The Many Benefits Of Deck Skirting

When you are designing a custom deck for your home, one of the options will be skirting. Skirting covers the structural area underneath your deck. Skirting is very beneficial to your deck system and all homeowners will benefit from adding this feature to their deck.

Benefits of Deck Skirting

The largest benefit of adding skirting to your deck space is that it gives your deck system a finished look. It will make your deck area more eye-appealing and, depending on the choice of skirting, can easily be incorporated into your landscaping design.

The next benefit of using deck skirting is that it keeps unwanted visitors from going under your deck. This can mean wild animals, household pets, and even children from entering the area beneath your deck.

When you have deck skirting, the structure of your deck is also better protected from the weather. Since this area is the frame of your deck and holds it in place, giving it extra protection from rain, snow and ice is always a good idea.

One of the final benefits of deck skirting is that you may be able to create an outdoor storage space for your home. Depending on the height of your deck, you can install a small door area near the back of the deck, and this will provide you with a way to store outdoor items outside in the crawl area under your deck.

Many Design Choices For Your Skirting

You are not limited by the type or style of skirting that you select for your deck system. Many people hear the word "skirting," and they think of plain plywood boards or metallic wrapping for the base of their deck, and they shudder at the thought.

Thankfully, those types of skirting materials are long in the past. Now, you can choose from so many designs and styles that it may be hard to narrow it down to one choice.

You may want to stick with something simple like a latticework covering to blend into your landscaping. Or you may want to add bricks or stonework to create an elaborate base for your deck to enhance the appearance of your landscaping and deck area.

You may opt for similar slats like the ones used on your deck, or you may use a combination of slats and latticework. The options are endless, but you will get the desired results.

Designing Your Deck With Deck and Fence

Deck and Fence have streamlined the custom deck-building process. When we come for your initial consultation and talk about deck design and style, one of the features we will discuss is deck skirting choices.

We can work with your landscape company to incorporate your deck skirting into the landscape, or we can provide you with many different design ideas for you to select from for your deck. Whatever your needs are for your deck, we will have it covered during the initial consultation. By addressing these issues during the initial consultation, our clients always know exactly what to expect from their custom deck project.

Deck and Fence offers a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee on their custom decks. This includes the skirting and any other additional features we add to your deck. We have become a leading Chicagoland custom deck contractor because we strive to provide a top-quality experience for all of our clients.