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jurning your ‘‘dream deck”

roject::

‘aire thana wooden
a.house. It’s a uni-

More than just. nailing
‘pieces of wood together,

outdoor. living. environ-

ment, one that will suit. tion and angle of morning .

your "tamily’ s needs.
Look at your family’s
lifestyle. Take into account
individual preferences for
--, sunworship or shade, open
““play ‘space. or secluded
‘privacy, Javish outdoor

‘ly gatherings: *
9 ° Analyze. ‘your space.

entertaining or’ ‘small faini- .
* - underground water,
phone, power lines and sep-; '

Once you" *ve e outlined your:
goals for remodeling your

_ landscape (or for creating a.
new one from scratch)’

you’ll need to analyze your
existing space. Sketching a

building a deck. allows you 7 P lan helps get you'started,

fo create your own unique’: nts such factors aéedirec..

‘As: ‘you ‘start your. plan,:
tion of winter winds, direc-

and afternoon sun (who

wants a deck that gets hot,

late afternoon sun?), and
unattractive views, such as.
that. ofa’ neighbour’s
garage..

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tic tanks and their field on
your plan.

© Start with graph paper.

The one-inch squares on
graph paper are divided in-
to.smaller segments. to give
you 10-squares to the inch.
The larger squares. will
represent 10 .feet. on. the
ground —.. the: smaller~:
squares will be equivalent

to‘one foot on the ground..
. After you have establish-
ed the lot lines and the posi-

tion of. your house.on the
graph paper, locate and ac-°

curately record.the various |

features -on. the: .plan..—.
_trees,: walks and:.garage. .
Draw. these: features: and..

. all other structures on-your::_
~ lot plan.- Seeing: their rela~-.
’ tionship i in the form ‘of: a

: h ‘

visualize what you'll want
to add or change. later:

© Dream on paper. Once
you’ve. finished your. plan,
you -can..
paper.’’. This means. draw-
ing another plan, using the ©
same. techniques, « which
capitalizes on'the assets and
minimizes the defects * of
-your-outdoor space. * 22,

As: an- example; ‘the: se-
-cond:; :plan..could:: include:
planters in. the right: places -

to help ‘screen out the.view -

ofa: neighbour’: §: ‘garage
- As: you “plan, look: at

.f'dream).on _

: mest

some alternative before you _ a

~ decide:, Libraries and:local
-building:supply companies
have books and pamphlets .
that ..contain . :photo? S-
diagrams ‘and: detailed ‘in-

structions for many: deck: oes