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Design partner for outdoor living contractors

Win bigger outdoor living jobs with designs that sell.

Pools, patios, decks, pavilions, outdoor kitchens and screen rooms. We design it, you present it with your logo, your client says yes.

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Apply Now Partner application · about 2 minutes
2D plan → 3D model → client presentation · design visualization
First draft5 business days
ServingContractors across the USA
Partner appBuilt for site visits

Watch: how S&C works with contractors, in 60 seconds.

What you get

One project. Four ways to close it.

Here is one real design set, start to finish. Every project comes like this: something your client can see and trust, and something your crew can build from.

5 business days to your first draft

  1. 2D site and hardscape layout with dimensions, patio areas, steps and walkway
    2D layout
    Sheet 01

    2D Layout

    Every patio, step and wall with its size and square footage. Your client sees exactly what they're buying, and you quote from real numbers.

  2. 3D design rendering of a paver patio and screened room
    3D rendering · design
    Sheet 02

    3D Rendering

    Their backyard from every angle, built from the measured model. They see it before you break ground, and that's when they say yes.

  3. Rendering video · design
    Sheet 03

    Rendering Video

    A walkthrough your client replays at home and shares with family. The design keeps selling after you leave.

  4. Build plan sheet with front view, side elevations and footing plan
    Build plan
    Sheet 04

    Build Plan

    Elevations, footings and framing your crew can follow, so the job gets built the way it was sold.

Add-on

Imaging enhancement

3D rendering of a freeform pool, spa and waterfall before enhancement
3D rendering
Photo-real enhanced visualization of the same pool design
Enhanced · design

Turn the 3D rendering into a photo-real image of the design, with the light, plants and textures your client is picturing. Shown for illustration; it's a design, not a finished build.

Build plans cover projects that don't require an architect's or engineer's stamp.

Your brand on every page

A finished client presentation, with your logo on it.

We package every design into a polished presentation and put your logo and contact info on it. You send it to your client, or walk them through it on a tablet at the kitchen table.

Presentation page showing the design at a glance with numbered spaces
Presentation page
Presentation closing page with a space for the contractor's logo and contact info
Your logo here ↑
  • Your logo and contact info on the presentation and plan sheets
  • The vision, every space, day-to-night views and a scope summary
  • Clear next steps that lead your client to sign with you
  • Ready to email, text or present in person

How it works

You sell and build. We handle the design.

  1. Send us the site

    Photos, measurements and a sketch from your site visit. A phone photo of a napkin drawing works.

  2. We design it

    Layout, rendering, video and build plan. Your first draft arrives in 5 business days.

  3. You present and close

    Walk your client through their new backyard in a presentation with your logo, and sign the job.

Partners get the S&C app for site visits

Start a design request right from the site visit, keep every project's files in one private folder, and message our team directly. No paperwork, no lost emails.

Portfolio

Selected designs

Design visualization of a timber pavilion with outdoor kitchen, bar and dining patio
Proposed design
Design visualization of a covered outdoor kitchen and lounge with stone fireplace
Proposed design
Design visualization of a rectangular pool with gazebo, fencing and stone path
Proposed design
Design visualization of a screened room and patio at dusk
Proposed design
Design visualization of a paver patio with screened room and planting
Proposed design

Selected designs by founder & lead designer Antonio Cerqueira. Images are design visualizations, not completed builds.

Design-first

Charge for the design. Sell the job before you build.

The contractors who grow fastest don't give design away. They charge for it, and the design closes the job for them.

  • Get paid up frontYour client pays for the design before a single permit or shovel.
  • Clients commit earlySomeone who paid for their design is ready to build it with you.
  • Win trust on sightA professional presentation with your logo puts you above the bid with a hand sketch.
  • Customers for lifeClients who saw it before it was built come back and send their neighbors.

Partner application

Let's build your next big project together.

Square & Compass partners with contractors who are serious about growth. Tell us about your business and we'll show you what's possible.

  • Takes about 2 minutes
  • We personally review every application and reach out within 2 business days
  • Monthly design partnership or one-time projects
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