Hyde Park is largely early twentieth century housing on deep, narrow lots with mature trees and tight boundaries.
Almost every deck here is a second storey structure off a kitchen or a rear room, and the constraints are the neighbours, the trees and the age of the house.
Most Hyde Park decks sit a full storey up because the main rooms do. That makes the ledger connection into a hundred year old wall the critical detail of the whole build, and it is not something to take on trust. We open the siding and look at what is actually there before committing to a fixing method.
A raised deck on a narrow lot looks straight into the property next door. Screening the one sightline that matters, rather than the whole perimeter, keeps the deck open and solves the actual problem. Setbacks are tight here too and often set the size before anything else.
Every photograph is a Prime Home Improvements project, taken after the work was finished.
Flexible financing options available through Hearth. Spread the cost of your deck or outdoor space over monthly payments instead of paying for the whole project up front.
Often, but it has to be looked at rather than assumed. Original rim framing behind old siding is sometimes undersized or already water damaged. Where it is not sound, a freestanding structure on its own posts avoids loading the house at all.
On these lot widths, some overlooking is unavoidable, which is why screening the specific sightline matters more than height. A slatted panel on one side usually does more than anything else.
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