San Francisco: Ipe Hardwood Deck, Patio & Synthetic Turf Lawn

For this San Francisco residence, we removed 30 yards of sandy soil and built 3 levels of outdoor living areas.  One level features an deck, walkway and steps made of sustainably harvested ipe hardwood, also known as ironwood , a rainforest hardwood that has a fire rating that is close to that of concrete.  A second level features a sand set flagstone patio with ground cover in the joints and tumbled Mexican pebbles along the seams. In the third level we created a synthetic turf lawn, which requires zero maintenance. The synthetic turf is made from recycled plastic.