Root Volume Cooperative

Jul 2026

Root Volume was fantastic to work with. TL;DR: this is the team you want for your landscape project!

We were nervous about hiring a contractor; this is the biggest project we've done on our house, and it was hard to admit that what we wanted was beyond our DIY abilities. We needed a better way to use our backyard that balanced daily toddler use, entertaining, my love of cottage gardens, and my desire to reduce waste/impact. Kyle was responsive to our feedback and budget on the design work, and the build team was a great group that were responsible and respectful. We liked that the pricing was straightforward and clear and related to scope. We were especially impressed...read full review

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