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Beautiful Cedar Bonsai Bench
Beautiful Cedar Bonsai BenchLuxury Outdoor Living Spaces Seattle - Bellevue - EastsideBuilding Your Project from Finish to Start: This outdoor cedar wood bonsai bench compliments passion with beauty and practicality.How do you nourish and care for bonsai trees, some...
How Hardscaping Adds Property Value
What is Hardscaping? It may not be a term you've heard, but you see it all the time. Hardscaping is the "hard" part of landscaping -- like concrete or stone entrances, your deck or patio, outdoor firepits and fireplaces. For example, constructing a patio or deck is a...
Wood Fences, Gates and Residential Security
Consider the role of a fence or gate A good fence adds to your residential security. US Alarm reports crawling over a fence of any height draws attention, so criminals are more likely to choose homes without fences. A fence also provides safety and containment for...
Learn More about Custom Wood Work and Masonry
Welcome to our blog! We are glad you are here. In this space, we spend time talking about some of the important aspects of adding wood and masonry projects to compliment and enhance the beauty and value of your home. We are here to help you envision the possibilities...
Warm, Magical Outdoor Fireplaces
The ideal spot to gather family Outdoor fireplaces add a classic touch, creating a warm and magical atmosphere for your patio, garden, backyard or poolside space. Imagine your outdoor fireplace in brick, natural stone, faux stone or stucco. Beautiful gas fireplaces...
Time to Evaluate the Condition of Your Outdoor Living Space
Now that more daylight and milder temperatures signal warmer weather, homeowners get outside and begin to assess just how much spring maintenance work might be ahead. Sometimes this leads to new possibilities for decks, patios, walkways and driveways. Outdoor surfaces...
Decks: Need to Have vs. Nice to Have
A deck is an extension of a home's outdoor living space and can provide many hours of enjoyment for you, your friends and family. If you're thinking about adding a wood deck to your residence, you are likely experiencing one of these options: "need to have" or ...
Masonry is Built to Last
It makes sense to consider energy-efficient, earth-friendly materials for your next residential hardscaping project. Many homeowners here in the Northwest have made these requirements a priority when extending outdoor living space. “Washington’s...
Lead Time: Schedule a No Worries Hardscaping Project
In the Seattle area, summer and fall seasons are prime time for installation of hardscaping projects for your yard. If you have a project in mind, like a patio or walkway, patio cover, fireplace or firepit, don’t wait until the last minute to call a qualified...
Covered Areas improve your enjoyment of the Northwest Outdoors
Outdoor grilling not only adds fantastic flavor and eye appeal to chicken, beef, pork or whatever your favorite meat or vegetables, it also allows the family to enjoy the outdoors together. In the Great Northwest it is not a bad idea to put your grill under a covered...
Patios & Walkways: Value Added Hardscaping
Brick, natural stone, pavers and other hardscaping materials add design, class and distinction to your home. You may prefer the crisp clean lines of concrete or the classic style of pavers or stone. Patios add functionality and natural materials to your backyard with...
Outdoor Kitchens: An Entertainment Delight
An outdoor kitchen may be a simple enclosed grill to a completely outfitted cooking and dining area, with cooktop, refrigerator, sink and more. The entertaining value is high and so is the value of this addition to your home. Some outdoor kitchens can add up to 130%...
What Customer Service Means to Us
There are a lot of opinions about what customer service is and is not. If you look it up, Wikipedia says customer service is “the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.” At Custom Fence and Masonry, Inc., we set standards for...
Spring Hardscape Care
This time of year, it's a good idea to think about the maintenance of your hardscape: concrete, pavers, stone and retaining walls. It is important that you maintain your hardscape. The gloomy Northwest days cause moss and mildew to show up on all of your hardscape....
Columns: Decorative and Stately
Columns have purpose as gate holders at driveway, yard and garden entries and as decorative lamp standards. The column takes on the beauty and texture of the brick, stone, pavers or concrete providing endless patterns and possibilities for creating your unique column...