Call Jake on (910) 723-5180.
Landscape design and build in West End and Seven Lakes, NCMoore County
You need a landscaper in West End, NC, and the backyard is still just grass and a slope nobody uses. Jake is based right here, and you see the design before the price.
Gorilla Outdoor Design is based in West End, about four minutes from Seven Lakes, so Jake comes out, walks the yard, and draws the plan in 2D or 3D before a free quote.
- Quotes
- Free, from Jake himself
- Design
- 2D and 3D before any digging
- Based in
- West End, NC
- Covers
- All of Moore County
West End landscaper, every service
Looking for a landscaper in West End, NC?
Gorilla Outdoor Design is a landscape design and build company based right here in West End, NC, about four minutes from Seven Lakes, so when you call Jake he can come out, walk the yard with you and give you a free quote once you've seen the plan. That is all of West End, zip code 27376.
Jake does landscape design in 2D and 3D, paver patios, retaining walls, drainage and grading, irrigation and lighting, sod and planting, gravel driveways, concrete, tree removal and demo across West End and Seven Lakes, so one person handles the whole yard instead of four different crews.
West End is unincorporated, so any permit comes from Moore County Planning & Inspections, and in Seven Lakes North and South the Architectural Review Board has to sign off on most yard projects and tree removal first. Jake plans the job around that approval, so call or text (910) 723-5180 and tell him what you want the yard to be.
Free quotes
Tell him what you want the yard to be. Jake picks up his own phone.
What he does in West End
8 things he does in West End, and what each one looks like.
- Quotes · Free, from Jake himself
- Design · 2D and 3D before any digging
- Based in · West End, NC
- Covers · All of Moore County
A patio sized for the table, the grill and everybody you invite, built on a base that keeps it flat for years.
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Travertine pool deck Turn the slope you cannot use into flat, usable ground, with a wall that holds and looks like it belongs.
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Retaining wall by the pool See the whole yard in 2D or 3D before anything is dug, so you change the plan on paper and not in the dirt.
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Paver patio and pergola Beds that water themselves and a yard you can actually use after dark, planned with everything else.
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Landscape lighting Stop the puddles, the washouts and the water heading for the house by giving it somewhere better to go.
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Grading, ready for sod Fresh sod, clean beds and the right plants for the Sandhills, so the finished yard looks finished.
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New sod and beds A driveway or slab that handles the trucks and the rain without turning into ruts and mud.
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Gravel driveway and concrete Clear the old deck, the dead tree or the overgrown corner so the new yard has room to happen.
Paver Patios
What he knows about West End
Three things that are true in West End and not three towns over.
Seven Lakes ARB
In Seven Lakes North and South, the Architectural Review Board has to approve most exterior yard projects and any tree removal before work starts.
Contractor hours
Landscapers can work inside Seven Lakes North and South from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday, with no work on Sundays or holidays except emergency tree removal.
Seven Lakes West is separate
Seven Lakes West has its own association and its own architectural review request, separate from North and South.
Each card was read from sevenlakesnc.org and 7lakeswest.sites.townsq.io, and checked on 2026-10-28.
West End, Moore County
Where a West End job actually gets approved.
West End is unincorporated and Seven Lakes has its own association rules, so the details below are the ones that change how a yard job runs here.
The office that signs off a West End job
Moore County Planning & Inspections
- Phone
- (910) 947-2221
- Utility
- Moore County Public Utilities serves Seven Lakes
The county lists Seven Lakes as a service area and says to confirm service by address.
Before you call, in West End
Do I need ARB approval for yard work in Seven Lakes?
In Seven Lakes North and South, yes for most exterior yard projects and for tree removal. The association asks contractors to check that the homeowner has the approval before starting, so Jake asks for it up front and plans the job around the board's schedule.
Source: sevenlakesnc.orgWhat hours can a landscaper work in Seven Lakes?
8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. No work on Sundays or holidays, except emergency tree removal. Contractors also can't use the association's yard debris site, so debris from your job leaves with the crew.
Source: sevenlakesnc.orgWho issues permits in West End?
West End is unincorporated, so Moore County Planning & Inspections handles permits rather than a town. If a project needs a county permit, that's where it comes from. Call them at (910) 947-2221 with questions before construction starts.
Source: moorecountync.gov
Office details and the answers above are read from the office's own pages, the state's own documents and the Census, and were checked on 2026-10-28. Call ahead before you drive there, because hours move.
Jake Mennes, Owner, Gorilla Outdoor Design
West End, NC
Who you are calling
The person who quotes the West End job is the person who comes back and does it.
Gorilla Outdoor Design is Jake. Jake picks up his own phone.
Jake's base is about four minutes from Seven Lakes, so he can come back and look again without it turning into a day trip.
From his Google listing, in the words people wrote
Tell him what you want the yard to be and he’ll draw it up and quote it free.
Jake picks up his own phone.