Custom pools, outdoor kitchens, patios, pavers, fire features, water features, synthetic turf, cabanas, and lighting — designed and built by a family-owned crew with 30+ years in the Texas Hill Country. ICPI Certified. Belgard Preferred Installer. Free estimates, no pressure.
Real builds for real clients across Leander, Dripping Springs, Georgetown, Driftwood, Austin, and West Lake Hills. Project photography from our own portfolio — the same kitchens, decks, pools, and patios our reviews are written about.
Most outdoor projects fail at the seams — the spot where the pool guy hands off to the deck guy who hands off to the kitchen guy. We do all ten in-house. One scope, one schedule, one warranty.
Custom gunite pools, plaster or pebble finish, glass tile, automatic covers. Spa, infinity edge, beach entry options.
Built-in Lynx / Hestan / Wolf grills, granite or quartzite counters, refrigeration, pizza ovens, vent hoods.
Western red cedar, doug fir, or aluminum. Open, louvered, or fully-roofed. Engineered for Texas wind loads.
Belgard Preferred installer. Driveways, patios, pool decks. ICPI-spec base — warranty actually applies.
Gas or wood. Fireplaces, pits, tables, bowls. Stack-stone, limestone, or drystack moss-rock.
Pondless waterfalls, sheer descents, bubbling boulders, formal fountains. Sound-tuned, auto-fill, LED-lit.
Pet-friendly drainage backing, putting greens, play areas. Cool-touch infill, 8-15 yr manufacturer warranty.
Cabanas, pool houses, casitas, detached garages, pavilions. Permitted, engineered, code-compliant.
Stamped, broom, exposed aggregate, polished, or salt-finish. Pool decks, patios, driveways, sidewalks.
Low-voltage LED. Path, uplights, hardscape strips. Smart-app transformer with scenes and astro timer.
After three decades in the Texas Hill Country, we know which materials hold up to 100° summers, freeze-thaw cycles, and Westlake well water — and which look stunning in a magazine but crumble in real conditions. As a Belgard Preferred Installer, we stock 30+ paver blends and have direct lines to every quarry on this page.
The same process whether you're building a $25K fire pit or a $250K outdoor kitchen. Written scope, photoreal render, stamped engineering, daily site photos, warrantied finish.
We walk the property, measure grades, photograph sight lines. You leave with a written scope and a budget band.
Photoreal 3D render plus a stamped material spec — every stone, paver, fixture by SKU and origin.
City permits, HOA submittals, structural engineering for retaining walls, gas-line stamps, electrical layout.
Our own crews — never subbed for stonework. Daily site photos, weekly Friday walks, change orders in writing.
Punch list closed in writing. Project binder: specs, manuals, warranties, sealer schedule. Workmanship warrantied 5 years.
More than a third of our builds are outdoor kitchens. Lynx, DCS, Wolf, and Twin Eagles appliances. Quartzite, granite, and concrete counters. Stone, stucco, and steel surrounds.
Four real reviews from Hill Country families, brewery owners, and Austin homeowners. We didn't write these — they did. Sourced from our public testimonials page at hillcountryoutdoorliving.com.
"After working with Kyle Sorensen and his crew on my multi-level deck and outdoor kitchen I will gladly tell anyone they are the BEST OF THE BEST by far. Their honesty, punctuality, workmanship and over all quality was exceptional. No hidden cost, no overruns, no delays."
"Mike and the HCOL team really turned our backyard from a boring weedfest to the design of a striking and safe outdoor mecca for our family. Our grandchildren are out there every day splashing on the patio, or chasing each other on the turf."
"The HCOL team was thoughtful, courteous and professional throughout the entire process. Their construction crew was responsive, FAST and maintained a clean and orderly project area throughout. The end product is outstanding."
"Kyle and his crew were very professional & friendly with zero pressure. They did what they said they were going to do, when they said they were going to do it, for the price they said they would do it for. Can't go wrong!"
Both names show up in our reviews. Mike runs design — Judi in Georgetown named him by first name in her testimonial. Kyle leads the field — Ben in Dripping Springs and Kellen in Austin both called him out by name. That's the team you'll be working with.
Mike runs design and material sourcing. He's the one Judi worked with when her Georgetown backyard went from a "boring weedfest" to a kid-magnet patio her grandchildren live on every afternoon. Mike does the render, the spec, the stone selection, and the change-order conversations.
Kyle leads the field. He's on-site daily, he answers your Saturday text, and he's the name on every five-star Hill Country review. "Honesty, punctuality, workmanship and over all quality was exceptional," wrote Ben in Dripping Springs. "Zero pressure," wrote Kellen in Austin. That's the bar.
Bring your Pinterest board, your contractor frustrations, the photo of the pool that made you fall in love with the idea. We respond the same business day, walk the site within a week, and put a written scope in your hands before any work begins.
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