Rough-ins discovered after the slab is poured
Gas, water, and electrical rough-ins are coordinated before any concrete is placed, because that is the decision that cannot be undone cheaply.
Outdoor Living · Greater Tampa Bay
One backyard. One connected design. One team building all of it.
Built as one connected project
Full Outdoor Living Spaces, the Watermark way
Most backyard projects happen in pieces: a pool company, then a pavilion builder, then a landscaper, each on their own schedule, each unaware of what the others are doing. The result is usually three good elements that don’t quite work as one space. We design full outdoor living projects the opposite way: gas, water, and electrical rough-ins are coordinated before any slab is poured, and the pavilion, pool, and hardscape trades are sequenced on a single critical path, because they’re one project, not three.
Appliance, grill, and stone selections are finalized at the Garrison House showroom during Pre-Production, locked before construction starts, so the kitchen, the pool deck, and the pavilion roofline are chosen to work together, not matched up after the fact.
Who this is for
Full Outdoor Living Spaces makes sense when…
- Homeowners planning several backyard elements and dreading coordinating four contractors
- Owners who tried a piecemeal backyard once and paid to redo part of it
- Families who want the whole yard master-planned even if it gets built in phases
What we remove
The three things that make a outdoor living project go wrong
Trades that show up in the wrong order
Pavilion, pool, and hardscape trades are sequenced on one critical path, so the deck is not poured before the equipment that has to cross it.
Decisions made three times
Access, impervious surface budget, drainage, and footing locations get decided once, at master plan, instead of being revisited with every new phase.
How we scope it
- •Gas, water, and electrical rough-ins coordinated before any slab is poured
- •Appliance, grill, and stone selections locked in the Garrison House showroom
- •Pavilion, pool, and hardscape trades sequenced on one critical path
What’s included
- Whole-yard master plan
- Layout, drainage, impervious-surface budget, utility capacity, and footing locations for everything now and later.
- Engineering and permitting
- Stamped structural drawings and permits covering the connected scope rather than several overlapping applications.
- One managed build
- Every trade under one contract, one schedule, and one Construction Manager, with selections locked in the Garrison House showroom.
Every Outdoor Living project runs through The Watermark Way™ — feasibility first, stamped engineering, frozen selections, and a zero-defect handoff tracked live in the Watermark Portal™.
See our processWhy we build full outdoor living spaces only
We do not take small patio pours, screen-enclosure-only, outdoor-kitchen-only, or fire-feature-only projects. Those scopes are real work, but they are single-trade work — and our estimating, permitting, engineering, and scheduling systems exist to protect projects where several trades have to land in the right order.
When a backyard is designed as one environment, the expensive decisions get made once: equipment access, impervious-surface budget, gas and electrical capacity, drainage, and where footings can go without fighting a future pool deck. Built piecemeal, those same decisions get made three times and reversed twice.
If you are planning one element now and more later, we can still help — we master-plan the finished yard and build it in phases, so the first phase does not make the next one cost more.
Project photos
Full Outdoor Living Spaces gallery
Common questions
What homeowners ask us about outdoor living
- How much does an outdoor living space cost in Tampa?
- Cost depends entirely on scope. A shaded patio is a different investment than a full outdoor kitchen, pavilion, and pool built as one connected project, which is why full outdoor living projects start at $75K+. Project Discovery gives you a written budget range tied to your specific property and vision, not a generic estimate.
- Do outdoor living spaces require permits?
- In most cases, yes, particularly when gas lines, electrical work, or new structures are involved. We manage the entire permitting process in-house as part of Pre-Production.
- How long does an outdoor living project take?
- Most custom outdoor living projects run a few months from Project Discovery through Client Care, depending on how many elements — pool, pavilion, and kitchen — are combined into one build. You’ll get a project-specific schedule once Pre-Production locks the design.
- Can outdoor living spaces be covered?
- Absolutely. Pavilions, covered lanais, and other shade structures are some of the most requested features we build, and they’re what makes a space usable year-round in Florida’s climate.
- Do you design and build pools?
- Yes. Custom pools are a core part of our outdoor living work, designed to anchor the entire backyard rather than sit as a standalone feature.
- Can you build around an existing pool?
- Yes. Many of our outdoor living projects integrate with a pool that’s already in place, creating one cohesive connection between the pool and the surrounding living space. We can also design and build a new pool as part of a larger project if you don’t have one yet.
- What features should I include in my outdoor space?
- That depends on how you actually use the space. Frequent entertainers often prioritize an outdoor kitchen and bar, while others lean toward a fire feature and lounge area. Project Discovery is where we help you prioritize based on how you live, not a generic features list.
Where we build it