Outdoor construction & hardscaping in Commerce Township, MI
Lakefront and rolling-lot builds — decks, retaining walls, patios — across Commerce Township's lake country.
Commerce Township is lake country. Union Lake, Lower Straits, the Commerce Lakes, Long Lake, and Lake Sherwood ring the township, and the Huron River and Proud Lake State Recreation Area run through it. What used to be summer cottage territory is now full of year-round lakefront homes with piers, which drives steady demand for decks and lakeside patios.
Michigan Outdoor Creations builds across Commerce, from the lake communities to the newer subdivisions near the golf courses. With our drainage background, we are built for exactly the conditions here: water everywhere, rolling ground, and clay soil.
Building in Commerce Township.
Oakland County · 48382
Commerce has two faces — rolling hills and former farmland flats — plus a lot of wetland and floodplain near the Huron River and Proud Lake. The rolling lots are where retaining walls earn their place, terracing a slope into usable yard, while the lakefront parcels need decks, patios, and drainage that respect the high water table.
The township requires a permit for above-grade decks and accessory structures over 200 square feet, and site plans have to show wetlands, floodplain contours, easements, and setbacks. We are used to that paperwork and to building on the clay-and-frost reality of Oakland County, where footings go below 42 inches and drainage is designed in from the start.
Popular projects in Commerce Township.
Paver patios, walkways & driveways in Commerce Township
Paver patios, front walkways, and paver driveways are the most requested work we do in Commerce Township. Every one starts with an excavated, compacted, and drained aggregate base, because on Oakland County clay the base is what decides whether the surface still sits flat in ten years.
We also clean, re-sand, and seal existing paver patios and driveways in Commerce Township — polymeric sand in the joints, re-leveling of any settled sections, and a sealer that keeps the color from washing out.
More on this service →Retaining walls in Commerce Township
Lots around Union Lake rarely grade the way anyone would like, and a retaining wall is usually how a slope becomes usable yard again. We build engineered walls in Commerce Township with drain tile behind the block, clean stone backfill, and geogrid where the height calls for it.
Any wall footing or attached structure goes below the 42-inch frost line, so freeze-thaw does not push the courses out of line over the winter.
More on this service →Custom decks & pergolas in Commerce Township
We build custom decks and pergolas throughout Commerce Township, in composite or cedar, sized to the way the back of the house actually gets used. Footings are poured below the 42-inch frost line on every build, with no exceptions.
On the older and more wooded lots in Commerce Township that often means working around mature grade and trees, so we walk the site and set the framing plan before anything is quoted.
More on this service →Outdoor kitchens, fire pits & stone features in Commerce Township
Outdoor kitchens, fire pits, seat walls, stone pillars, and veneered steps are the features that make a Commerce Township backyard feel finished. We build them in natural stone and manufactured veneer over a properly footed, drained structure.
Grills, counters, and fire features get a footing below frost and a drained base, so nothing shifts or cracks after the first hard winter in Oakland County.
More on this service →Decorative & stamped concrete in Commerce Township
Stamped and decorative concrete gives Commerce Township homeowners patios, driveways, and porches with pattern and color in one pour. We prep with a compacted, drained sub-base and tool control joints where the slab wants to move.
That prep is why our slabs hold up here: water under a slab on clay is what lifts and cracks it, so we drain it away before the pour instead of hoping for the best.
More on this service →Landscape design & installation in Commerce Township
Landscape design and installation in Commerce Township ties the hardscape together — grading, plantings, beds, lighting, and the drainage work that keeps water out of the basement and off the patio.
We regularly correct grade and pooling problems near Union Lake as part of a larger build, because a beautiful yard that holds water is a yard you will be fixing again.
More on this service →What we build in Commerce Township.
Every service we offer is available across Commerce Township and the surrounding area.
- Brick Laying & PaversBrick and paver patios, driveways, and walkways set on a deep compacted base with polymeric joints and edge restraint that actually restrains.View service →
- Deck ConstructionCedar, composite, and hardwood decks engineered on footings dug below the Michigan frost line — built to outlast the house they're bolted to.View service →
- Decorative ConcreteStamped, colored, and exposed-aggregate concrete patios, walkways, and driveways poured on a proper base and pitched to drain.View service →
- Stone MasonryNatural and manufactured stone walls, columns, fire pits, and seating built on proper footings with full mortar and drainage detail.View service →
- Retaining WallsEngineered retaining walls with geogrid reinforcement and drain tile behind every course — walls that hold the hill in February.View service →
- Custom LandscapingDesign-build landscaping that ties the hardscape together — grading, drainage, planting beds, mulch, and stone, planned as one outdoor space.View service →
- Holiday & Permanent LightingCLIPA-certified holiday light installation, takedown, and storage, plus app-controlled permanent architectural lighting — for homes and businesses across the Lakes Area.View service →
We build throughout Commerce Township, including: Union Lake, Lower Straits Lake, Commerce Lakes, Long Lake, Lake Sherwood, Proud Lake State Recreation Area, Huron River, ZIP 48382.
Why Commerce Township homeowners choose us.
- Owner-operated, one crew
Travis Rife runs the build. The same crew that quotes your project does the work, start to finish.
- Drainage-first discipline
Every build starts with where the water goes. Pitched bases, drain tile, weep details — the part most crews skip.
- Engineered for Michigan frost
Footings poured below the 42-inch frost line on every deck, wall, and structure, so nothing heaves through the winter.
- Fixed-price scopes
You get a written, line-item scope with a fixed price before any dirt moves. No surprises.
- Owner-operated accountability
The same crew that quotes your project does the work, start to finish. We stand behind every build.
- Local accountability
We live and work in Oakland County. We are the same crew at the walkthrough as we were at the estimate.
Frequently asked.
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Looking for a deck builder, paver contractor or retaining wall company in Commerce Township?
We do all three, with one crew and one point of contact, throughout Commerce Township and the rest of Oakland County. Call and we will come out, walk the lot, talk through drainage and grade, and give you a fixed written price before anything is scheduled.
Call 248-916-6012Free on-site estimate in Commerce Township.
No deposit, no obligation. We walk the site with you and give you a straight answer on scope, price, and timeline.