The renovation- has been a long time coming. We’ve lived here 12 years and have always wanted to make the property around the house look better. The backyard drops off a few feet from the house, making expansion of the yard difficult. The pool was there when we bought the house and a cheap wooden fence served as a border but overtime the fence became overgrown with trees. Most neighbors brought in truckloads of dirt to level the back yards but ours is such a drop that not only was it an expensive option, also an impractical one. So I envisioned an alternative, an overlook/treehouse deck. This allowed us to extend out to have some yard/green area and incorporate some amazing planting arrangements. It was the first time I had truly designed something for the house. I did, however, have to work with a landscape architect (Four Winds Design) to help me bring my complex vision to reality - e.g., spec the details of the decking, fencing, and planting). While the new deck is composite on the top, for the bottom we were able to match the colors (Sherwin Williams did a great job) and paint the bottom boards so the decking all looks consistent while saving money. The arbor also matches the lighter color of the composite decking. Decking is Trex Spiced Rum as the border color and Havana Gold as the main color.
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| facing driveway side of property (before) |
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| looking to back woods from screen porch stairs (before) |
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| Looking from back fence to screen porch (before) |
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Looking from deck to agility yard (before)
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| Looking back to woods from screen porch stairs (after) |
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| Looking from deck to agility yard (after) |
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| Looking from back of deck to screen porch (after) |
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| Looking from back deck corner to agility side yard (after) |
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