Built for Gulf Coast Weather

Bring Your Dream Yard to Life with Big Easy Outdoor Design

Custom outdoor spaces for New Orleans homeowners — patios, decks, outdoor kitchens, pergolas & gazebos, and sunrooms, engineered for our heat, humidity, and rain, not just designed around them.

Summer Humidity~90%Typical relative humidity most New Orleans mornings before noon, June–September.
Annual Rainfall62"+New Orleans averages some of the highest annual rainfall of any major U.S. city.
Hurricane SeasonJun–NovSix months a year, outdoor structures need to handle sudden wind and rain.

The Real Enemy Isn’t the Heat — It’s the HumidityA backyard built without shade and drainage in mind fights the climate every single day.

Uncovered Space

  • Direct sun drives surface temperatures up fast in Louisiana summers
  • Furniture and finishes take the full brunt of UV and afternoon downpours
  • Standing water after storms if grading and drainage weren’t planned in
  • Unusable for entertaining during peak mosquito months

Covered & Engineered Space

  • A pergola, gazebo, or sunroom cuts direct sun exposure and keeps surfaces cooler
  • Proper drainage and sealed materials shed sudden Gulf Coast rain instead of holding it
  • Stainless and moisture-resistant materials stand up to salt air and humidity year after year
  • A space you can actually use through the humid, buggy stretch of the calendar

Our Process

1

Consultation & Vision

We start with a free design consultation to understand how you want to use your outdoor space.

2

Expert Design & Planning

Our designers turn your vision into a detailed plan built for New Orleans weather — shade, drainage, and materials included.

3

Meticulous Execution

Our crews build it right, on schedule, with quality craftsmanship throughout.

Whatever Your Backyard NeedsEvery project starts with the same free design consultation, no matter the size.

Paver & Stone Patios

Multi-Level Decks

Covered Outdoor Kitchens

Custom Pergolas

Screened Gazebos

Three-Season Sunrooms

Fire Pit Lounges

Poolside Decking

Completed outdoor living project by Big Easy Outdoor Design

Why Choose Big Easy Outdoor Design

Big Easy Outdoor Design is New Orleans' trusted outdoor living design-build company, helping homeowners across New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Slidell, Jefferson Parish, and St. Tammany Parish create outdoor spaces built to last through Louisiana's climate.

  • Engineered for Our Weather Anchored and framed for storm-season wind, with materials chosen for humidity rather than in spite of it.
  • Drainage Read On Site We look at how water actually moves across your lot before we quote — not after the base is down.
  • One Local Crew The same New Orleans crew designs it, builds it, and walks the finished project with you.
  • Written Scope, Held Price The consultation is free and the scope goes in writing, so you know what you are getting before work starts.
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Based in New Orleans, Building Across the MetroWherever you are in greater New Orleans, we design and build for your parish's soil, drainage, and storm exposure.

01 New Orleans HQ
02 Metairie
03 Kenner
04 Slidell
05 Jefferson Parish
06 St. Tammany Parish
Outdoor living project built by Big Easy Outdoor Design in the New Orleans metro
Wood deck with outdoor dining set built by Big Easy Outdoor Design in the New Orleans metro
6 Parishes & areas served across greater New Orleans

What Our Clients Say

Answers Before You BuildThe questions we hear most from New Orleans homeowners planning a project.

Do I need a permit for a patio, deck, pergola, or sunroom?

It depends on the structure, its size, and your parish — some smaller patios don't require one, while decks, pergolas, and sunrooms usually do. We handle the permitting conversation as part of your design consultation so you're not left guessing.

How long does a typical outdoor living project take?

A patio or deck is often a few weeks from start to finish; outdoor kitchens, pergolas, and sunrooms take longer depending on custom materials and permitting. We'll give you a realistic schedule at your free consultation, not just a best-case estimate.

What materials actually hold up to Louisiana humidity and hurricane season?

Stainless hardware, sealed and moisture-resistant woods or composites, and properly graded drainage underneath are non-negotiable here. We design every project around our own climate first, not a catalog spec sheet built for a drier region.

Do you handle drainage and grading, or just the structure?

Both. A beautiful patio that floods every time it storms isn't a finished job in our book — grading and drainage are part of the design from day one, not an afterthought.

Do you offer financing?

Ask us at your free design consultation — we'll walk you through what's currently available so you can plan the project around a budget that works for you.

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