Mitchell Andrus
12-02-2009, 3:55 PM
The new house in NC has a enormous deck, about 1,000 SF. As you can see from the photos, it's up in the air and as you drive up the driveway it's a prominent part of the view.
I'm planning on a new patio under it with a new outside door from the den, either stamped concrete or pavers... I've got a plan to deal with dressing up all of those posts (cultured stone bases, etc.) but landscaping will only go so far towards screening the ugly underbelly of the beast.
My question is... what can I do about the following:
I'd like to catch the rain as it comes through the deck boards to help keep patio furniture and the patio clean(er).
I need to screen the underside of the deck for esthetics, it's ugly. Power washing and a nice paint job isn't unreasonable but will still not address the rain.
Anyone have any ideas/dealt with this kind of thing?
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I'm planning on a new patio under it with a new outside door from the den, either stamped concrete or pavers... I've got a plan to deal with dressing up all of those posts (cultured stone bases, etc.) but landscaping will only go so far towards screening the ugly underbelly of the beast.
My question is... what can I do about the following:
I'd like to catch the rain as it comes through the deck boards to help keep patio furniture and the patio clean(er).
I need to screen the underside of the deck for esthetics, it's ugly. Power washing and a nice paint job isn't unreasonable but will still not address the rain.
Anyone have any ideas/dealt with this kind of thing?
.