Marcus Delvecchio · July 27, 2026
When my daughter turned two, I realized our backyard had plenty of space but not much to do in it. We had a pergola that the friends helping me and I built over the patio a few years back—a solid 4×6 beam structure that was doing nothing but holding up some climbing vines. My wife … Read more
Marcus Delvecchio · March 15, 2026
I’ve stood in backyards where a beautiful new patio sits perfect and level, but the daybed swing mounted above it is pulling at wrong angles, creaking after six months, or—worse—has already separated from whatever structure was supposed to hold it. The homeowner spent thousands on the hardscape, invited the neighborhood over to celebrate, and now … Read more
Marcus Delvecchio · March 14, 2026
Every spring, I get the same wave of calls from neighbors who decided last summer that a swing set would be perfect for their kids—and now that the ground has thawed and someone’s actually put weight on it, they’re noticing the wobble. That’s when they find out I’m not just a deck builder; I’m also … Read more
Marcus Delvecchio · March 13, 2026
In landscape design, we talk about the “bones” of a property — the structural elements that everything decorative builds on. I’ve walked hundreds of backyards for initial consultations, and the number one thing homeowners get wrong isn’t the plants or…
Marcus Delvecchio · March 12, 2026
The most honest thing I can tell any homeowner watching my crew work is this: the material you see is about 30% of the job. The other 70% is what we did to the ground before we ever touched a…
Marcus Delvecchio · March 11, 2026
What caught me off guard when I first started building porch swings wasn’t the engineering—it was how quickly people stopped using them. I’d install these beautiful outdoor gathering spots, and within a year, half neighbors would call complaining about rust stains, loose bolts, or worse, a seat that felt unsafe mid-swing. That’s when I realized … Read more