Create a unique extra living space

Add a unique additional zone to your outdoor space

Create more value & enjoyment from your garden

A new deck can create an entirely different destination within your current outdoor space — an additional place to sit, dine, cook or entertain; somewhere positioned to enjoy the evening sun or a favourite view; or simply a new space with its own character and purpose.

Add a new function to your outdoor space

Just as different rooms inside your home serve different purposes, your garden can have more than one living space.

A separate deck can create a dedicated seating area away from your main patio, an additional dining space, somewhere for entertaining, or a purpose-designed home for an outdoor kitchen, barbecue or smoker.

This allows different parts of the garden to work in different ways — and gives you more choice in how and where you spend time outdoors.

Follow the sun

Depending on the orientation of your garden, your existing patio might receive beautiful morning sunshine but be shaded by early evening — or the reverse. Elsewhere in the garden, the sun may remain for several hours longer.

A new deck can be positioned specifically around these changing patterns of light. It can even be elevated where appropriate to take advantage of sunlight that doesn’t reach the ground below.

The result could be somewhere to enjoy morning coffee in the sun, an afternoon retreat or a place where you can continue dining outside into a sunny summer evening.

Make more of your view or create a new line-of-sight

A great position in your garden might be one that you’re not currently using or making the most of.

A different location or elevation may open up a new line-of-sight across your garden or towards an attractive part of your property, or of surrounding countryside.

Decking is particularly suited to creating these destination spaces because the structure can respond to changes in ground level rather than simply following them. A thoughtfully positioned deck can therefore be designed not only around what happens on it, but what you see from it.

Create a zone with a character of its own

An additional outdoor living space doesn’t have to look or feel like the rest of your garden.

Your existing patio might be formal and contemporary, while elsewhere you want something warmer, more natural and relaxed. Or a traditional garden might benefit from the contrast of a more contemporary space. Different areas can even reflect the different tastes and personalities of the people who use them, or the purpose of the space.

Decking provides an opportunity to introduce a completely different palette of materials, colours and textures. Natural hardwoods, thermally modified timbers and contemporary composite boards can be combined with planting, furniture and other materials to establish a distinct character for the space.

Make a long-term investment in your home

Transforming an underused part of your garden creates value from the space you already own.

Modern deck construction has evolved significantly, drawing on decades of refinement and established best practice in markets such as the USA and Scandinavia. Better approaches to drainage, ventilation and protecting the supporting structure from moisture can substantially improve the longevity of the structure.

Advances in materials reinforce this further. Today’s high-quality composite boards combine attractive finishes with exceptional durability, while thermally and chemically modified timbers can offer comparable longevity — with some timber decking boards carrying warranties of up to 50 years.

A well-designed and properly constructed deck can therefore be more than an improvement to your garden. It can be a long-term investment in your home and in how much of your outdoor space you are able to enjoy.

Our process for adding a new high-value zone to your outdoor space

Discovery (Free)

We understand your aspirations, lifestyle and plans. We explore your options for design, materials and budget. We capture this in a written brief and provide it to you with an estimate and a transparent price list.

Written and agreed project brief

Estimate and price list

Provision of sample materials

Choice to proceed with stage 2

Concept Design

Using Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) software, we create several design concepts to discuss with you. You choose your preferences and we take these forward to the next stage.

Concept designs & features

3D renderings

Material, size and layout options

Customer preferences selected

Detailed Design

We create production drawings and 3D renderings of your preferred design, together with a full bill-of-materials and a fixed price quote. We discuss these with you and make refinements before sign-off.

Orthographic production drawings