Large patio Decking Scheme and Pergola - includes decking plan

Large timber decking patio to replace old deck, together with decked area around hot tub. Screening trellis and pergola give added shade to this hot spot as well as adding a gardening feature which will shortly be full of plants.

The complete deck was built through on one level - giving the best option by means of flexibility in moving furniture around in this outside decking room.

The decking plan at the bottom of the page, gives a better idea of the scale of this patio decking project. The before and after images show how a deck can improve on an old garden and features.

This is a substantial decking scheme which transformed the garden from a nice but dated garden that was lacking in useable space, into an al fresco room which linked house to garden via the decking patio, and bought the secluded hot tub into the overall scheme with good access but seclusion.

Decking images below, show the restrictive brick garden planters, which - being so near to the house - prevented good use of the garden, and also made the garden look small. The brickwork path simply led to the side of the house, which was more of the same. The large decking patio gave a lot of usable space, lightened up garden and house, and as a home for a substantial pergola, left plenty of potential for the owner's love of plants not to be stifled.

The view below - taken from opposite ends of the side of the house - again shows how space can be better utilised by inclusion of a deck. in this case, a hot tub became a realistic provision, whereas before, the dark area would not have been enticing enough to include a hot tub. The tub was installed on the existing concrete base, and the deck built around it - ensuring that there was access points to the innards of the hot tub. Building a deck around the hot tub, allowed for easier access to and from the tub. The overall height of the deck now being 10in (25cm) up the side of the hot tub.

below, the new deck that replaced the old stained deck, clearly gives much more usable space - mainly on account of a single level, but also by being a simple single rectangular structure. The balustrade along the highest edges prevent any accidents - even with a relatively low deck.

Clickable images of the project are set out below. A large - but simple patio based decking project, with the added facility of a large pergola which extended around the house and over the hot tub area. Trellis screening to the hot tub area - with a simple trellis gate completes the project.

Decking plan of the whole project - giving all dimensions.