Deck Outside the Box, Finished

We added some decking....

Made some bendy boards (see the coffee table posts from a couple months ago)

Add some furniture and a dog.... and you have it.

One of my favorite projects ever.

Decks Outside the Box Continued

So we did what we always do...

We got some tools, and some sticks and some nails....

Making them round takes a special touch, but it's nothing we can't handle.

Add some steps, and you're almost done.

Deck, Only Outside the Box

I received the best home owner drawn plans I have ever seen. They were for a deck in the back yard. 

I read the dimensions and prepared a bid. 

The thing about decks is that price is mostly about square footage. To buy the decking and install it are the most expensive parts. 

When the client got the bid back, he wanted to reduce the price. 

No problem, just shrink the deck.

But don't just make it a smaller rectangle, that's boring. Let's add some bling!

I have done this type of thing before.

I sent him this picture of the deck I built for my friends and I prepared this drawing...

My suggestion: Take a look at these, and get on Pinterest.

http://www.pinterest.com/

Pinterest is a beautiful thing. A picture paints a thousand words, and I love it when a client has a picture of what they want.


The new size and shape for the deck is three quarters the size of the first design. That saves hundreds of dollars and you still get an awesome deck.

More pictures to come....