Waco & Central Texas
The backyard you keep describing to people.
Turn-key design and construction of outdoor kitchens, pools, pergolas and patios — drawn by our architects, built by our own crews, managed start to finish.
A single crew, from the first sketch to the last light fixture.
Steve Murray started Outdoor Living in Texas after decades in construction and landscaping. Today the company runs its own architects, designers and carpenters — so the person who draws your patio and the person who pours it work under the same roof.
That matters most on complicated projects: a pool that has to meet a covered kitchen that has to meet a grade change. Those seams are where outdoor projects usually go wrong. They’re what we’re built to handle.
Six things we do, all under one contract.
Most of our projects combine three or four of these. Pricing, permitting and scheduling stay in one place instead of spread across four vendors.
Outdoor Kitchens & Cabinetry
Built-in grills, stone counters, weather-rated cabinetry and bar seating — designed around how you actually cook and host, not a catalog layout.
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Pools & Water Features
Gunite and container pools, spas and water features — engineered to sit correctly with the deck, the house and the grade around them.
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Patios, Pergolas & Structures
Covered patios, pergolas, cabanas, pool houses and motorized screens that make a Texas backyard usable in July and in January.
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Landscape Lighting
Low-voltage path, wash and accent lighting. The difference between a yard that ends at sunset and one that's at its best after it.
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Hardscape & Landscape
Flagstone patios, walkways, retaining walls, planting, drainage and artificial turf — the groundwork everything else is set on.
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Sport Courts & Putting Greens
Putting greens, multi-sport courts and hard or soft playing surfaces, indoor and outdoor, laid out to fit the yard you have.
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Every one of these is ours — our drawings, our crews, our photographs. Run your cursor down the list.
Four steps, and you know where you are in all of them.
The most common question we get isn’t about price. It’s “what actually happens after I call?” Here it is.
Site visit
We walk the property with you, take measurements and talk through what you want to do out there. Free, and there's no drawing fee to find out if we're a fit.
Design & estimate
Our architects and designers draw the space and price it. You see the plan and the number together, and we revise until both are right.
Build
Our own crews do the work on a set schedule. One project manager, one point of contact, regular updates — not a rotating cast of subs.
Walkthrough
We finish the punch list with you on site, show you how everything runs, and you sign off before we call it done.
“Our clients appreciate our ability to make the impossible possible — the experience to manage the complexities of quality construction, and deliver breathtaking results.
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You’ll love your new space — guaranteed.
It’s the promise the company has made since the beginning, and it’s the reason we stay on a job until the walkthrough is signed.
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Waco and the towns around it.
Our shop is on Old McGregor Road in Woodway. Crews are local, which is why we can be on your property tomorrow rather than next month.
Tell us about the space.
Send this over and we’ll call you to set up a site visit. No cost, no drawing fee, no obligation to build anything.
- We reply within one business day
- The site visit and estimate are free
- 35 years of projects in Central Texas
- Prefer to talk? (254) 848-8220