Outdoor Living, Supersized

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Larry Knight

Paradise Decking (paradisedecking.com) in Summerfield, N.C., bui… Read More Paradise Decking (paradisedecking.com) in Summerfield, N.C., built this spa area as part of a larger project.

Larry Knight

A country-style porch overlooks an outdoor kitchen. Both were bu… Read More A country-style porch overlooks an outdoor kitchen. Both were built by Paradise Decking (paradisedecking.com) in Summerfield, N.C.

Larry Knight

The kitchen counters are topped with granite.

Larry Knight

Paradise Decking (paradisedecking.com) built the structure with … Read More Paradise Decking (paradisedecking.com) built the structure with pressure-treated pine, using Azek PVC products for the flooring and some of the trim.

My family has owned and operated Paradise Decking in Summerfield, N.C., for 20 years. At 3,700 square feet, this project was our biggest to date, taking three and a half months start to finish and costing close to $400,000 with paint and electric. Most of what you see here we built with pressure-treated pine, though the flooring and some of the trim is cellular PVC. The complex includes an outdoor kitchen; a hot tub with canti­levered benches on three sides; a walkway, with an exposed-framed ceiling, connecting the portico with the adjoining house; and a sunroom addition off the back of the house that opens onto a country-style porch overlooking the kitchen area. In addition, down by the pool is a freestanding porch with a massive masonry fireplace. We subbed out the electric, travertine pavers, masonry, granite countertops, and painting; our company did all the excavation, drainage, and construction, custom-building everything from stock materials.

Brendon Knight co-owns Paradise Decking (paradisedecking.com) in Summerfield, N.C.