River Oaks Backyard Wooden Arbor Design & Installation Case History --

River Oaks Backyard Wooden Arbor Design & Installation Case History --

In the recent past we undertook a very complex and multi-dimensional landscaping project in River Oaks that involved the replacement of an old outdoor kitchen with a new landscape arbor. This new structure was very technically and aesthetically unique in several different ways. To start with, it was not made of cedar as are many landscaping arbors. Rather, it was constructed entirely of pressure-treated, rough cut pine that was stained to look like cedar. The advantage of using pine lay in the both the lower cost and in the longevity of the wood—up to thirty years. The landscape arbor was built for comfort. We installed fans and lights so that it could be enjoyed by the occupants at any time of day or night. This created a challenge from an aesthetic perspective, however. When installing anything electronic in a landscaping arbor, most contractors have to run conduits up the sides of the beams. This detracts from the appearance of the structure, and was something that we wanted to avoid in our project.