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Friday, July 25, 2014

The Deck Dilemma





Our house originally had a 2 level patio.  The higher level is beside the fence and currently has the trampoline on it.  Seriously, the yard is so shallow that it won't fit anywhere else.  There is a new-ish 8' deep deck running part of the length of the house, as you can see.  I have 2 problems with the deck.  First, it overlaps the original patio some, but doesn't extend all the way past the french doors.  (For that matter, the step to go out the door is also oddly small.)  So I would love to extend the deck over part of the existing patio.  Second, the deck isn't wide enough for a table & chairs.  The old owners put theirs on the higher patio but for the forseeable future that's where the trampoline will be.  I would love to extend a part of the existing deck (or the new extension of the deck) so that it would fit a table & chairs.

We would LOVE your recommendations!!!

thanks & much love,
Russ & Cindy