Root Volume Cooperative

May 2026

I cannot overstate how great the team at Root Volume is on every level. Over the course of 6 months they transformed our back yard from a dangerously precipitous slope of dirt and buried garbage to a wonderland of embarrassing beauty.

They did it all by hand, carrying every bit of dirt, wood, brick and stone to our backyard (not an accessible spot for machinery), crafting out of it a meandering and naturalistic garden with several areas for seating and tables; a beautiful cedar hot tub and patio landing that they built on a steep slope and that required a full overhaul of our electrical system; a natural riverbed drainage system; native plants and trees with a...read full review

Feb 2026

I hired Root Volume to replace a dilapidated mortared brick patio and walkway with dry laid brick. The work included rebuilding part of a stone wall and constructing a new low retaining wall. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for stone/brick work. I was extremely pleased with both the quality and aesthetic of their work, particularly their good design judgment on elements that couldn't be precisely specified beforehand. Throughout the project, they were responsive to my questions and thorough in their answers. I appreciated that the same team performed the installation throughout the approximately 2.5-week process (though not everyone was on site each day). I...read full review

Jan 2026

We love Root Volume! Our backyard was old and scrappy and unsightly. We wanted to give it some beauty, but didn't want to make it too fussy or unnatural feeling. RV totally understood our vision and worked closely with us from the first day to make it a reality. Their team was incredibly friendly and our kids waited eagerly for them to arrive each morning to watch the transformation. Thanks to RV, our yard is now refreshed and alive and somewhere we enjoy spending time. Their use of existing materials is brilliant - in our case, they used pieces of our former concrete driveway to split our yard into two levels separated by an urbanite wall. We also loved that RV is a...read full review