Our Process
We work with you every step of the way
Payment Not Required
Initial Inquiry
After contacting us for the first time, our team evaluates your project and returns your call or email. Due to overwhelming demand, we cannot accommodate every request we receive. We carefully assess every enquiry and advise if our company can take on your project or if we have to decline due to scope, budget or location.
Payment Required
Initial Site Visit
If we are a good fit, a meeting is scheduled to visit your property, discuss your goals and set a budget. Design fees typically amount to 2-4% of the total project cost. Your project design fee is calculated during this meeting. A $300 consultation fee is required for this visit but is deducted from the cost of the design should the client wish to proceed with one.
Payment Required
Design Phase
Once a design contract has been signed, the design phase begins.
Site Survey and Base Plan — Ian and a member of our design team will visit your property to start the design phase. We take photographs, detailed measurements, grades, house elevations and do a general assessment of the integrity of the existing landscape. A scaled base plan is prepared to show the complete site information accurately.
Property Research — Our team researches the project site to gather information regarding by-laws, zoning, lot coverage, offsets, conservation etc. The finding determine what can be done on your property and assists with the design discussions.
Wish List — We ask that our clients compile a wish list of various elements they would like to see in their landscape. We then carefully review this list to ensure that all your wants and needs are incorporated into the landscape design. We will also guide you through the price ranges of individual elements to ensure the design will meet your budget.
2D Concept Presentation — We present a 2D concept along with the estimated build cost. During this meeting we want to hear your thoughts about the concept and any changes you may wish to make.
3D Renderings — Seeing is believing. Your approved drawings are turned into an immersive digital 3D model that paints a clear picture of what your landscape will look like once it’s completed. An additional fee is required for a 3D rendering above the initial 2D concept cost.
Scope of Work and Final Estimate — When you are ready to approve the designs, Ian prepares an itemized final construction estimate with detailed scope of work.
Payment Required
Contract & Deposit
Upon deciding to proceed, we commence the process to formalize contracts, gather signatures and obtain a deposit payment.
Payment Required
Permit Process & Working Drawings
If a permit for your landscape is needed, we can initiate the permit application on your behalf. Permit drawings will need to be made, and all construction details worked out. Permit costs are the responsibility of the client.
Payment Required
Introduction & Orientation
A pre-construction meeting is arranged with you to review our plan to complete your project in the most efficient way possible. We review the general construction process with you so you are aware of the general activities that will take place.
Payment Required
Construction Begins
Sit back and relax. We take care of all the details during development and keep you informed on a need-to-know basis. A crew and any specialized tradespeople are assigned to your project. We care for your property throughout the entire project and leave a tidy work site at the end of every day.
Payment Required
Construction Completion
Nearing the end of the construction process we finish any final items needed to ensure that everything is completed down to the smallest detail. We meet with you to make sure everything about your landscape surpasses your expectations.
Our Process
We work with you every step of the way
Payment Not Required
Initial Inquiry
After contacting us for the first time, our team evaluates your project and returns your call or email. Due to overwhelming demand, we cannot accommodate every request we receive. We carefully assess every enquiry and advise if our company can take on your project or if we have to decline due to scope, budget or location.
Payment Required
Initial Site Visit
If we are a good fit, a meeting is scheduled to visit your property, discuss your goals and set a budget. Design fees typically amount to 2-4% of the total project cost. Your project design fee is calculated during this meeting. A $300 consultation fee is required for this visit but is deducted from the cost of the design should the client wish to proceed with one.
Payment Required
Design Phase
Once a design contract has been signed, the design phase begins.
Site Survey and Base Plan — Ian and a member of our design team will visit your property to start the design phase. We take photographs, detailed measurements, grades, house elevations and do a general assessment of the integrity of the existing landscape. A scaled base plan is prepared to show the complete site information accurately.
Property Research — Our team researches the project site to gather information regarding by-laws, zoning, lot coverage, offsets, conservation etc. The finding determine what can be done on your property and assists with the design discussions.
Wish List — We ask that our clients compile a wish list of various elements they would like to see in their landscape. We then carefully review this list to ensure that all your wants and needs are incorporated into the landscape design. We will also guide you through the price ranges of individual elements to ensure the design will meet your budget.
2D Concept Presentation — We present a 2D concept along with the estimated build cost. During this meeting we want to hear your thoughts about the concept and any changes you may wish to make.
3D Renderings — Seeing is believing. Your approved drawings are turned into an immersive digital 3D model that paints a clear picture of what your landscape will look like once it’s completed. An additional fee is required for a 3D rendering above the initial 2D concept cost.
Scope of Work and Final Estimate — When you are ready to approve the designs, Ian prepares an itemized final construction estimate with detailed scope of work.
Payment Required
Contract & Deposit
Upon deciding to proceed, we commence the process to formalize contracts, gather signatures and obtain a deposit payment.
Payment Required
Permit Process & Working Drawings
If a permit for your landscape is needed, we can initiate the permit application on your behalf. Permit drawings will need to be made, and all construction details worked out. Permit costs are the responsibility of the client.
Payment Required
Introduction & Orientation
A pre-construction meeting is arranged with you to review our plan to complete your project in the most efficient way possible. We review the general construction process with you so you are aware of the general activities that will take place.
Payment Required
Construction Begins
Sit back and relax. We take care of all the details during development and keep you informed on a need-to-know basis. A crew and any specialized tradespeople are assigned to your project. We care for your property throughout the entire project and leave a tidy work site at the end of every day.
Payment Required
Construction Completion
Nearing the end of the construction process we finish any final items needed to ensure that everything is completed down to the smallest detail. We meet with you to make sure everything about your landscape surpasses your expectations.
GET STARTED ON YOUR DREAM PROJECT
Contact us today!
For the quickest response, please use the form on the right to contact us.
For the quickest response, please use the form to contact us.
GET STARTED ON YOUR DREAM PROJECT
Contact us today!
For the quickest response, please use the form on the right to contact us.
For the quickest response, please use the form to contact us.
What Our Clients Say
“……The McGregor Team was Highly Successful”
Last summer our “ordinary” Burlington backyard was significantly transformed into a thing of beauty, function, and enjoyment. Ian McGregor and his team provided us with an excellently landscaped pool and deck area. Ian’s “perfectionist” work along with his hard-working crew resulted in an attractive, unique, and fun outcome. Extra handrails, a shallow pool shelf for our dogs as well as a fantastic water features all contributed to our amazing backyard entertainment centre. Thanks very much to Ian McGregor Landscaping on a job well done !
“…elegant landscaping which is a joy to come home to.”
Ian and his team listened well and worked with me to help plan and build my whole landscaping project. The attention to detail in every dimension, from the unseen underground drainage to the selection of trees, has made for a durable and elegant landscaping which is a joy to come home to.
“…always exceeded our expections…”
Ian McGregor Pools and Landscapes has done work for us on several occasions. They have always exceeded our expections. We are so pleased when passers by will comment on how beautiful our front yard is. This just reaffirms that we made the right choice in selecting Ian to do the work on our property. And I am sure, we will call him back to do future projects for us.
