LANDOVA / MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Backyard design in Mobile County.
Make the next addition part of a whole plan.

Thinking about a pool, new patio, landscape installation or outdoor kitchen? LANDOVA helps Mobile County homeowners connect those decisions before choosing the contractors who build them.

Start with the space you have, define what should change and organize the layout and scope so separate proposals respond to one project.

Start My Free Outdoor Project Plan · Request a free consultation

Free initial in-home consultations in Mobile County. Initial virtual consultations are free nationwide. We will confirm appointment availability when we respond to your request.

Illustrative backyard design concept—not a completed client project.

Decide what to keep before deciding what to add.

A new project may need to work around an existing porch, patio, lawn, fence, planting or pool. Start by identifying what is useful today and what is limiting the way you enjoy the yard.

Which features should remain? Which could move or be replaced? Does the route from the house work when chairs are occupied? Can the new kitchen connect to dining without putting guests in the cook’s working space?

Record those priorities before asking different trades to price individual changes. Keeping an existing feature may be important, but its condition and compatibility with the proposed work need review by the responsible professionals.

Test furniture and circulation before changing the patio

Look at access and water before settling the layout.

Walk the route from the street or driveway to the proposed work area. Note gates, narrow passages, existing surfaces and planting you want protected. Ask potential providers how equipment and materials would reach the backyard and what restoration their proposals include.

Record where water collects or moves after rain. Photos and observations can help explain the problem, but they do not establish a drainage solution. Changes to paving, planting, structures or pool areas may need to be considered together by qualified professionals.

Plan everyday and service routes · Prepare questions for a drainage contractor

Separate design choices from technical questions.

You can decide how you want to use the space while still recording what needs professional confirmation. Keep the current design, available property information and unanswered questions together.

For local requirements, confirm the authority responsible for your address and the proposed work. Mobile County Inspection Services is an official starting point for properties within its jurisdiction. Do not assume that a Mobile mailing address determines which office handles the project.

LANDOVA provides independent planning and design. Surveying, engineering, permit decisions and construction remain separate responsibilities with the appropriate professionals and authorities.

Compare the completed scope, not isolated totals.

A patio price may not include the adjacent drainage work. A kitchen package may leave utility connections unresolved. A landscape proposal may describe installation without explaining the establishment or care responsibilities you expected.

Before comparing totals, give providers the same current layout and requested scope. Ask them to identify inclusions, exclusions, allowances and work that is not yet specified. Keep removal, disposal, protection and restoration visible where they apply.

Review the hardscape proposal checklist · Review outdoor-kitchen handoffs

Prepare for the trades your project needs.

Comparing landscapers?

Define the intended installation, privacy, planting and ongoing care expectations before collecting proposals.

Plan the landscape installation

Choosing a patio contractor?

Review furniture, usable space, adjoining work and construction sequence before comparing square-foot prices.

Define the patio scope

Planning a pool?

Include the surrounding yard and related work in the brief so the pool proposal does not become the entire project definition.

Plan the whole backyard before the pool

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Prepare for an outdoor-kitchen contractor

Choose the planning services your project needs.

Start with a free initial consultation. Before paid work begins, we will define the services, deliverables and fees in your proposal. You choose whether to continue through site evaluation and scope approval, layout, design, estimating and bidding.

The free Outdoor Project Plan organizes your ideas, priorities and questions. It is not a finished custom layout, engineered plan or construction estimate. LANDOVA provides independent design and planning; you choose the contractors, and qualified professionals retain responsibility for technical design, approvals and construction.

LANDOVA is currently in beta. We record consultation requests in the order received and will confirm appointment availability when we contact you.

Bring the backyard you have—and the ideas you want to explore.

Current photos, your priorities, available records and a comfortable spending target are enough to begin. We will discuss how a design engagement can connect your Mobile County project before you commit to the trades.