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Orange County Patio Builders

Orange county Patio Builders

Orange County Patio Builders is what we have a passion for!! With over 30 years of experience building Patios in Orange County, we are one of the top builders. We are a turnkey company. We will design it and build it. One company to take all of the hassles and make it hassle free for our customers.  Once our professional designers have made a plan our crew will implement into the backyard. 

Patio Cover Builders

Orange County Patio Builders

Orange County Patio Cover Builders

Keep the party going at night time! TRU Landscape Services provides a large selection of Outdoor lights. We are proud to partner up with an American made lighting company. Having a professional lighting plan makes a patio cover look totally different at night! Orange County Patio Builders try’s to use the most American products as possible. All of the products that can be recycled will be taken to the proper company. All great patios start with the right foundation. We offer several types of flooring from concrete to porcelain Pavers. Designing and installing Barbeque islands goes right along with a patio area. Most of our patio areas have some type of fire feature. We can build a fire table right into the BBQ island or install a Fire pit or Fire place.

Orange County Patio Builders

Orange County Outdoor Construction Company

Patio Covers is one of many different elements that TRU Landscape services can build for your backyard paradise. With the top designers in Orange county we can design and build swimming Pools, Fire features, water features and outdoor lighting. We have been located in Orange County for over 30 years. Family owned and ran by the same family!! We are one of the highest ranked outdoor construction company on Google. Please see our latest reviews

Contact us today and start the process of your own backyard paradise! 866-487-1359

Orange County Landscape

TRU Landscape Services has been providing Orange County Landscape for over 30 years!! Wow that’s a lot of years!! We are still family owned and we still use the most American made products as possible. We are one of the highest reviewed companies for Orange County Landscape. Taking pride in every detail is what we do best. You can see our daily updates on Face Book https://www.facebook.com/TRU.Landscape.Ser

Orange County Landscape Design

Orange County Landscape Designs is the foundation of building a great Orange County Landscape. Our designers will listen to every detail that you desire. Then we will apply it to the design. The design process is an important part to achieve the desired price range for the new landscape. A good designer will consider the right elements and products to be used to keep the project in budget.

Concrete drive way

Orange County Concrete

Concrete is the backbone to everything we do. Besides soft scapes most everything outside has some form of concrete involved in it. When we install a footing for a wall or a foundation for a Patio Cover we use concrete. Concrete can be different colored and pretty much any shape. Even interlocking pavers are made with concrete. Interlocking pavers usually come with a manufacture lifetime warranty. See a copy of the warranty herehttps://www.belgard.com/plan-design/installation-beyond/product-warranty/

Landscape contractor

Fire Place

Why hire several different contractors and create headaches? Hire one company to install the entire project. TRU Landscape Services does almost everything involved and we do it in house, with our own employees. If there is a specialty trade needed, we have the right company. With over 30 years in business we know the best suppliers and the best products. Hire a Licensed and insured Contractor. Call today for a free estimate. 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Pool Remodels

Orange County Pool Remodels

Orange County Pool Remodels brought to you by TRU Landscape Services. With over 30 years of experience remodeling pools and providing outdoor living in Orange County California. Why choose our company for a pool remodel? A pool remodel is a large investment so why trust it with a new company? When you can hire a company with a proven track record. TRU Landscape services is constantly training on the highest technology.

Orange County Pool Remodeling

Smart Pools are here!! From pool Cleaners to pool sanitation. You can feel confident that we have you covered. We are a Pentair pro contractor. Installing the newest technology on every pool. The new laws in California require Variable speed pumps. The new law has taken effect across the United States on a Federal level. Pool automation is at the next level, control all of the pool functions from the phone. You can also see the water chemical levels from the smart phone.

Pool Surfaces

Pool plaster has come a long ways and there are several products that we provide. We prefer to install pebble over white plaster. Over the past 20 years white plaster products have changed in which has shorten the life of a good plaster. Mini pebble has taken the spot of white plaster lasting up to 20 years or even more. We use pebble on majority of the Orange County pool remodels we install. Some of the other surfaces we offer are Quartz and Glass bead. Our professional designers will walk you through the right product & color for your pool.

Orange County Outdoor Living

TRU Landscape Services provides all of your outdoor needs. Why hire several companies? When you can hire one company to take care of all of your outdoor living. It takes a lot of coronation to remodel a swimming pool in Orange county. Hire us and will take care of all of the headaches for you. Our professional staff will walk you through all of the decisions on styles and colors. Along with updating the pool lets design a nice outdoor living space. Please call the office today and we will begin your Orange County Pool Remodels.

Orange County Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living

TRU Landscape Services was called out to remodel this Orange County Outdoor Living space. The customer had no need for a swimming pool, so we filled in the pool. They want basic low maintenance for the entire yard.

Swimming pool

Orange County Patio Builder

Our designer’s came up with an California room and a new balcony.

California Room

Once the design was set our crews started building the retaining wall around the outside of the yard. The wall would later have glass panels installed on top of it. This would allow for a great view of the natural landscape.

Retaining wall
Patio builder

Modern Low maintenance is what the customer wanted. Our design staff was excited to create this Orange County Outdoor Living space. We created two separate spaces to hang out with friends and enjoy the Fire elements. The California room had a fire place to sit around and enjoy the indoor – outdoor living. The second area was the Fire pit area.
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Fire Place
Orange County Outdoor Living

Orange County Porcelain Pavers

Belgard Porcelain Pavers

TRU Landscape Services is a proud preferred contractor for Belgard products. In this Orange County Outdoor Living space we installed Porcelain Pavers.

Balcony

Customer previously had an out dated balcony. Our designers brought in this beautiful Redwood and our install crew did a great job installing it. The Balcony would get a new door and enclosed with glass panels. The Balcony has a great view of the Orange County natural Landscapes.
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Orange County Synthetic Turf

Synthetic Turf

We couldn’t leave out the family pets, so we built matching dog houses. This dog run was covered with American Made Synthetic Turf. TRU Landscape Services is proud to install American made products! Call today 1-866-487-1359

Landscape

TRU Landscape Services installed this modern day retaining wall. Along with some beautiful Redwood gates! To finish off the projects we landscaped the entire front yard. Why hire several companies? When TRU Landscape Services can perform all of your Orange County Outdoor Living. Call today for a free estimate 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Hardscape

Orange county Hardscape
Modern Fire pit

TRU Landscape Services provides all of your Orange County Hardscape. Hardscapes provide beauty and contrast to a Landscape. One aspect of a Orange county Hardscape is a fire feature. Fire features can range from fire bowls to outdoor fire places. We are happy to build all of these fire features in your outdoor living area. Fire features provide heat and beauty to a landscape. One of the most common fire feature we build are Fire Pits. Fire pits can be built in almost all landscapes. Please contact us today and our designers will walk you through building an outdoor living area.

Orange county Hardscape
Retaining wall with steps

Retaining Walls

Retaining walls are used for several different aspects of a Orange County Hardscape. Retaining walls can be installed to help gain more usable space. The right design will create planter beds. Building a retaining wall isn’t something we would recommend for a DIY project. If not built properly retaining walls can fail which may lead to a larger problem. Installing steps on a retaining wall will help provide easy access to another prat of the yard. Interlocking pavers help tie the retaining wall together with the rest of the outdoor living. We are a Belgard preferred contractor and we install thousands of pavers a year! TRU Landscape designs and builds all of these hardscapes.

Orange County Hardscape
Retaining walls

Orange County Landscape

TRU Landscape Services will design and build all of your Landscape needs. We are a locally owned Landscape contractor. We carry a license with the state of California 894221 We have a been in business in Orange County for over 35 years. We will start in the beginning with our customer an implement the best design for your space. After the design is complete we will build all elements of the project. TRU Landscape Services is one of the highest rated Landscape Contractors in Orange County California. Call us today 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Landscape Design

Orange County Landscape Design

If you are looking for a Orange County Landscape Design company look no further. Why choose TRU Landscape Services to design a paradise for you? The main factor is we install different landscapes every day. What looks good on paper doesn’t always turn out looking that great in person, that’s when our thirty years of experience comes into play. Sometimes we can make a small recommendation and fix the issue. On very few occasions we will send it back to the designer to be fixed. You can choose several companies to do your Orange County Landscape Design and we have worked with most of them. Some are great at hard-scapes while others perform well at soft-scapes.  We feel like our designers do a great job at balancing all of the landscape elements together. Whether you are looking for a new swimming pool or a basic Concrete driveway our designers will provide the finest design for that area.

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3D Landscape Design In Orange County

Orange County Landscape Designs use several tools to produce the best designs for our customers. Along with your standard blue print plans we produce 3d visualization plans. These plans take the landscape design to a whole new level. Why use TRU Landscape Services for your 3D plans? One of the main factors is some companies will add several different landscape elements on the 3D plan, but leave them off of the Blue prints. This becomes a huge problem because the customer is expecting to see exactly whats in the 3D design and when there’s an element missing from the design it creates a budget problem. Our designers understand these issues and strive to perform and execute a landscape design that provides the best of 3d design and the standard blue prints. Contact us today to begin the process of your own paradise.

Orange County Landscape

After the design is finalized then the fun begins. You need a contractor to take this design and bring it to life. TRU Landscape Services prides itself on the quality of workmanship we provide. We are one of the highest rated landscape companies in Orange County. Most  of our work is done in house. Our customers like to deal with one contractor and that’s one of our strong points. You will deal with TRU Landscape Services if your pouring concrete or installing a outdoor living area. Call today for a free consultation. 1-866-487-1359 TRU Landscape Services has been creating outdoor living areas for over 30 years in Orange County.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange County Landscape

Orange County Landscape

Looking for that dream backyard? look no further orange county landscape can provide all of your outdoor needs. Providing dream landscapes for over 25 years in orange county. We are a licensed, bonded and insured contractor. We have made the process of dealing with a contractor a smooth process. Our professional landscape design staff will walk you through all aspects of building a dream backyard.

Swimming pools

Orange County Pools

if you’re looking to remodel a pool or build a new pool, look no further. We can design and build that new swimming pool. As orange county backyards get smaller by the day, we have come up with new exciting designs to fit that pool and outdoor living areas in that backyard.  Invite those family and friends over to cool down during those hot summer months. Install that Baja shelve to provide a great sitting area well enjoying the water at the same time. Install those rock waterfalls so all that you hear is the running sound of water. Don’t let the party end at night, our professional staff will provide all of the newest lighting features, along with the newest fire features. Call today and get that new pool installed. 1-866-487-1359

Otudoor Living

Orange County Outdoor Room

Outdoor Living

Our customer requested an outdoor living area that would feel like they were in the sierras. Our customer had some pictures and ideas so we got to work. We designed all of the elements so that the backyard would flow properly. Once we laid out the design we starting building the outdoor living area. Don’t have the hassle of different contractors to build all of the different elements. Hire us and will take all of the headaches for you. This outdoor living area had a BBQ island. This island also provided a cooking area along with a nice serving area. The outdoor room gave a great area to get out of the sun and enjoy some Tv well listening to the running water in the attached Koi pond. Call today 1-866-487-1359

Outdoor Fire features

Fire Feature

Outdoor Fire Place

Once the day comes to end fire up the outdoor Fire place.  We designed and built this fire place from a photo that the customer provided. We were super excited on how well the fire place matched the photo. Along with providing heat the fire feature also gives a great place for your guest to sit and enjoy the evening.  This fire feature also help hold the slope back. Make sure you hire a company that you can have confidence in building long lasting outdoor elements. Maybe you don’t have room for an outdoor fire place? That’s ok install a fire pit we install several different sizes and designs of fire pits. Don’t buy some cheaply made fire pit that won’t put out a good amount of heat. Let us build you a a dream fire pit, that will last over the years.

Orange County Landscape Contractor

Orange Couunty Pond

Koi Pond

TRU Landscape services installs several outdoor living areas every year. Along with these areas, we also install several new swimming pools in Orange County every year. Providing the best customer service with the best products is what we do. Call us today to setup a free design consultation. 1-866-487-1359

Outdoor Living Orange County

Outdoor Living  Orange County

Why hire TRU Landscape Services for your outdoor living  Orange County?  We are committed to providing the best quality service for a fair price.  TRU Landscape Services has been providing all of your outdoor living needs for over 30 years in Orange County.  We provide all of your outdoor needs, weather you’re looking for a pool remodel or a BBQ island you will deal with one contractor. Lets face the facts outdoor living in Orange County is the finest. Invite your friends and family over for a barbecue on a lovely afternoon. Let the kids go for a dip in the new swimming pool. The BBQ is cooking up the steaks and your friends are sitting by the outdoor fire place. We can provide all of this outdoor living in Orange County.

Pool Remodels Orange County

Orange County Pool

Pool remodels are not just about new plaster anymore, There are several upgrades that can be performed to the equipment and style of the pool. Upgrade the software so that you can turn on the spa and have it ready for after dinner. Install all new LED lights not only will you save money on your power bill but you can have multi colors. Install new spillways to provide some relaxing water sound. Install bubblers in the baja bench not only do they give off noise but they put out a beautiful light display at night.  Install a new high efficient heater and have that spa hot within 20 minuets. The possibilities are unlimited with our pool remodels

Outdoor Living Rooms

Outdoor Living in Orange County

TRU Landscape Services has several different designs to offer you. Solid roof patio covers provide year round outdoor living in Orange County. Lattice patio covers provide more light and more air flow. Free standing pergolas can be placed in different areas of the backyard. This provides different gathering points for friends and family.  You always have to have a fire feature and cooking areas. We can install BBQ grills, griddles and Fire tables in your outdoor living

 

Orange County Pool Remodels

Pool Remodels Orange County

Summer time is quickly approaching us here in the Orange County area and what better way to spend the summer then lounging around your newly renovated swimming pool. The winter and spring seasons are ideal times of year to give that old pool of yours a new modern face lift. TRU Landscape Services has been performing a vast amount of Orange County pool remodels in the last couple years now, primarily because of deteriorating/cracking pool plaster, outdated prefabed coping, coping separation, inefficient pool equipment, etc. These are just some of the more common trends we tend to see on a day to day basis. Orange County pool remodels can be as basic as re-plastering a failing pool surface to chipping out the existing coping, tile, plaster, and starting fresh from the gunite.

Orange County Pool Remodels

Orange County Pool Remodel

Orange County Pool Remodels Trends

The trends in design features among Orange County pools has vastly changed in the last 20-30 years. The 1970’s bullnose brick coping with white plaster combo has ran it’s course over the years. It’s time to give that pool a facelift it righteously deserves. Ditch the brick coping and incorporate a (PIP) poured in place concrete coping around the exterior perimeter of the pool. This area is poured separately from the pool to allow for fluctuation and ground settling. Customers typically choose either regular grey concrete, graphite, or San Diego buff. These colors are all provided within the Davis Color sheet. The concrete coping is poured and while concrete begins to dry, our masons spray a TOP-CAST retarder that doesn’t allow the cream in the cement to flow to the surface. Great idea around the pool from a safety stand point because it adds a grittier surface that helps prevent from a slippery surface. Once coping has been formed and poured, customer would then choose from one of the many tile selections to be installed. If there is more than one row of tile (typically elevated pool decks), customer can either request tile to extend all the way to the coping or choose to have a natural stacked stone installed from tile line up. This is a more decorative and modern approach when remodeling your existing pool. Last but not least, we need to get as far away from that white pool plaster as possible. The industry has been trending away from plaster for years now with the introduction of pebble tec, mini pebble, and pebble sheen pool finishes. Not only does a pebble sheen/pebble tec have a more elegant appearance to the eye, it’s a smoother texture and more natural looking type of pool surface. If that doesn’t sell you, keep in mind that a white plaster will typically last you from 5-7 years with normal maintenance while a mini pebble, pebble tec, or pebble sheen surface can last you anywhere from 15-20 years. Although the pebble surfaces will cost you more initially, the long term investment is well worth the extra buck or two.

Orange County Pool Remodels

Outdoor Living

Lets take that pool remodel the extra mile

Many times a customer asks what they can do to take their pool to the next level during an Orange County pool remodel. We have plenty of design techniques and options that can be integrated into an already existing pool to give you the curb appeal your looking for. Sheer descents are a great way to incorporate simple water features into an already existing pool design. They add great ambiance, soft tranquil sound, and helps to circulate water when pool motor isn’t functioning. Flowing spillways and water descents are a great way to add some elegance to an already existing pool structure. Another technique to revive a rather dull pool remodel is incorporating baja reefs (or baja shelfs) within the entry to the pool. These shelfs sit approximately 6-8″ below the waters surface and can be essentially any shape or size based on customer preference. Baja shelf’s are a great area for small children to play and for the adults to lounge while still being able to cool off. Many of our customers integrate custom umbrella holders within the shelf’s or even water bubbler’s. Water bubbler’s (or water chillers) displays moving water that bubbles at the top of the water surface. These bubbler’s also display colorful light sequences that can be powered to synchronize with your LED pool/spa lights. All of these features can powered via Bluethooth or WIFI with an upgrade to the existing panel.

Orange County Pool Remodels

Custom Rock Waterfall

Orange County Pool Remodels

Sheer Descents

 

Orange County Pool Remodels

Water Features

Orange County Pool Remodels Contractor

TRU Landscape Services has been providing outdoor construction in the Orange County area for over the last 20 years. Call us today for a free estimate at 1-866-487-1359 or feel free to contact us through our quick contact link at www.trulandscape.com. Our professional staff and crews will provide the highest quality customer service possible and make the process of rebuilding your backyard as hassle free as possible. TRU Landscape Services provides all of your outdoor needs including but not limited to orange county pool remodels, patio covers, firepits/fireplaces, synthetic turf installation, all types of hardscape, etc.  Let us design and build the backyard of your dreams today!

 

 

Orange County Landscape

Orange County Landscape

Were just wrapping up the year 2017 here at vices TRU Landscape Service and what a year we’ve had for installing, servicing, and maintaining Orange County landscape. With that being said, the Orange County landscape has definitely developed it’s own unique trend or design shift that we haven’t been accustomed to in years past. The Orange County landscape has been known primarily for it’s coastal airs, hardy soils, and abilities to grow numerous types of non native plants throughout these areas. Unfortunately I feel we have seen these years come and past as the Orange County climate is shifting towards a warmer and much dryer climate we see prevalent in our high deserts. Not only does this one factor contribute to trending changes in landscape designs but so does our lack of water here in California. Droughts can drastically change the entire layout of a landscape design plan. Taking all these factors into consideration makes for a challenging task when attempting to please your customer and installing hardy vegetation that can withstand these elements.

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Dry creek bed installed w/ decorative river rock

 

 

Drought Tolerant Plants

The solution to all of these environmental factors is simply switching the types of plants, trees, and grasses that we install on our projects. There is a variety of drought resistant plants available at our disposal which are commonly grown for areas where conditions are extremely dry that work excellent with our Orange County landscape. Customers tend to portray xeriscape landscaping as bland, boring, and non aesthetically pleasing. The truth is, drought tolerant plants come in multiple different species of plants. The most popular we find here in the Orange County demographics is citrus fruit trees. Fruit trees require a decent amount of water to begin establishing but once established, they require very minimal amounts of irrigation needed. Along those same lines, we see common landscaping trends leaning towards various types of succulent plants or more commonly known as succulent gardens. When choosing softscape options with the customer, we briefly educate them on why it is we lean towards these types of plants and walk them through these options at our local nurseries.

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Efficient Irrigation Systems

Drought tolerant plants are a great way to spruce up your yards by adding variations in color and overall aesthetics to your Orange County landscape. The key to maintaining a healthy and lush landscape is a professionally installed irrigation system. Most efficient and water conservative system on the market is a low emitter drip line. Drip line tubing is installed along the surface wrapping around each plant/tree/grass being installed, specifically targeting the root ball. These systems typically run 2-3 times a week for roughly 45-50 minutes once plants have been established. No longer do you deal with major water run off, over spray, or sprinkler heads being damaged. Highly recommend installing some type of ground cover over the drip line once installed to help preserve the plastic sheathing from the suns arrays.

Drip line irrigation