In 2020, a Portland man began rebuilding his 800-square-foot backyard with ping-pong and a hot tub; after spending $48,412, he had brought in about $85,000 from hourly rentals by 2025
- Photo credit: swimply.comWhen Rob Nachbar bought his Portland, Oregon, home in 2015, the backyard was little more than a patch of grass with a hot tub.
- By 2019, the grass was worn out, and an early redesign using pea gravel and flagstone made the space even less usable.
- Then the pandemic arrived, giving Nachbar and his family both time at home and a reason to rethink how they lived outdoors.
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- Photo credit: swimply.comWhen Rob Nachbar bought his Portland, Oregon, home in 2015, the backyard was little more than a patch of grass with a hot tub.
- By 2019, the grass was worn out, and an early redesign using pea gravel and flagstone made the space even less usable.
- Then the pandemic arrived, giving Nachbar and his family both time at home and a reason to rethink how they lived outdoors.
Sources: Times of India