A real outdoor space is construction, not decoration — gas lines, electrical, masonry, drainage, and structure working together. Mabrey Construction designs and builds Triangle backyards as one coordinated project: the kitchen, the fire, the shade, and the hardscape that connects them, priced as a fixed scope and built by one accountable team.
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Outdoor living construction builds the backyard into real rooms — outdoor kitchens, fireplace and fire-pit gathering spaces, pergolas and pavilions, and the hardscape that ties them together. These projects mix trades: gas, electrical, masonry, drainage, and structure, which is why they belong to a general contractor rather than a patchwork of installers.
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Straightforward outdoor projects start in the $25,000 to $60,000 range, with full kitchens and fireplace rooms above that. Mabrey Construction designs the whole space and builds it under one fixed-scope contract.
Cooking, fire, shade, seating, and flow get planned together — so the space works as rooms, not scattered purchases.
Gas, electric, masonry, and structure sequence under one GC — the coordination is exactly what you are hiring.
Site work through finish details runs on a written schedule, and the project ends with a space you use that week.
- Outdoor kitchens with real utilities: gas, water, power, and ventilation
- Fireplaces and fire pits built in masonry, vented and placed correctly
- Pergolas, pavilions, and shade structures engineered as structures
- Patios and hardscape designed with drainage, not puddles, in mind
- Lighting and power planned for evenings, not extension cords
- Grading and water management that protect the house and the investment
- Material selections that survive Triangle sun, rain, and pollen
- Permits pulled where scope requires them, inside one fixed contract
Is the Backyard Underbuilt? Signals It Is Time to Finish It.
If any of these sound familiar, book the free design visit. Cooking, fire, shade, and flow get planned as one space — priced as a fixed scope, with the gas, power, and masonry sequenced under one GC.
The Coordination Is the Product
- Four-plus trades sequenced under one contract
- Shared details owned, not disputed
- One accountable name for the whole space
Real Utilities, Run Like the House's
- Gas trenched, sized, and pressure-tested
- Circuits sized for the real equipment
- Water and drains where scope calls for them
Fire Done in Masonry, Placed by Rule
- Clearances to structures respected
- Venting built for the fuel and location
- Masonry that outlives the furniture around it
Drainage First, or the Patio Is Temporary
- Grading designed before hardscape
- Water routed away from house and patio
- Clay behavior planned for, not fought later
Evenings Are an Electrical Plan
- Lighting layered by zone, not one flood
- Power at the seats, not across the lawn
- Switched sensibly from the house
Design One Season, Host the Next
- Weeks of build, planned months ahead
- Fall design puts spring on the calendar
- The date in writing, like everything else
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- Free consultation: scope, budget, and next steps in writing — before any contract.
- Straight answers on cost, permits, and financing, even when the answer is that the smaller project wins.
Straightforward projects — a quality patio with a fire feature or a pergola — typically start in the $25,000 to $60,000 range. Full outdoor kitchens and masonry fireplace rooms price above that because they carry real utilities and structure. The design visit puts your scope in writing.
Often yes — gas lines, electrical circuits, and permanent structures are permitted work in North Carolina, and placement rules apply to open flame near the house. We pull what the scope requires in Durham, Wake, or Orange county and build to inspection.
Because the project is the coordination. Gas, power, masonry, drainage, and structure have to sequence correctly and meet in the same details — one contract makes one team accountable for the whole result instead of five vendors pointing at each other.
Design in one season, build in the next — fall and winter builds have your backyard ready the day spring arrives. The schedule is written into the contract either way, and most spaces run weeks, not months.
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