b'It also answers the previously problematic issue posed bydeep, and is unusual in that it ascends to the grass. It the homes east/west orientation. also has planter boxes made from macrocarpa along each Instead of a small house with small windows gettingside, with one used as a vegetable garden.very little sun, the extension has opened it up completelyWith the doors stacked back completely, the to the west-facing garden. And the deck was made larger than normal in order to capture more of the sun from thecombined space of the living room/kitchen north in the middle part of the day, Tony explains. with the alfresco area of the deck and back He believes the new living room/kitchen melds well withlawn makes a fantastic area for entertaining.the old part of the house, while the entire extension, with the deck as a transition through to the soft landscaping atIn the interests of maximising the usable yard area, the the back of the garden, works seamlessly. garden was levelled. This meant that retaining walls were The deck design, along with other hard landscaping forrequiredaroundtwoedges,whicharenowhiddenby the back garden was carried out by landscaping companyhedging. Kylie and Andrew had to cart in loads of top-soil Boffa Miskell. The deck is about 12m long and 4.2mto atten the area and prepare it for ready lawn. The lovely 88 |'