AFTER (No deck or patio before)
I built this very sturdy deck 28 foot long and 16 foot wide with an 8 foot high lattice privacy wall angling down to a standard rail. It has five sides with the sixth side against the house. The stair entrance is 6 1/2 feet wide. The deck is in the process of being stained with Cabot Clear Solutions Heartwood stain when this picture was taken. It is built on a foundation of poured concrete pillars that are below the frost line with heavy beams and floor joist.
Deck #2
BEFORE
This two level deck was sunk into the ground with very poor foundational support with much of the deck rotting and unsafe.
AFTER
The deck was built exactly the same size as the deck I removed. Prebuilt railing was used on two sides and four panels of privacy lattice walls for partial privacy on the remaining sides. The deck is supported by about 50 deck blocks in order to keep it as close to the ground as possible. A lower section is attached to the deck at the back garage service door. At a later date, after these pictures were taken, I returned to put lattice on the side of the deck to the ground, made two 4 inch stairs on both sides of the deck and stained the deck in a solid tan color.
