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Today I have selected one of the very important topic to discuss with you for your home decoration. In this article I am going to discuss about the deck designs and the importance of having deck for your house. If you want to enjoy your house more then deck is very important part. There are so many activities that you and your family can do on the deck.

Deck is an area where you can sit and relax, you can also enjoy a cup of tea with your family or friends. Deck offers a great space and comfort for many activities, such as parties, BBQ, study or a mind relaxing nap.

During the summer time deck is the most favorite place for every family member. It also offers a great space to arrange your plants, so you will be very happy to see beautiful plants, flowers and enjoy the backyard view.

In this article I will discuss following important points

1. Importance of Deck

2. How to plan a Deck

3. Deck Designs and Shapes

4. Materials used to build deck

5. Best time to build a deck

6. Cost of the Deck

7. Life of a Deck

8. Maintenance of a Deck

9. Conclusion

1. Importance of Deck

Desk has many important benefits for your daily life. It offers an extra space to relax and enjoy the nature. When you feel tired you can enjoy a cup of tea with your family or friends. Deck is an extra space for your outdoor activities specially in the summer time. You can do outdoor cooking or BBQ on your deck. You can take sunbath on your deck. So there are unlimited activities that you can do on your deck. 

A properly designed deck can increase your property value by US$ 10,000 - 16,000. 

2. How to plan a Deck

Before you decides to build your deck, there are few important points you must consider. Please check if you need permission from your city to build a deck, some decks are high from the ground level so you will need to take permission before you build your deck.

Make a proper design of your deck, make sure what is the perfect size of deck for your family. Also you will need to calculate the cost of the material. Good quality material is very important because it will decide the life of your deck. 

3. Deck Designs and Shapes

There are wide range of deck designs that you can choose. The deck design is depends on the land size and the layout of the land, whether you have flat or unequal land.

The most common shapes of deck are rectangular and square, these two shapes are mostly preferred by the home owners.

Some decks you can build yourself and doesn't need city permission. If you know few basic things such as how to cut the wood, proper measurements then it's a fun project for summer time.

4. Materials used to build deck

The most common material used to build decks are pressure treated wood and PVC decking. Pressure treated wood is been used since long time and it is the cheapest option. PVC is little expensive but it has other benefits compared to the wood. PVC decking has longer life, they look more attractive and modern, also PVC is water resistant, it doesn't develops cracks.

5. Best time to build a deck

The best time to build your deck is in the month of April to July. If you build your deck during this time of the year then the material will get time to adjust to the weather conditions. If you build your deck in the month of September to March, weather will be too cold so the wood can develop cracks or your deck structure can shrink so your deck will be unequal.

Make sure that the ground is hard enough to support the deck weight. If you have soft lang the deck posts must be supported with the help of concrete mixture. 

6. Cost of the Deck

The cost of the deck is depends on the deck design, it's size and the type of material used. The pressure treated wood deck is cheap and commercially available. The PVC decking is expensive compared to the wood. The average cost of the deck is in between US$ 3000 - 15,000, it can change depending on your location. 

7. Life of a Deck

The life of deck is also depends on the type of material used, the average life of a pressure treated wood deck is around 8 -12 years. Where as the PVC decking can last long for 15 - 20 years. If you take care of you deck regularly such as painting the wood then it will increase it's life.

8. Conclusion

I hope that this article will help you to select the proper deck for your house. If you like this topic then please share it with your family. I will look forward to meet with you on the next topic for your home decoration project.

I wish you all the best and good luck to your project.