Handcrafted cedar, lattice privacy screens, and a deck built to host — from first post to final board.
The brief was simple: turn a bare back patio into a shaded outdoor room — one that could handle Kansas City summers and feel like a natural extension of the house.
Shade without closing the space in, privacy without building a wall, and a finished look that elevated the whole backyard — built from materials that would age well in Missouri weather.
We framed and raised a custom cedar pergola over the patio, built lattice privacy screens to soften the sightlines, and tied it into the deck railing for one cohesive structure. Every post plumb, every rafter tail cut clean — the kind of joinery you notice up close.
An outdoor structure takes the worst of every season, so the structure under the style had to be right: proper footings, solid connections, and cedar detailed to shed water instead of trapping it.
A shaded, private outdoor room that turned the patio into the default gathering spot — morning coffee to late dinners. The lattice catches the evening light; the joinery is what their guests end up asking about.
In-progress shots included on purpose — straight, square, and solid before it's ever stained.
