before & after
cost breakdown
turf
total materials cost: $1975
LIFEPROOF WITH PETPROOF TECHNOLOGY TURF: $3.50 / sqft X 352 square feet : $1232
BASE MATERIAL [STONE DUST]: $250
LANDSCAPE FABRIC: $70
LANDSCAPE FABRIC STAPLES: $40
NO-DIG LANDSCAPE EDGING: $45
6D NAILS [X2]: $178
TURF STAPLES [FOR SEAMS]: $10
TURF INFILL X 6: $150
total labor cost: $1300
The original quote for this full project was $4k and included tilling and leveling the ground, laying landscape fabric and the base material, compacting the base material and installing the turf. I ended up hiring someone to come just for the stone spreading / compacting part since that was pretty labor intensive, and doing the rest myself.
— TURF TOTAL: $3,275 —
lattice privacy planters
TOTAL MATERIALS COST: $ $192 / planter
FILING CABINET [FROM FB MARKETPLACE]: $35
RUSTY METAL PRIMER 2X: $7
4X4 PT PINE: $34
SQUARE PINE LATTICE: $53
WOOD LATH [INSIDE EDGE]: $1
PINE FINIALS [2X]: $7
3X3 GALVANIZED ANGLE BRACE, 2X: $6
WOOD SCREWS: $3
OPTIONAL:
6X6 POST BASE, 2X: $46
CONCRETE WOOD-LOOK EDGING BLOCKS, 10X: $10
TOTAL labor COST: $0
I DIY-ed this build so didn’t spend any money on labor.
— LATTICE PRIVACY PLANTERS TOTAL: 3 X $192 = $576 —
hardscaping
TOTAL materials COST: $445
NO-DIG LANDSCAPE EDGING: $45
LANDSCAPE FABRIC: $70
LANDSCAPE FABRIC STAPLES: $40
PEA GRAVEL: $5.68/BAG * 30 = $170
MULCH $4 * 15 = $60
SLATE PAVERS FOR PATH: REPURPOSED: $0
BRICKS FOR EDGING, PAINTED + REPURPOSED: $0
TOTAL labor COST: $0
I DIY-ed this build so didn’t spend any money on labor.
— HARDSCAPING TOTAL: $445 —
furniture + decor
TOTAL FURNITURE COST: $1075
OUTDOOR SOFA [3 PIECE]: $717
COFFEE TABLES [SET OF 2]: $125
OUTDOOR POUF: $106
GARDEN STOOL [SIMILAR HERE]: $127
TOTAL DECOR COST: $472
JUTE AREA RUG[5X8]: $92
OUTDOOR CUSHIONS** [FOR GROUND, 2X]: $84
VEGAN LEATHER THROW PILLOWS**: $120
THROW BLANKET: $30
CLAY PLANTER, 11 IN: $27
LARGE ROUND PLANTER, REPURPOSED: $0
WATERFALL OUTDOOR FOUNTAIN: $119
**I don’t leave these outside