Raised "L" shaped balcony deck - Buckinghamshire.

A typical scenario for a raised deck project, where the house is built on a higher level than the sloping back garden/patio.

This normally requires steps down from rear access door - as in this case. The decking changed all of that, providing a light outside room, with safe access to the lower area of the garden. The essential decking balustrade and staircase made for safe use.

Before the raised decking was installed there was distinct danger fro use of the crude steps. And the small area of patio was not too inviting!

A small raised decking job that made a big difference to the house and garden usage - as well as being a feature in its own right.

The old staircase prior to the new deck works.

The solution - A raised deck and connecting balcony.

A staircase down side of deck completes the picture. The balustrade - purpose built - uses a 6x2in (150x50mm) top rail with a 4x2in (100x50mm) bottom rail. This sturdy construction means fewer intermediate newels or supports.

The stair case balustrade is further strengthened by extending the spindles down to the decking fascia - rather than using a bottom rail.

The hand rail for the decking staircase down from the raised deck, is 4x2in (100x50mm) to allow for better hand grip than 6x2in would offer.

Space now to have a cup of coffee on the new patio raised deck.

In the pictures immediately above, the transformation from a typical crazy paved patio into a living deck can be seen.