How many months do you use your deck each year? Think for a second before answering, because the answer might not be as high as you think. If you're like most homeowners in Auburn, Indiana, the answer is four or five. June through September is the typical span of quality outdoor living around here. Maybe October if the weather is warm or if you’re simply warm-natured.
But what about the other eight months of the year? Should the space simply go unused?
Auburn deck builders hear about this a lot, and the fix isn’t just “build a bigger deck.” Bigger doesn’t help so much if it still sits empty from November to April because the weather is cold.
The fix is to design around what drives you inside for the rest of the year.
The Problems Auburn Deck Contractors Solve, Season by Season
You don’t abandon the deck on October 15th because the calendar told you to. Something forces you inside.
In the hottest months of the summer, it could be the sun beating down until the surface is so hot you can’t walk on it barefoot. In spring, it could be the bugs biting so often that you can’t bear to be outside. In the fall, it could be because 55 degrees feels awfully cold when there’s nothing blocking the wind. And in winter, well, welcome to Indiana.
If you are considering how to get more out of your outdoor living season, Auburn deck construction needs to account for all four seasons. And it needs to do so without fighting the weather, but rather by solving for the seasons you most frequently want to use your outdoor living space.
For the summer, that might mean adding a shade structure over part of the deck. A pergola or covered deck, to say nothing of a cold drink, can make a very hot day bearable even at peak temperatures. With a roof structure, there’s also the added benefit that you don’t have to worry about summer rainstorms.
If you want to get the most from spring through fall, screened porches can keep out the bugs, and a fire pit or fireplace provides the warmth and ambiance that no space heater ever can.
Even the winter, by far the hardest season to work around, can be made much more comfortable with a four-season room. That can let you sit in the middle of your backyard with a full view and not feel cold while you do it.
Looking for Auburn Deck Companies That Build Decks You Can Use Year-Round?
Most Auburn deck companies are prepared to build for the summer with a standard deck. And for four months of the year, that’s fine. But that’s a lot of money to spend on something you can't use between Halloween and Easter.
The difference with custom designs is that a skilled design team thought about November. And March. And that miserable stretch in April when it's warm enough to want to be outside but too buggy to stand it.
The best Auburn deck builders design for the outdoor lifestyle you want to have. They give you an open deck for the good days and shade for the brutally hot ones. Add on some screens for bug season and fire elements for when the temperature starts to cool.
Let’s Build Something Beautiful Together
Thinking about building the outdoor space you’ve always dreamed of? Download the complimentary design guide to start thinking about what four-season outdoor living could look like at your place.
It would be our distinct pleasure to meet with you for a no-obligation complimentary design consultation. Call Craig Whitman and his team at 855-931-4746, or
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