About the Author

Jack Reynolds

Jack Reynolds has spent over 15 years working on outdoor spaces, such as decks, patios, driveways, and exterior builds. His background is in construction and hardscaping, so his thinking tends to be material-first: what holds up in real weather, what’s actually worth the price per square foot, what cuts corners in ways that show up two winters later. At Minimal & Modern, he covers outdoor builds and exterior projects with that same no-nonsense approach.

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Structure Roof Typical Location Cost (16×20 ft) Best Use Deck None, open-air Backyard or side yard $6,700–$22,700 Grilling, hosting, yard

When I first started designing outdoor spaces for clients, paver pricing was the question I was asked most often. I’ve

Does your backyard feel unfinished, even when everything is technically there? I’ve had that feeling too, and that’s exactly why

Concrete cracks have a way of showing up at the worst time, right before a gathering or when the home

A sinking foundation tends to announce itself quietly, a door that won’t close right, a hairline crack along the baseboard,

I used to think the space under a deck didn’t matter, but it does. Once you notice uneven boards, open

Planning an outdoor upgrade gets exciting fast, until the budget questions show up. When I started pricing out my patio,

The driveway is often the first thing visitors notice about a home, yet it frequently gets overlooked in design conversations.

Setting up cornhole sounds simple until you realize how many people get the spacing wrong. From backyard cookouts to tailgate

I used to go back and forth between building a patio or a deck, but I realized I didn’t have

I’ll be honest, I used to think barndominiums were just trendy barn conversions until I saw one in person, and

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