Backyard Design & Build
Long Island
Cardi Design & Build plans and builds connected outdoor environments on Long Island. Bring your pool, patio, planting, lighting, and outdoor living ideas into one backyard design before construction begins.
Featured project photography—not a prediction of your project or its completion date.
Your Whole Backyard, Considered Together
A complete backyard project is more than a collection of individual installations. Pool placement changes circulation. Dining and lounge areas need comfortable access. Planting frames views and privacy, while grading and drainage influence the layout.
Our design-build approach connects those decisions. Discuss a master plan and 3D design direction with Cardi, then define the design and construction scope around your property, priorities, and budget. This page focuses on whole-backyard coordination; individual pool and landscape services are available through the related pages.
Pool & Spa Layout
Consider swimming, poolside access, views from the house, and how the water connects to the rest of the yard.
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Connect paths, dining terraces, pool surrounds, and gathering spaces in a clear layout.
Explore this servicePlanting & Privacy
Balance existing trees, new planting, privacy goals, and the spaces you want to keep open.
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Plan cooking, dining, shade, and lounge areas alongside the pool and garden.
Explore this serviceLighting & Drainage
Discuss evening use, grades, surface-water movement, and site constraints before finalizing the design.
Explore this service3D Design Direction
Use design concepts to review the relationships among features before agreeing on construction scope.
Explore this serviceSee the Design in Context
These existing project galleries show how water, hardscape, planting, and outdoor rooms relate to one another. They are project references, not standard packages or promised results.
Kings Point — Modern Outdoor Living
A pool and spa, cooking and dining spaces, fire features, planting, and evening lighting in one photographed setting.
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Glen Head — Timeless Construction
An estate pool and spa connected to terraces, an indoor–outdoor lounge, planting, and lighting.
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Garrett — Dix Hills
A rectangular pool framed by lounge seating, flowering gardens, a terrace, and a mature wooded backdrop.
View projectDesign in Winter. Prepare for a Spring Build.
If spring is your goal, winter gives you time to discuss the property, compare layouts, refine priorities, and identify approval requirements. Early design helps clarify the work; the construction schedule still depends on the scope and conditions.
Read the winter planning guide- 01
Define how you want to use the yard
Separate essentials from optional features. Discuss swimming, cooking, dining, shade, privacy, and the relationship to your home.
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Review the property and design direction
Bring a survey if available. Discuss access, existing features, grades, drainage, and 3D concepts before committing to separate installations.
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Agree on scope and approval responsibilities
Confirm design deliverables, professional involvement, exclusions, and who is responsible for any required municipal submissions.
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Discuss a realistic construction sequence
Review dependencies, site conditions, weather, approvals, and scheduling. A spring goal should be discussed as a plan—not a guaranteed date.
Design deliverables, professional involvement, permits, construction timing, and pricing depend on the agreed scope and property. Starting design in winter does not guarantee a spring start or completion.
Make an Informed Start
Who can design and build my entire backyard on Long Island?
Cardi Design & Build offers coordinated backyard design and construction on Long Island. Discuss pools, patios, landscape planting, lighting, and outdoor living in one consultation, then confirm the services and responsibilities included in your proposal.
How do I choose a backyard design-build company?
Look for relevant project examples, a clear design process, a written scope, and straightforward communication. Ask how design, site constraints, required approvals, construction, and any specialist work will be coordinated. Compare what is included rather than only the quoted total.
Is a backyard designer the same as a licensed landscape architect?
Not necessarily. A design-build service describes how design and construction are coordinated; it does not itself establish professional licensure. Depending on your property and scope, your municipality may require drawings or review by appropriately licensed professionals. Confirm those requirements and responsibilities before proceeding.
Can a backyard project be built in phases?
Phasing can be discussed during planning. The master plan should account for access, utilities, grades, drainage, and future connections so one phase does not overlook the requirements of another. Whether phasing is practical depends on the project.
Does winter design guarantee a spring construction start?
No. Winter design can help you prepare, but approvals, final scope, site access, weather, and contractor scheduling affect the start and completion dates. Confirm a project-specific schedule before making commitments.
Start with Your Property, Not a Generic Package
Bring your survey if available, current yard photos, project priorities, and preferred timing. Cardi Design & Build can discuss the next step for your pool, landscape, or complete backyard.
Planning for the colder months? We also offer holiday lighting and commercial snow management.