colour to the home. The levels
were next on the agenda, I felt
due to the size of the garden we
would be able to have a terrace
extending at the same height as
the internal floor stepping down
approximately a quarter the way
in to the garden whilst leaving
us the remaining significant part
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of the garden at one level.
We chose a grey composite
deck as our initial material, this
also helped alleviate any damp
and drainage issues and would
also give a soft feel for small
bare feet running around with
all doors open. I still wanted
there to be a decent sized level
area for when the doors were
open for level continuity and
also so that they could pull out
their kitchen table out on to the
terrace is they so wished.
We then installed the step down
beyond this onto the large lawn