indoor dinner parties are often placed in a few rooms, so people get crowded quickly. No matter what kind of space you have, there’s just more room to move around outside.
• Noise: Entertaining outdoors drastically cuts down on the noise level. Noise disperses in the open air. If you’re concerned about being too noisy, a privacy fence can drastically reduce noise for you and your neighbors.
• Privacy: A customized outdoor entertainment space can provide many different areas for sitting, lounging, talking eating or playing.  People are also better able to move around and mingle or speak privately.
• Convenience: An outdoor entertainment space offers incredible convenience. With a full kitchen, you can store, prepare, serve and clean up in one easy space. You won’t have to make trips back and forth or spend the whole party in the kitchen.

Outdoor Spaces Add Fun and Function

Outdoor entertainment spaces are quickly becoming a popular feature for homes of all sizes.  Whatever type of party you choose to throw Landwork Contractors can help come up with the perfect design for your home and lifestyle. Our master masons have been serving the Winchester and Putnam counties for over 16 years and have over 300 years of combined experience. Call us today to get your outdoor space ready for summer. You can also contact us online while you plan your event. Your dinner party or pool party will be the talk of the town!

Professional Masons Unlock the Secret to Backyard Getaways

The beautiful weather of June is ideal for adding or remodeling your backyard pool patio. If you started saving up in January, like we suggest, or maybe have a little extra in your budget, Landwork Contractors  can create the perfect patio for your home. We use a variety of tools to turn your pool patio into a personal paradise, including:

If you’re ready for some outdoor fun or looking for a change, Landwork Contractors can make your pool patio dreams come true.

Where to Start

Don’t get overwhelmed by all that comes with designing or remodeling a patio.  Start by visiting sites online for some inspiration. Facebook, Pinterest, and Houzz are all excellent sources of inspiration. You could even stop by any of our pages on those sites and see what inspires us. You can even see some of our beautiful work or current projects. We really do offer the very best in expertise, skill and products that will last a lifetime.

Beautiful and Built to Last

Landwork Contractors offers results that are beautiful and built to last because we are an Authorized Unilock Contractor. We have a deep commitment to our clients and our relationship with Unilock means we are able to offer:

Their products are so strong they even come with a transferable lifetime guarantee.  These beauties are truly built to last.

Putting a Plan Together

After you’ve gotten inspired, it’s time to start forming a plan. As you draw out your plan, you’ll need to consider a few things.

• Location– Consider where you’d like to put your patio or add to your existing one. Patios are often placed right next to homes. However, you can put a patio in any spot you like. Landwork Contractors can even create beautiful pathways, steps or flagstones from your home to your patio.
• Size – Take a look at your home and lifestyle, consider how big your patio should be. Do you often have guests over? Do you like to grill out or sip coffee outside? Are you looking for a retreat instead of a place to host parties? Your pool patio can be created to be small and intimate or roomy and spacious. It all begins with your vision.
• Style– This is a great time to review some of your favorite projects on Houzz or Pinterest. Consider some of your favorite places.  Any place you love can be a great starting point for a design.
• Ask the Experts!  – During your whole pool patio process, don’t be afraid to ask the experts. You can call Landwork Contractors anytime. We have an experienced and friendly staff who can help you with planning, designing and budgeting any part of your patio installation.

Get Ready to Enjoy Your Personal Paradise

Depending on what options you choose, your new pool patio could be a year round retreat. Now is the time to start on your pool patio installation. We can have your patio up and ready while there’s still a lot of sun and summer to enjoy. Call us today at 914-479-2537.  Or make an appointment online and get started planning today!

Move Your-Fun Outdoors with Professional Hardscaping

Summer is just around the corner. Are you ready to kick off your shoes and enjoy the weather? During summer, everything is better outside, including entertaining. Take all your summer fun to the next level with some outdoor entertaining. Landwork Contractors has all the experience and help you’ll need to get started on an amazing outdoor space to host the best summertime parties and get-togethers, including:

Our experienced team of licensed professionals can guide you every step of the way to your dream outdoor spaces.

Put a Pin in It

Pinterest is a great tool for getting inspired, discussing your plans and coming up with designs. It’s simple, easy and actually fun to browse the ideas and see what designs work best for your home. Landwork Contractors’ Pinterest Page is full of year round inspiration boards, take a peak. If you’re new to Pinterest here’s  a short rundown of how it works:

• Join Pinterest – Sign up.
• Browse – Look around, see if there is anything you like. 
• Pin It – See something you like? Pin it.
• Create a Board – Each time you pin, you have the opportunity to add it to an existing board or a new board.

Pretty simple. Pinterest can help you find ideas and keep them ready for when you meet with hardscaping designers. Showing a picture to your designer will help them get a feel for what you like, what you want and the type of space you are trying to create.

Invest in Fun

An outdoor entertaining space is an investment for your home. It pays off in the time you spend with friends and family. Outdoor spaces also add value to your home. Consider these additions:

• Fire Pits – Are great fun all year. They add romance, family fun, drama, relaxation all in one spot.
• Outdoor Kitchens – If you love to eat outdoors or have family over for big summer fun, outdoor kitchens are worth the effort. They get everything in one spot  and make your entertaining easy.
• Wall Seating – Wall seating can be comfortable, convenient and help keep a party going without having to drag out folding chairs.
• BBQ – Having a grill set up is a must for any summer fun entertaining, think of where you’d like to place it and how many people you like to entertain.
• Patios and Pools – If you have a pool, you most likely have a patio. The right patio can make your pool look fresh and inviting. Patios can also be used as intimate entertaining settings.

Start Summer Fun

Once you’ve come up with the perfect design for your  outdoor entertaining space, we’ll start the heavy lifting. Landwork Contractors uses only the best materials from Unilock. Our masonry team specializes in hardscaping of all kinds. You can leave your dream design in our hands. Our team is licensed, experienced, fully insured and professional. We treat your home like our own, no mess, now fuss and no worries. Call us today at 914-479-2537 or make an appointment online. We’ll have you basking in the sun  before you know it.

Serving Beautiful Homes Since 2006

It is no secret that Westchester County is a wonderful place to live. Our homes are among the most beautiful and historic in the nation. We walk along the same paths as our Colonial forefathers and every hill and valley is filled with beautiful views. From our treasured historic homes like those on Bedford Road in Armonk to newer elegant developments, Westchester County boasts architectural gems all over the rolling countryside. It has been our pleasure serving homes all along the Hudson and throughout Westchester and Putnam Valley.

Only the Best for Westchester County

The incredible homes in Westchester County deserve only the best materials. Landwork Contractors proudly uses Unilock products. Unilock consistently supplies the highest quality for your home or business. Specially patented minerals are used on the surface of each stone or brick, to ensure long lasting color. A unique coating process has also been used to avoid stains and make cleaning easy.

We have been so proud to use Unilock to bring beautiful hardscaping designs to life. Your vision for your home has given us the opportunity to do what we love and to do it well. You have inspired us with your designs and ideas for projects like:

• Fire pit installations
• Creating unique Unilock stone pathways
• Refurbishing and reinventing patio and pool areas
• Creating beautiful outdoor spaces that can be enjoyed all year long
• Adding beauty and extra space to your homes for outdoor entertainment
• Including natural elements in hardscaping and landscaping construction

Our work relies on our clients, and we have the best clients in the county. Thank you for letting us into your homes and businesses to create beautiful hardscaping that will last for years and years to come.

Beautiful Homes Deserve Beautiful Landscapes

Besides the architecture, Westchester County is also home to breathtaking views and an incredible lush countryside. Working with you to create beautiful lawns and landscaping among such natural beauty has been a joy and a privilege for our Landwork Contractors team. You have provided us with many opportunities to create natural living art with work like:

• Overseeding and aeration for lush grass year round
• Adding new perennials in different seasons for a changing landscape
• Spring bulbs
• Winter evergreen planting
• Regular lawn maintenance
• Winter lawn care
• Foundational plantings
• Seasonal displays and decorations

We Keep It Green in All Types of Weather

Westchester and Putnam Counties have their share of weather issues. We are happy to have had the opportunity to serve you. We bring continued safety to the area with residential and commercial services like:

• Firewood sales, delivery and stocking
• Commercial Snowplowing and removal
• Leaf blowing and removal

From all of our team to all of you, we truly appreciate your business. We love keeping Westchester and Putnam Counties beautiful and safe all year round. We cannot wait to do it again next year. If you have any questions or need any of the services mentioned above, please call us at 914-479-2537 or schedule an appointment online. Happy Holidays and Thank you, we’ll see you in the new year!