If you’re looking to change up your outdoor living space, but you want to make sure you do it in an eco-friendly and sustainable way, College Station Covered Porch and Outdoor Kitchens is here with some helpful advice on how to get a beautiful space while minimizing the damage it will have on our lovely planet.
One of the eco-friendliest materials are actually concrete pavers. Concrete pavers are essentially brick-shaped blocks of concrete. These pavers have an average lifespan of around 70 years. If you compare that to any sort of deck or patio made of wood, that’s a very big difference. Wood only lasts about 20 years or so. The longevity of these concrete pavers reduces waste, as well as they’re usually locally sourced which reduces unnecessary waste from transportation.
Actually, concrete pavers were specifically designed with sustainability in mind! PICP, or permeable interlocking concrete pavers are actually a full system of pavers with aggregate stone underneath them that filter rainwater and direct the water to underground aquifers. The rain that falls onto the pavers seeps into the ground and the pollution and bacteria in the rainwater are naturally filtered out by the concrete and aggregate.
If you’re really set on a wood deck or wood fencing, though, you can help reduce the environmental strain that comes with wooden structures by using reclaimed wood. It’s older and weathered, but this actually helps create a sturdier deck, fence, pergola, or other wood structure while being a little bit better for the earth.
Another great way to light up your yard without being so terrible for the environment is energy-efficient exterior lighting. Using solar-powered yard lights will save you money and reduce unnecessary waste from regular incandescent light bulbs that you have to regularly replace. Solar-powered lights will store energy throughout the daytime and only turn on once it’s dark and you actually need them.
Installing a rainwater harvesting system is going to be another great way to be more environmentally friendly. You waste a lot of water using a regular water hose to water your plants but harvesting rainwater to use instead is going to be much better for the planet. This might not always be a possibility depending on where you live, but if you can at least use rainwater occasionally, it will still be beneficial to the earth.
College Station Covered Porch and Outdoor Kitchens is the number one outdoor living contractor in the Bryan-College Station, TX area. We would love to help you tackle your eco-friendly outdoor living projects. Our construction is the highest quality, and so is our customer service.
When it comes to us, you can always know you’re going to get:
· Superior Construction and Installation
· Affordable and Fair Pricing
· FREE Quotes/Estimates on ANY project
Bryan-College Station, TX’s Go-To Outdoor Living Contractor
College Station Covered Porch and Outdoor Kitchen is skilled in giving you the best construction and installation, and we’re always sure to keep the project within your budget to the best of our abilities. Our construction and contractor abilities cover many different areas of expertise, both residentially and commercially. We are always interested in branching out and working on new, exciting projects as well.
We believe in treating our customers like family, and only building and installing the highest quality work we can. As far as we’re concerned, your projects are our projects, and we wouldn’t settle for anything less than perfect in our own homes, so we won’t let you settle either. We currently do most of our work in Bryan, TX and College Station, TX, but also work in Navasota, TX, North Zulch, TX, Anderson, TX, Caldwell, TX, and Hearne, TX. If you live in any surrounding area to these towns, we are more than happy to accommodate you as well! We love expanding and growing our business.
Our contracting expertise isn’t limited to deck and railing installation, we’re much more than that:
– Outdoor Kitchen Contractor
– Covered Patio Contractor
– Fire Pit and Fireplace Contractor
– Concrete Contractor
– Deck Contractor
– Pergola Contractor
– Swimming Pool Contractor
– Carpentry Contractor
– Masonry Contractor
– Fencing Contractor
– Landscaping Contractor
– General Contractor
If you think of any other projects you want College Station Covered Porch and Outdoor Kitchens to work on, get in touch with us! We are based in the Bryan-College Station, Texas area, but regularly work in the following locations:
– Anderson, Texas
– Brenham, Texas
– Caldwell, Texas
– Conroe, Texas
– Franklin, Texas
– Hearne, Texas
– Kurten, Texas
– Madisonville, Texas
– Navasota, Texas
– North Zulch, Texas
– Plantersville, Texas
– Snook, Texas
– Somerville, Texas
If you don’t see your town listed, but you live in a nearby area and are interested in our services, please contact us! We are always looking to branch out and complete projects in new cities. If you’re interested in hiring us as your sustainable and eco-friendly outdoor living contractor, or possibly for another project you have in mind, fill out the form on our contact page!
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