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PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1987.
Plan deck project early
for more fun in the sun
“Summertime and the living’ is easy ...” A stunning but sensible
design solution, this multilevel deck is an appealing alternative to one
mammoth deck. Here, each deck area has its own mood and function,
much like the rooms inside a house.
A beautiful deck is much more
than a wooden patio attached to the
back of a house. It’s a unique
environment that can enhance
your property and provide endless
hours of outdoor pleasure.
To take advantage of the warm
weather months ahead, the time to
start planning your deck project is
now. Advance planning enables
you to complete your deck as soon
as the warm weather arrives, and
spend the rest of the summer
having “fun in the sun’’ -- the
activity decks were designed for.
But how do you go about turning
your ‘ ‘dream deck” into a real one?
Here are a few suggestions to help
you get started.
•DEFINE YOUR GOALS
More than just nailing pieces of
wood together, building a deck
allows you to create your own
unique outdoor living environ
ment, one that will suit your
family’s needs.
The design principle, “form
follows function,” applies to out
door as well as indoor projects. You
should first decide on the goals -
and therefore the function - of the
remodeling.
Then, investigate the ways a
landscape plan can help you meet
your needs in an attractive form.
Look at your family’s lifestyle.
Take into account individual pre
ferences for sun-worship or shade,
open play space or secluded
Laminating
made easy
If you are laminating over a
counter top or other previously
finished surface, remove all paint,
varnish and cement, and then sand
smooth.
Fill all voids with Elmer’s Wood
Filler, allow to dry, and sand to a
smooth even surface. Dust both the
core structure and the laminated
surface with a damp cloth.
Using a clean brush, apply
Elmer’s Saf-T Contact Cement,
which contains no solvents, to core
material and the back side of the
laminate as directed. Use long
even strokes and apply in one
direction only.
The adhesive is ready for
bonding when it turns crystal clear
- in about 20-40 minutes, depend
ing on thickness. After drying, if
area remains dull-looking, surface
has absorbed adhesive and should
be recoated entirely and allowed to
dry again.
Cut laminate so ‘4-inch extends
over all edges. Place laminate
carefully over structure. Roll down
entire surface beginning from the
middle and working out. Trim
overlapping edges. Forappear-
ance and safety, bevel all corners
45 degrees.
privacy, lavish outdoor entertain
ing or small family gatherings.
•ANALYZE YOUR SPACE
Once you’ve outlined your goals
for remodeling your landscape (or
for creating a new one from
scratch) you’ll need to analyze your
existing space. Sketching a plan
helps get you started.
Asyou start your plan, note such
factors as direction of winter
winds, direction and angle of
morning and afternoon sun (who
wants a deck that gets hot, late
afternoon sun?), and unattractive
views, such as that of a neighbor’s
garage.
Be sure to locate underground
water, gas, phone, power lines,
and septic tanks and their field on
your plan.
•START WITH GRAPH PAPER
The one-inch squares on graph
paper are divided into smaller
segments to give you 10 squares to
the inch. The larger squares will
represent 10 feet on the ground -
the smaller squares will be equiva
lent to the one foot on the ground.
After you have established the
lot lines and the position of your
house on the graph paper, locate
and accurately record the various
features on the plan - trees, walks
and garage.
Draw these features and all
other structures on your lot plan.
Seeing their relationship in the
form of a diagram will help you
visualize whatyou’ll want to add or
change later.
•DREAM ON PAPER
Once you’ve finished your plan,
you can “dream on paper”. This
means drawing another plan,
using the same techniques, which
capitalizes on the assets and
minimizes the defects of your
outdoor space.
As an example, the second plan
could include planters in the right
places to help screen out the view of
a neighbor’s garage, locations of
gardens, new trees, or hedges.
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