Focused upgrade
Target a defined part of the property while retaining suitable existing elements.
- Typical focus
- A specific room, finish or system
- What to resolve
- Condition of retained work and installation interfaces
A useful budget begins with a clear scope.
Understand what shapes the cost of outdoor living before comparing proposals. Every final quotation follows the property, measured scope and agreed specification.
Complete transformation
Coordinate a full room, property or commercial space as a connected project.
- Typical focus
- Design, removal, specialist works and finishes
- What to resolve
- Complete specifications and a clear work sequence
Bespoke project
Develop a tailored design with custom details and specialist coordination.
- Typical focus
- Original design, fabrication and carefully selected materials
- What to resolve
- Design development, prototypes or samples and procurement
THE COST DRIVERSLook beyond
Look beyond
the area rate.
A square-metre or square-foot rate is only useful when it identifies the measured area, specification and inclusions. It cannot replace a review of your actual property.
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Plot levels, drainage and access
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Shade structures and hardscape
03
Outdoor equipment and service routes
04
Pool, planting and lighting interfaces
What your proposal
should make clear.
Request a scoped review- Measured scope and specification
- Included supply and installation responsibilities
- Allowances, exclusions and unresolved conditions
- Design, approval and procurement responsibilities
- Programme, payment milestones and change process
- Handover information and warranty responsibilities
We do not publish a generic starting price as a substitute for a project scope. Share your working budget and priorities so the proposal can be developed around useful choices.
BUILD A COMPARABLE SCOPE
Make the assumptions visible.
Price the same work before comparing totals. The following information helps connect your Solenne brief to an itemised proposal.
Information that supports the quotation
- Photos at different times of day
- Outdoor activities and guest numbers
- Existing levels, planting and drainage
- Door and indoor-floor relationships
- Cooking, power and water requirements
- Care expectations and seasonal storage
Questions for the commercial review
- Which design, supply and installation tasks are included?
- Which quantities and products are confirmed, and which remain allowances?
- Who provides retained-condition investigations or specialist reviews?
- What protection, delivery, removal and making-good work is included?
- How are changes priced and approved before proceeding?
- What documents and completion criteria support the payment stages?
Exterior porcelain or stone
Confirm external suitability, slip characteristics, thermal comfort, substrate and drainage details.
Include the ongoing requirement: Follow the chosen surface and grout care instructions.
Timber or composite decking
Compare the exact product, support system, ventilation, expansion, exposure and replacement approach.
Include the ongoing requirement: Keep inspection and cleaning requirements with the product schedule.
Outdoor furniture and fabrics
Review exposure, cushions, storage, cleaning and the construction of frames and fittings.
Include the ongoing requirement: Agree where removable cushions and accessories are stored when not in use.
Website concepts and general guidance are not quotations. Scope, product choices, applicable charges and commercial terms belong in the written proposal.
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