Read all about our dreamy Austin, TX, deck addition featured in Qualified Remodeler magazine
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As you are looking through the April 2016 issue of the Qualified Remodelers Magazine, you will find beautiful Outdoor Living Spaces highlighted that will have you dreaming of one for yourself. The good news is; a space like this is within reach with the right design and builder. Archadeck of Austin can turn your vision into a reality just as we did for these happy homeowners in Austin, Texas.
Starting on page 38 of the magazine, you will find a beautiful outdoor living space that Owner of Archadeck of Austin, Jim Odom, and TimberTown, a lumber and building materials dealer in Austin, TX, worked to complete. The extent of the project consisted of a complete tear down and rebuild. This meant creating a design to replace, enlarge and transform the existing cedar deck that stood in its place.
This beautiful 950 square foot elevated deck and porch was built with multiple living spaces to fit all needs, from outdoor dining to a peaceful haven you can appreciate day or night, while providing stunning views of the Cat Mountains that exceed the expectations of the homeowners. You can read more about the amazing details of this project in our article; “Custom features abound in this Austin, TX, elevated outdoor living space!”
One of Archadeck’s main priorities in deck building is to provide deck safety; that’s why we take the time to inspect the existing deck and see how we can improve upon the next structure. As you will read in the Qualified Remodelers Magazine, for this project we rebuilt the structure to new specifications and used 6-by-6-inch steal posts to properly secure the outdoor living space that sits 17-feet above a sloping site. For the railing we used a stainless steel baluster, or closely spaced supports, ensuring both safety and little obstruction of the amazing views.
Not only did we have the utmost safety in mind when building this deck, we wanted to extend the outdoor living space’s life by using Fiberon Horizons decking in Tudor Brown, which is capped (covered) on all four sides with a patent-pending PermaTech® surface material. This increases the durability and fade resistance of the deck, and provides a polished appearance all over. This type of decking requires very little maintenance with no sanding, staining or sealing, and leaves more time enjoy your outdoor living space with family and friends!
If you too are interested in making your dream outdoor living space a reality, contact Archadeck of Austin at (515) 259-8282 to schedule a free design consultation today or via email at jim.odom@archadeck.net.
Jim Odom Archadeck of Austin
Follow Archadeck of Austin on Houzz — Your One Stop for Outdoor Living Inspiration!
Where do you search when you are in the market for updating and improving your home, landscape and outdoor spaces? Naturally, most of us turn to the worldwide web. The internet is overflowing with websites, forums, imagery and hubs offering new ideas and inspiration for planning your home improvement or outdoor living project. One of the most admired and frequented of all these is Houzz.
Archadeck of Austin was just awarded the “Best of Houzz 2016” award in the category of Customer Service. As the leading platform for home remodeling and design, bringing monthly users of more than 25 million homeowners and home professionals together, Houzz utilizes their annual survey and analysis to compile their “Best of Houzz” list of home professionals. In the category of Customer Service, award recipients are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2015. That means the 25 million+ monthly users that comprise the Houzz community recognized Archadeck of Austin’s commitment to excellence…wow, what an honor!
Who is Houzz?
Gone are the days of clipping pictures from home and garden magazines. Houzz is an interactive platform for home remodeling and design that is bringing homeowners and home professionals together in a uniquely visual community. Here at Archadeck of Austin, we realize when homeowners are in the market for any kind remodel or addition to their home, they do a lot of research, look at hundreds of photos and reviews and get quotes from several professional companies. Adding an outdoor living structure is no different. That’s why we are thrilled to be part of the largest go-to site for remodeling, design ideas and imagery.
What better way to let our potential clients view an extensive portfolio of our completed outdoor living space designs first hand? Even though every project we design is created specifically for our clients’ individual needs and desires, our galleries within Houzz can spark ideas on how we can create a truly custom outdoor living space for you, too!
Houzz is easily accessible from any computer, smart phone or tablet. Once inside, you can view Archadeck of Austin’s extensive Houzz galleries of beautiful outdoor living spaces. You can find and save photos from our galleries to ideabooks you create and name yourself and reference back to them anytime you like! These saved images will also help us put together a design that is exactly what you want for your outdoor living environment. We are constantly adding new images to our galleries, too — so there is always a new source for inspiration!
If you are ready to enjoy your backyard again with a custom designed and built outdoor living space, contact Archadeck of Austin today. We build decks, porches, patios, outdoor rooms, pergolas, outdoor kitchens and fire features, and complete outdoor living environments, with the finest materials to suit your individual and unique tastes. Call us or email us for a free consultation at ( 512) 259 – 8282 or email us at jim.odom@archadeck.net.
This family got Archadeck’d on HGTV’d
We were so excited to get the call inviting us to contribute on an HGTV’d special this year and jumped at the opportunity. The project was a complete backyard remodel in Circle C area in South Austin. The residence had a large irregularly shaped lot. Many elements came together to make this a very special place for the homeowners including:
- 1,000 sq ft deck with seating and eating area
- a custom firepit
- a custom pergola-style shade structure
- special planters
- a play area for the kids
- a hot tub
- a paver-like patio
- seating and grilling equipment.
Stone focus structure with tile horse inlay from HGTV'd
The homeowners were horse lovers and a focal point was constructed in the corner of the yard with massive limestone blocks and engraved with horse mosaics.
Typical of HGTV, the project was a massive undertaking and took a team of probably 30 people 5 days to build. This is not to mention that every day was over 100 degrees. For our role, we built the deck, which was surfaced with a high-end composite decking from Fiberon called Horizon Ipe.
Two level Fiberon deck built by Archadeck of Austin for HGTV'd
The deck we build has 2 levels and wrapped around the corner of the house. Stairs were added on one side for access from the yard entrance, and curved steps going up to the deck surface from the back door. We started day-1, had 2 crews working and finished the deck on day three. The project was built in June and the show aired in October. The program was very fast paced and what you missed in editing is the complete chaos of having that many people working in a backyard doing that many different things, pretty cool. Collectively we took a yard with nothing and converted into a fabulous space with some of everything.
It’s really impossible to capture all the features of this yard in a single photograph so try to mentally patch them all together.
The homeowners certainly benefited the most but the neighbors had fun too, setting up chairs and coolers on the front porch watching everything and everyone come and go. This was certainly a memorable event for everyone involved.
Enjoy this slideshow to see more of this finished project.
Austin Decks, Pergolas, Covered Patios, Porches, more 