Timber works, especially timber decks are quite often a feature on most Australian houses especially here in Queensland. Decks provide an outdoor living and entertaining area for all to enjoy and also help to add value to your property.

Timber Arbours allow a connection from one area to another. Arbours are most commonly used as a front entrance on a property as it links the front yard or footpath area directly to the house. Often these are made with the purpose of plants to grow over and create a feature of its own, while some are also constructed as a covered entrance where pedestrians can stand before entrance of the property.

Pergolas often go hand in hand with decking and hard surfaces. Pergolas are essentially a shade area. This is often of high importance in the Queensland environment. These can be made out of timber frame or aluminium frame depending on what feeling the client is trying to achieve.

Fencing is an essential in all properties. They provide not only security but privacy also. There is an unlimited way to construct fences and the clients are always consulted over what they require, can afford and is achievable.

Timber Cladding is often made up to cover visual detractions. Often clients require water tanks, air conditioners, hot water systems and bins covered just to name a few. As with fencing, there are unlimited options depending on requirements, affordability and achievability.

As with all timber works, Timber Furniture is made to soften spaces. This normally overs things like, benches, storage boxes, daybeds and entertaining areas.

Finally, Timber Retaining walls are one of the most common uses for timber. Timber sleepers provide an economical way for a retaining system. While timber sleeper may not necessarily have the shelf life of concrete and stone products, the treatments have increased the productivity of in the sleepers and now most sleepers should last between 10 and 20 years depending on whether hardwood or treated pine are selected.

Timber retaining walls are more often than not the most cost effective option. Some sites often have limited access for machinery so this is often another reason why timber is used ahead of other products. The timber treatments that are being used now have also allowed the shelf life of the timber products to increase also over the last few years. Hardwood and Treated Pine timber are both still used for retaining wall and depending on choice can last for 10-20 years. One other element of using timber is it provides a soft back drop as opposed to concrete products. One slight downfall of the timber is that it has a limited height that it can be constructed to.

Besser Block walls are the most cost effective way of having a long lasting wall. More often than not, these walls also allow you to build to higher heights than any of the other walls. If the besser block wall is rendered it will also allow a much nicer finish. The besser block wall, both rendered and natural can both be painted which also is a good feature to have as over the years the clients taste/needs/wants may change with regards to the colour. All besser block wall should be core filled if holding any weight and there is steel works and footings that need to be done for them to be stable and maximise their strength. Often an engineer is required for these walls - which is a small price to pay for the knowledge that you have a structurally sound wall.

Concrete Blocks are often a choice with some clients. The main reason for this is that there is a large variety of blocks to choose from.

Concrete blocks give the most options for people but each has a purpose and some can/cant be used in some areas. When Exigo Outdoor Construction consults with a client all these factors are taken into account before moving to the next step.

The last type of retaining wall is Rock Retainers. There are also a few options here in accordance to wants and budget. The two main types of rock retainers are Sandstone and Granite boulders. There are many different grades of each of these boulders and this all depends on budget and availability. As these are a natural product sometimes there is a wait time, but Exigo Outdoor Construction works closely with the client and supplier so there is never any wait time on the jobs unless natural occurrences take place - like torrential rain. This option is good also for height as they can be constructed over 1 metre height which often clients require.

The most commonly used hard surface is concrete. There are a lot of different finishes that you can achieve with concrete. Often people change colours, exposed aggregate concrete and stencilled concrete patterns. Control joints are important to put in to help in the fight against cracking concrete. All the concrete work taken out by Exigo Outdoor Construction is always excavated to correct depths to allow water flow, expansion joints put in and reinforced with steel. The only downside to concrete is the land shifting and tree roots both can cause cracking and repair works on concrete is an expensive project.

The next option for a hard surface is pavers. Pavers are a bit like block walls - there are a lot of options. There are different colours, sizes, textures, and materials (clay and concrete). The best part of pavers that separates it from concrete and tiling is it has the best surface flexibility. While they may be a bit more expensive initially, the flexibility allows for low costs if any repair works ever need to be taken out for whatever reason. All our paving jobs involve high standard to sub-base preparation. Giving a stable ground to build upon allows for an immaculate finish. Some pavers require sealing and Exigo Outdoor Construction also allows for this in our recommendations and pricing. Exigo Outdoor Construction is also proud to say that we have never had to go back to a paving job and repair due to sub-surface problems. Every paving job is different and each paving job can be laid to different patterns to the clients choice.

The last main hard surface finish that clients often want is Tiles. Again like pavers these can come in a wide range of choices depending on budget, and give you different options with colours, sizes, textures, and materials. While similar in construction with paving, a sub-surface base of concrete is required for all tiling jobs. All tiling works carried out by Exigo Outdoor Construction is carried out from start to finsh- so from excavation to sealing the finished product.