A small backyard in Manchester with 40 years of disuse.Transformed. We took down a medium-sized multi-trunk maple. The largest we’ve taken down to date. Took a couple days to process. We used the woodchips for the forest bed. The rest of the project entailed brush clearing, concrete break-up, grading, and of course, nice planting beds…
It is always such a pleasure to build with wood. One of the best aspects is the ability to shape, to correct, to combine. Wood comes together beautifully. One thing we do with wood often is introduce patterns. Sometimes its numbers, shapes, sizes… but repeating the pattern really helps bring it all together.
This project has a classic look combined with drink rails and sleek lighting. The design of this deck was very efficient. At 12′ x 24′ it is a decent size, but also used materials very efficiently. Our waste on this job was measured in inches.
We started with an existing deck of ample size. We had some changes in mind but they didn’t fit the budget, so we kept the existing structure. Thankfully the foundations were good, and the structure was to code except for a few joists that were spanning a bit too far. We fixed that (as well…