Creative Design Build Associates serves homeowners across all of Oakland County — delivering custom landscape design, hardscaping, pools, and outdoor living spaces. One in-house team. Full design-build capability. No subcontractors.
Oakland County covers 907 square miles of Metro Detroit’s most affluent suburbs — from lakefront estates in Keego Harbor and Bloomfield Hills to established residential neighborhoods in Birmingham, Troy, Royal Oak, and Rochester Hills. Every community has different property types, lot sizes, and outdoor living expectations. We design for each one specifically.
Most homeowners in Oakland County deal with separate landscape designers and separate contractors. The result is version drift, cost overruns, and accountability gaps. We eliminate all three. Our team designs your space and builds it — producing a finished outdoor environment that matches the approved plan every time.
Oakland County’s clay-heavy soil and 30–60 annual freeze-thaw cycles create specific challenges for hardscaping. Every patio, driveway, retaining wall, and walkway we install across the county uses a properly compacted aggregate base, Unilock-certified interlocking pavers, and graded drainage — the three factors that separate installations that last decades from those that heave and crack within years.
Full design from site analysis to construction documentation. Every element drawn and approved before build begins.
Paver patios, driveways, retaining walls, walkways, and natural stone — installed with bases engineered for Michigan's freeze-thaw conditions.
Custom inground pools and spas designed alongside your landscape plan. Gunite construction, custom tile, integrated spa options.
Pergolas, outdoor kitchens, fire features, and full backyard transformations built for year-round entertaining.
Pathway, uplight, and pool-area lighting designed as part of the landscape plan — not added as an afterthought.
A structured process that keeps your project on time, on spec, and on budget — from the first site visit to the final walkthrough.
We visit your property, walk the space, and document site conditions, drainage, and your goals for the finished outdoor area.
Schematic plans and 3D renderings produced for your approval before any build contract is signed.
Pavers, stone, pool finishes, and structures sourced and specified. Unilock dealer access with full warranty-backed product range.
We handle all required permits and municipal approvals. Full build schedule set before work begins.
Our own crews handle every phase. No subcontracting the core work. One team. One standard throughout.
Every element confirmed against the approved design before we consider the project complete.
We are headquartered in Keego Harbor — in the heart of Oakland County. We are not a regional chain managing projects from a distance. Our team works across Oakland County daily, knows local building departments, understands county soil and drainage conditions, and is accountable to the communities we serve.
Homeowners across Oakland County choose Creative Design Build Associates because our in-house model delivers consistent results from Birmingham to Rochester Hills to Grosse Pointe.
Common questions from Oakland County homeowners about landscape design, hardscaping, pool construction, and outdoor living across Metro Detroit.
Yes. Outdoor kitchens, fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, and fire table installations are part of our outdoor living services across Oakland County. We source materials and products through Outdoor Elements, our sister outdoor product showroom, giving us direct access to premium grills, fire features, and pergola structures. Every outdoor kitchen and fire feature is designed as part of the overall landscape plan — not installed independently.
Permits are required for most structural outdoor projects across Oakland and Macomb County. Pool construction always requires a permit. Larger hardscaping projects, retaining walls, pergolas, and outdoor structures typically require permits as well. We manage the permit process for every project we build — submission, coordination with the relevant municipality, and scheduling inspections. You do not need to navigate the building department yourself. We include permit management as part of the project scope.
Landscape design covers the full plan for your property’s outdoor environment — planting schemes, hardscape layouts, grading, drainage, and how all elements relate spatially. Outdoor living refers to the specific built features within that design: patios, outdoor kitchens, fire features, pergolas, pools, and seating areas. At Creative Design Build Associates, these are not separate departments. The same design team that draws your planting beds designs your patio layout and pool surround. The same build crew installs the hardscape and the outdoor kitchen — producing a finished space that reads as one cohesive environment.
Yes. Creative Design Build Associates serves both Oakland County and Macomb County. Our Macomb County service area includes communities such as Shelby Township, Macomb Township, Sterling Heights, Clinton Township, and surrounding areas. Our Oakland County headquarters in Keego Harbor gives us strong coverage across both counties. Contact us to confirm service for your specific location.
Michigan’s outdoor build season runs from late April through November, with the most active months being May through September. Starting your design phase in winter or early spring puts you first in the build queue when the season opens. Pool construction has the longest lead time, so homeowners who want a pool ready for summer should begin conversations no later than January or February. We recommend contacting us as early as possible to secure your place in the build schedule.
Completed hardscaping, pool construction, outdoor kitchen, and landscape design projects from Keego Harbor, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Troy, and communities across Oakland County.
The process starts with a free site consultation. For Bloomfield Hills properties, we bring estate-level design thinking from the first visit. Contact Creative Design Build Associates today to get your project scheduled.
