HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-04-22, Page 65A beautiful deck is much- more than a
wooden. patio attached to the back of a
house. It's a unique environment that can
¶nhance your property and provide endless
flours of outdoor pleasure.
To take advantage of the warm weather
Months ahead, the time to start planning
jour deck project is now. Advance planning
4nables you to complete your deck as soon
as the warm weather arrives, and spend the
lest of the summer having "fun in the sun"
T 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
tbgether, building a deck allows you to
create your own unique outdoor living .en -
mT:sent, one that will suit your family's
e' design principle, ..form follows func-
=t4on," applies to outdoor as well as indoor
projects. You should first decide on the
goals — and therefore the function — of the
remodeling.
t Then, investigate the ways a Landscape
plan can help you meet your needs in an at-
tiactive form.
Look at your family's lifestyle. Take into
1count individual preferences for sun-
orship or shade, open play space or seclud-
privacy, lavish outdoor entertaining or
tall family gatherings.
•ANALYZEYOUR SPACE
fOnce- you've outlined your goals for
remodeling your landscape t or for creating
a new one from scratch) you`ll need to
alyze your existing space. Sketching a
plan helps get you started.
As you start your plan, note such factors
a direction of winter winds, direction of
ahgle of morning and afternoon sun I who
wants a deck that gets hot, late afternoon
s.ui' t, and unattractive views, such as that
of a neighbor's garage.
Be sure to locate underground water, gas,
ulione, powerlines, and septic tanks and
their field on your plan.
•START WITH GRAPH PAPER
} The one -inch squares on graph paper are
Start pl ning
your deck
project now to
enjoy the sun
A deck is easy to build
if you start with a,
good plan.
-divided into smaller segments to.give you -10
tquares to the inch. The larger squares will.
represent 10 feet on the ground - the smaller
squares will be equivalent to the one foot on --
the ground.
After you have established the lotlines and-
the position of your house on the graph
paper, locate ,and accurately record the
various features on the plan — trees,.walks
and garage. s =
Draw these features and all other struc- -_
tore on.your lot plan. Seeing their relation-
ship in the form of a diagram will -help you
visualize what you'll want to add or change.
later.
*DREAM ON PAPE R
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 in-
clude 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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