Porch builder/contractor

Going from screen to windows in your Central GA porch could be a breeze!

Three Season room-Warner Robins-Eze Breeze lrWhile there a lot of great things about a screened porch, there are a whole lot of benefits of being able to easily convert your screens to windows. Pollen is one of those reasons. With two pollen seasons each year, a yellow blanket of dust descends upon our outdoor furniture not only making it look bad but making it an instant allergy attack if you mistakenly sit on a pollen covered outdoor chair before cleaning. Even when the dust and pollen aren’t so easily seen, open screens allow these to enter your screened porch any time the wind blows them your way.

Another challenge with screened windows is water. While screens will keep a great deal of water out, on wet days some water will enter your porch through the screens. Generally it’s not enough water to leave standing water on the floor, but it will generally be enough mist do keep you inside during a rainstorm. While homeowners call us to screen in an open porch or add windows to a screened porch, these Warner Robins homeowners found a way to get the best of both worlds by converting their screens to Eze-Breeze.

Warner Robins-Eze Breeze lrEze-Breeze is a track window system. Each window comes with 4 tracks that slide very easily from one position to another. With the track system, you can leave the vinyl windows completely closed or you can open up the vinyl 25%, 50% or 75%. When the vinyl windows are open, the traditional porch screen is exposed allowing your porch to perform like a traditional porch. When the vinyl windows are closed, pollen and water are prevented from coming in through the windows.

Hearing the word vinyl might bring to mind murky looking loose plastic that you might have seen on some shabbily installed vinyl window setups. Eze-Breeze is a nationally known and recognized vinyl/screen window system. The vinyl is not only very clear but also exceptionally strong. You can hit it with a bat, throw a ball at it, or your favorite oversized dog can try to run through it and the vinyl will hold firm.

Sunroom-Eze Breeze-Warner Robins lrAnother great thing about this window system is that it’s customized. The windows are custom sized to your exact configuration. So regardless of who originally built your porch or what size your window frames are, your Eze-Breeze windows will be sized to fit exactly. If the word “custom” makes it sound like you’ll wait a long time for it, think again. With most Eze-Breeze projects the vinyl window system can be installed within 3 weeks.

If you are considering adding a porch or converting your your Macon/Warner Robins area porch, give us a call for a free consultation. We look forward to your call.

Stephen Denton Archadeck Augusta square lr

Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit the screened porch photo gallery on our website for more great design inspiration.

Outdoor fireplace

The cool crisp outdoors, a screen porch, a crackling fire, and the smell of burning wood – or… there’s another option for your Central GA outdoor fireplace

Macon GA screened porch with fireplaceOutdoor fireplaces are becoming more and more popular. Who can resist the idea of, well, the title of this blog? just like you’d never see a home built without a fireplace, in many areas, outdoor fireplaces are becoming the staple on new screened porches. One hundred years ago, or even 50 years ago, people would have never imagined a fireplace that burned anything but real wood. These days, there are other great options. In fact, likely the greater percentage of indoor fireplaces built are gas fireplaces. If you’re having a new porch with outdoor fireplace built for you, the type of fireplace is your choice and it’s not always an easy choice. Customers often ask us for advice about whether wood burning or gas burning is the best fireplace for a new porch. Here are some of the things we tell them.

  • How important is the sound of a crackling fire to you?
  • Do you want to use your fireplace on week nights?
  • Do you want to be able to start the fire in minutes or are you willing to spend the time lighting the fire?
  • Do you want to see and hear the burning logs fall?

porch fireplace Macon Warner Robins GAA wood burning fireplace is more expensive. But, there’s nothing that smells like a wood burning fire except a wood burning fire. There’s nothing that sounds like a wood burning fire except a wood burning fire. If you love watching over a fire in your fireplace including the tasks of stoking the fire and getting more wood when necessary, you can only do this with a wood burning fireplace. But, if you’ve ever watched and waited for a fire to extinguish at the end of an evening, you know that care and attention needs to be paid to ensure the fire is out. For this reason, you’re probably unlikely to use the fireplace on work nights.

Enter the gas fireplace. Flip a switch and it’s burning. Too hot? Turn the dial and the fire burns cooler. Ready to turn in for the evening? Just flip the same switch. If desired, you can even get a remote for your fireplace to make adjustments at any time. Less expensive? Yep. You can probably see the tradeoffs here. A porch is something you will use for many years to come so it’s important to make your decision not based on how you want to use your porch over the next year, but on how you want to use your porch for the next 5 or 10 years or longer.

Whether you choose a wood burning or gas fireplace, the rest of the design options are up to you. You can choose the veneer, whether you have a hearth, and choose if you want a TV mounted above the fireplace. The great thing about working with a custom builder is they will design each component of your new outdoor space to your liking.

If you are considering building a screened porch with an outdoor fireplace for your Macon or Warner Robins area home, give us a call for a free consultation.

Stephen Denton Archadeck Augusta square lr

Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit the screened porch photo gallery on our website for more great design

 

Porch builder/contractor, Screened porches

Bright, airy, beautiful, well built and surprisingly cost effective screened porch in Warner Robins

cost effective screen porch Warner Robins lrIf you’ve been thinking about adding a screened porch to your Central GA area home, it’s likely the screened porch in this photo has many of the elements you’re looking for. This screen porch is bright, airy, and connects you to the great outdoors while still providing the sun protection and bug protection you need here in Central GA. You are probably looking for a room that is conducive to enjoying the great outdoors. You want to see the sky, feel the breeze, and appreciate the light. You would never notice, but this screened porch is actually built of aluminum. Close your eyes and picture an aluminum porch. Then open your eyes and take a look at this porch. We’re sure this is nothing like you would expect.

In fact, many people envision an aluminum porch that comes from a kit. With a kit, you pick from standard sizes and get all the pieces and parts to put the porch together. When you’re done, it looks like what you purchased – something built from a kit. Porches built from a kit tend to have problems, not the least of which, are water problems.

These homeowners got the best of both worlds. We built a traditional screened porch roof. The roof is a gable style roof and the gable is screened for maximum screened area. The walls, however are built from aluminum. Aluminum is a very cost effective material. By pairing aluminum walls with a traditional roof, we got a custom structure, with structural integrity, that was cost effective.

A couple additional benefits of going with a custom porch roof include:

  1. Structural integrity
  2. Made to fit the style and structure of your home
  3. Made to match your existing roof

Warner Robins aluminum porch lrStructural integrity:

A roof built from a kit will never have the same structural integrity as a structure designed and built by a professional licensed builder. Archadeck designs and builds every structure to meet and often exceed local code requirements.

Matches your home

When selecting a roof style for your home, several factors come into play. A good starting point in making that decision is the type of roof you would like. The gable style roof is often the most popular because of the light that enters the room with an interior cathedral ceiling. Another key consideration is the roof style of your existing home. Often we try to utilize the same roof shape or compliment the shape of your home’s existing roof. There may be exacerbating factors such as second story windows in the area where your porch roof would go. Nonetheless, this home had both a gable roof and a shed roof on different parts of the home. The roof we built was a gable style matching not only the homeowners desires but was also a great compliment to the home.

Matches your roof

Our goal when adding a roof structure to your home is to do what we can to make it look as if the new room was always there. We try to make it look original to your home. Nothing is a better giveaway of an addition than roof tiles and gutters that are not a match for your home. By building a traditional custom roof on this screened porch, we were able to source matching roof tiles to help make this new space look like it was always there.

Stephen Denton Archadeck Augusta square lrIf you’re looking for a more cost effective way to add a beautiful new screened porch to your Central GA area home, give us a call for a free consultation at 478-745-2000 or drop us an email at centralgeorgia@archadeck.net. We look forward to your call.

Hot tub deck

Top 7 things you might want to know if you’re adding a hot tub deck to your Macon Warner Robins area home

Whether you have an existing deck, or you’re thinking about adding a new deck, there are additional considerations if you want a hot tub to be part of those plans. We put together a list of 7 things you should know if you’re considering adding a hot tub.

  1. Hot tubs are heavy
  2. Often a hot tub can be added to an existing deck
  3. Can’t go too low but can go high
  4. How the heck are you going to get in?
  5. Don’t forget to leave room for this
  6. Leave it to your deck builder
  7. You can’t afford to take chances

Hot tub patio space in Macon GAHot tubs are heavy

We don’t need to do any research to figure this out. But, what does this mean from the standpoint of where you can put your hot tub or spa? If you have a slab of concrete large enough for your new hot tub, then you shouldn’t need to do any reinforcement to support the weight of the hot tub. But, if you have an existing deck, I can just about guarantee you that you will need to make some significant enhancements to your deck substructure to support the weight. From an architectural perspective, you will need double joists and an extra beam in your deck substructure to support the weight.

You may be able to add it to your deck

Whether you’re adding a roof to an existing deck, adding a pergola to a deck, or adding something like a spa or hot tub to your deck, most often we can enhance your deck structure and don’t need to build a new deck just for the hot tub. The next question is whether your deck is large enough. You’ll want to leave about an 8′ square area. The range in size varies slightly but by planning for 8′, you will have left room for a standard sized unit. But, don’t forget to leave room to walk around. You don’t want it to be completely against several walls of the deck not leaving room to get around it easily.

hot tub-deck-macon GAHeight considerations

Depending on your preference for mounting your hot tub, your deck will need to be at least 3′ above the ground. But the good news is we can add it to your deck that’s 12 feet off the ground.

How the heck are you going to get in?

Do you want to climb up stairs to get in? Do you want to climb down into your hot tub? Do you want to sit on the side and just swing your legs over? This is an important consideration not just for you but also for your guests. For some people, climbing up or down into the hot tub may be too difficult. The most comfortable way is to have the hot tub mounted 16″ to 20″ off the floor to make it easiest to get in.

Don’t forget to leave room…

In addition to having space to walk around, do you want to have a bench surround or a couple built in benches nearby? Let’s face it, you and your guests will likely come with slip on shoes, a robe, a towel and likely a refreshing beverage. Make sure those aren’t having to be placed on the deck floor where they’ll get splashed on and tipped over.

North Macon spa decksLeave it to your deck builder

Let’s face it, managing a home remodeling project is not easy. And, it’s error prone. Each of the steps in the building process has to be done at particular times so everything comes together. If you work with a company like Archadeck, we are glad to work with your spa company to organize the installation in conjunction with the installation or modification of your deck.

You can’t afford to take chances

When adding such a heavy item, you can’t afford to take any chances. You can’t afford to take the chance that it will be too heavy for your deck. And, you can’t afford an accident caused by insufficient structure. Make sure you work with a reputable builder who engineers the space to carry the load and who makes sure to get any necessary inspections at the necessary times.

Hopefully our top 7 list was helpful if you’re thinking about adding a hot tub to your existing deck or to a new deck at your Macon, Warner Robins or Central GA area home. Our consultation is completely free so give us a call. We can come out to look at your area and provide recommendations and pricing.

Stephen Denton Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit the screened porch photo gallery on our website for more great design

 

Pavilion

Which is better – an attached open porch or free standing open porch for your Macon GA home?

Macon open porch builder with pavilion lrAre you considering adding an open porch to your Macon area home? Open porches actually have a number of names including covered porch, covered patio, and pavilion. Like any porch, there are different places in your backyard for your porch. Not only can you connect it to various different sections across the back of your home, but you can also have a free-standing porch which is often called a pavilion. The name pavilion may bring to mind images of a structure that sits alongside a pool. But that is certainly not always the case.

These Macon GA homeowners in the Barrington Hall community were looking to add a covered space to their existing deck. Based on the roof lines and windows on the back of their home, attaching a porch was going to be a little bit of a challenge. The family had an existing deck and knew they wanted to add an outdoor space with a roof to get some relief from this hot GA sun. An open porch, or pavilion, was the perfect space. This allowed them to enjoy their existing deck when it was not as sunny and enjoy the pavilion to escape that hot GA heat.

Macon Open Porch Barrington Hall lrThis pavilion was really designed for easy living. Not only is there ample room for a large table and chairs, every little detail was attended to including having covered gutters for ease of maintenance. From a design perspective, the design details make for not only a beautiful open porch, but one that also blends beautifully with their existing deck and home.

The open porch has pressure-treated wood flooring to match the deck. The flooring is run on a diagonal for visual appeal and for a more custom look. In addition, the porch railings have complimentary thin profile black pickets. To compliment the existing home, the open porch has a low sloping hip roof. The pavilion attaches to the deck for ease of moving from one outdoor living space to the other. To create a stately look, 8 x 8 laminated Cox posts were used.

Open porch hip roof Barrington Hall Macon GA lrTo answer the title question of whether an attached porch or freestanding porch is better; you guessed it, it depends. Often the layout of windows and rooflines on the back of the home dictate where there porch will attach nicely and also whether there is an obvious location for attaching a porch. This is the case when the windows cover the area where you were thinking about adding your porch. It also depends on the roof lines and whether they make it difficult to add a roof structure. In this case, we were able to provide the homeowner with a plan for both an attached porch and a freestanding pavilion. You can see how beautifully it turned out.

If you are considering creating a great new outdoor living space for your Macon/Warner Robins area back yard, or if you want to give a fresh new look to your existing backyard space, give us a call for a free consultation. Together we will work to identify the best structures and materials to create the perfect outdoor living space just for you.

Stephen Denton Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit the screened porch photo gallery on our website for more great design

Porch builder/contractor, Porches, Screened porches

The engineer’s choice for building a porch in Central GA

We recently built a screened porch in Centerville. They inherited a deck and used it infrequently because it was poorly designed & built and was also in disrepair. The homeowner is an engineer so he knew he would know a good builder when he met one.  He and his wife wanted to work with a builder that would create a thoughtful, professional design and execute on it with the kind of attention to detail that he uses in his own work.

While the homeowners originally thought they wanted a new deck, they soon realized that a porch made more sense. A couple other reasons for not using their deck included the stiflingly hot Georgia summer head and the bugs that come along with that. They did use the patio for grilling so it made sense to keep the patio. For the other outdoor living space, a porch made more sense. It would provide sun protection as well as bug protection.

Transformation from terrible deck to beautiful porch

The new porch is the largest in width we can build without special ordering material (27’ feet wide). This porch width works particularly well because it provides enough space for a table and chairs. Considerations like these help save on materials and labor costs without compromising on traffic flow or the feel of the living space. The length of the porch allows for more than one seating area.  Stairs that run the length of the porch leading to the patio provide additional space for potted plants or even additional seating.

We used a gable roof/cathedral ceiling combination.  We use gable roofs on many screened porches because the lofty ceiling gives the space a light and airy feel and leaves plenty of room for ceiling fans to keep a breeze going. You can control the fans and light fixtures with a wall switch, a remote or both: your choice.

Screened Porch-Centerville-GA cathedral ceilingOur client appreciated some of the finer building details that some other clients might not ever identify or notice. We used a laminated ridge beam for additional strength. We used pressure-treated decking, screened from beneath to keep out bugs. And, we worked out a nice solution to tying in the roof with the existing slanted eave on the house. One of the great advantages of working with Archadeck is that you don’t have to have an engineer’s eye for possible design challenges. We find the problems and solve them as part of our job.  And when we miss something, which we did in this case (a few pieces of trim) we always come back for our clients to make sure they feel great about their new outdoor living space.

If you are considering creating a great new outdoor living space for your Macon/Warner Robins area back yard, or if you want to give a fresh new look to your existing backyard space, give us a call for a free consultation. Together we will work to identify the best structures and materials to create the perfect outdoor living space just for you.

Stephen Denton Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit the screened porch photo gallery on our website for more great design ideas and inspiration.

Porches

Thinking of selling your Central GA home in a year? Should you or shouldn’t you add a small porch now?

rustic screened porch Juliette GA lrIt’s always a tough decision. You know you want to sell your home in the relatively near future – 6 months, 1 year or maybe even 2 years. You think updating or adding particular upgrades might have a good return on investment by allowing you to charge enough to cover the cost of the upgrade and then some. But, who’s to know if that’s true? And if that update will increase the value of your home, by how much? What are the top things to update or add? The last area for consideration is how much you will enjoy that upgrade while you’re still in the home.

As complicated as these questions are in a regular scenario, the questions become even more complicated if your house is not a traditional home. This Juliette home is anything but plain and ordinary. It’s truly one-of-a-kind. It’s a historic farmhouse on many acres out by lake Juliette. The farmhouse is complete with horses and is the ideal place for hunting, fishing and horseback riding. But, there’s no outdoor space to sit and enjoy the yard or enjoy the fresh air or the fall breeze. The homeowner knew that a small economically built porch would be something she would enjoy for the next year or so when she prepares the house for sale. She was also certain that she would get the return on her investment in the new porch.

The house is out in a clearing and there’s zero relief from the hot Georgia sun. In addition, a screened porch would provide protection from bugs. After looking at her home and taking many factors into consideration, we agreed that a small well-built, but still economically built, screened porch was a great area to add to the home now. We also decided to add a small adjoining deck.

Juliette GA porch adorable western ceiling fan lrWhat is the best way to build an economical porch? A couple of porch upgrades that can quickly become quite expensive are the flooring and the ceiling. It may be tempting to use upgraded wood for the flooring. Pressure treated pine is the most economical and it also has the look of the timeless wood porch. You can see that the homeowner also used a large indoor/outdoor rug to further enhance the porch’s interior design.

Adding ceiling upgrades can also increase the porch’s price fairly quickly. This porch uses an open rafter design saving on materials and labor rather than a closed rafter look. Many of our porch customers choose open rafters for their porch because it’s the traditional, all American, screened porch look. It went perfectly with the style of this rustic farmhouse and the farmhouse setting. If you look closely, you’ll see the lighting fixture with the deer antlers. Often a small touch like that adds the perfect pop of decorating to add beauty and flair to the room.

Juliette GA porch and deck lrIn addition to the porch, we also added a small attached deck. The deck provides space for grilling and some more seating area to enjoy the outdoors. You’ll notice that the new pressure-treated pine has a tan appearance. When it grays out, it will blend perfectly with the home and look like it was always there.

Indeed, how long you’re planning on staying in your home is an important consideration when making home upgrades. We are glad to use our experience to provide design ideas to fit your lifestyle and the length of time you hope to enjoy your space.

Stephen Denton Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Give us a call for a free consultation: (478) 745 – 2000
centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit our website: central-georgia.archadeck.com

Converting deck to porch, Porch builder/contractor, Porches, Screened porches

Turning a Bonaire GA deck into a screened porch

proposal-screen porch-Bonaire GABoth decks and porches are great outdoor living structures. Each has their own benefits. Decks allow you to spend time outdoors enjoying the fresh air, the view of your yard, and enjoying the “extra room” in your house. A porch allows you to enjoy all of these but it does provide a little extra protection. While a rainstorm will send you inside, a screened porch is a roofed structure. Along with the screens, the porch allows quite a bit of protection from rain and other storm conditions.

A porch provides two additional key benefits. Summers here in the Macon Warner Robins area can be brutally hot. With roof cover and a good ceiling fans, the mid-day Screen porch-ipe-Bonaire GA lrtemperatures are a lot more bearable. In addition, bugs are a big factor. Depending on a number of factors, your yard might be a treasure trove of mosquitoes and other biting insects. Some of the factors that determine how many mosquitoes you’ll have are the amount of standing water you have and the amount of landscaping you have. Mosquitoes need standing water to breed. So, anything from a pool to a koi pond to a bird bath will bring the mosquitoes in. This home had both a pool and a pond so the bugs were eating them up.

The home had an existing deck. The owners wanted a new porch to provide more outdoor living opportunities, including shade and bug protection. We were able to use their existing deck and convert it into a screened porch. If you’re thinking about converting your deck to a porch, often times that is an option. The deck substructure may require ceiling fan-screen porch-Archadeck Bonaire GA lrreinforcement but a good builder will be able to make that assessment as well as enhance the substructure to meet code and support the weight of the new roof. That was the case at this Bonaire GA home. Over 10 years ago, we built the deck on this home. The new homeowner saw the Archadeck tag on the deck and called us first to quote his upgrade project.

The new porch includes ipe flooring, a gable roof to create an open cathedral ceiling, large screened openings for great visibility, and the design deftly works with the challenge of attaching a roof to this home. In the middle of the screened porch area is a large chimney. The roof needed to not only to attach to the home but to also wrap around the chimney. That was no problem.

Archadeck-ipe-deck lrThe lower deck also has ipe decking. The railing is pressure-treated wood with an ipe rail caps. White metal pickets and lattice complete the look. With the two distinct outdoor living spaces, the family can pick the level of sun protection they need based on the activity and the time of day.

If you live in the Central GA area and you’re considering converting your deck into a screened porch, give us a call for a free consultation.

 

Stephen Denton Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit our Archadeck of Central GA website for more great design ideas and inspiration.

Paver patios & hardscapes

You’re never too young or too old

Hammock-patio-Macon lrYouth has a lot of things going for it, but there are some downsides too, even within the narrow topic of home ownership and improvement.  We recently completed a paver patio in the Barrington Hall community.  The couple is pretty young and doesn’t have any kids.  One of the great things about being in a position like this is that you can invite a bunch of friends over for a cookout at a moment’s notice: “We’re going to pick up some food to put on the grill.  Let’s meet up at our place at 6:30.”

Sounds great, right?  Of course early in your career you might not exactly own your dream home. But some aspects of your home can be just like that dream home you are striving toward. And eventually if you stay long enough you may turn your house into that dream home. This couple had a deck that was in pretty bad shape and had a pergola that provided minimal sun protection.  They wanted to renovate the space on a budget getting most of what they wanted without over investing for the neighborhood. During our meetings with them, we discussed what they need now, what their budget for the project was and what they think they might want down the road.

Pavers-Macon-Seating wall lrRather than a new deck we recommended Belgard pavers to create a low maintenance, durable patio. In some instances a paver patio can be the same cost as a pressure treated deck and there is little maintenance with pavers. And when it’s time to sell or when it’s time to add on again the patio will look as nice as the day it was installed. The low seating wall gives the area some visual definition and there is always room for one more friend to drop by.  Out of chairs?  No problem!  On the opposite side of the patio we installed posts for a hammock—this was high on their wish list.

Another aspect of being young is that you never know when you might get a job opportunity in another city.  Rather than going “all in” on this project, our clients chose block styles–Holland Stone in Spice Blend and Weston Wall– that they can match later on if they want to extend the patio space.  They think they might want to add a barbecue bump out in the coming years, but don’t know how long they will be in Macon.  Always work with a builder who asks you about your needs today and tomorrow.  These plans were designed with longevity and flexibility in mind.  The patio looks finished, but can be easily extended.

Paver patio-Macon-Hammock lrOne thing you might notice from the pictures is that the yard is fenced.  We were able to pull down a section of the fence to bring in trucks to move the sand, rock, and the blocks.  When we left, we reinstalled the fence and the owners saved on labor because the crew didn’t have to move all the materials by wheel barrow.  This is a small detail, but can have a big impact on the final cost. Someone unfamiliar with carpentry and paver installation would not recognize this cost saving opportunity. Only companies like Archadeck that work with all aspects of outdoor living construction and design have the resources to offer this kind of service. We are happy to share our professional experience to homeowners of all ages to make their project as easy and rewarding as possible.

If you are considering creating a great new outdoor living space for your Macon / Warner Robins area back yard, or if you want to give a fresh new look to your existing backyard space, give us a call for a free consultation. Together we will work to identify the best structures and materials to create the perfect outdoor living space just for you.

Stephen Denton Owner, Archadeck of Central GA Stephen Denton
Owner, Archadeck of Central GA

Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit the patio and hardscape photo gallery on our website for more great design ideas and inspiration.

Deck builder

Why build stairs when you can have a garden deck?

stairs on landing deck Macon lrAll joking aside, mother-in-law suites are not really supposed to be inaccessible turrets hidden at the back of a home. This mother-in-law suite is not only not hidden, but the family took the opportunity to add functionality to also add some beauty.

Things were a little tight for the entry to this area into this in-law suite.  They could have gotten away with just building a wider stairway, but they saw this as an opportunity to make improvements to the whole area, not just solve a narrow problem.  We loved working with them to brainstorm a great solution that adds functionality while adding beauty.

We designed a 10’x10’ octagonal deck made with Fiberon Pro-Tect Advantage decking boards and rail caps in Gray Birch, which is very popular and nicely complements the color of the home.  This is a capstock composite product with great durability and a long warranty.  Customers love it because it closely mimics the look of wood without the maintenance issues.

second story landing deck Macon lrWe encircled the deck with black baroque iron rails from the Fortress brand Vienna series.  The balusters are pre-galvanized, 1”-wide and powder-coated.  They have old world charm, are easy to install and are built to last.  They are available in two designs: belly and bow; both have an appealing curve.

When we created this access point that cleverly doubles as a scenic garden overlook, we sealed up a storage area that was underneath and accessed through the garage.  We used a self-adhered roofing called Grace Ice & Water Shield® to enable a watertight bond with the roof deck.

Now the entire family can enjoy a view from the deck overlooking the garden any day of the year.  A call to Archadeck, the Macon Fiberon deck builder of choice, yields not just the services of professional construction experts, but thoughtful design solutions to just about any outdoor living building problem.

Stephen Denton Owner, Archadeck of Central GA
Stephen DentonOwner, Archadeck of Central GA

If you are considering creating a great new outdoor living space for your Macon/Warner Robins area back yard, or if you want to give a fresh new look to your existing backyard space, give us a call for a free consultation. Together we will work to identify the best structures and materials to create the perfect outdoor living space just for you.  Call: (478) 745 – 2000

Email: centralgeorgia@archadeck.net

Visit the pool deck photo gallery on our website for more great design ideas and inspiration.

Macon Warner Robins Decks, Patios, Porches, Pergolas, Gazebos and more