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.
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 →
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.
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Free 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.