{"id":582,"date":"2021-04-19T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/?p=582"},"modified":"2021-04-20T18:53:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:53:44","slug":"local-deck-builders-on-the-north-shore-of-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/?p=582","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Time to Get Your New Deck Built! Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know to Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With summer vacation on the horizon and the whole COVID situation still evolving, many North Shore homeowners are  deciding this is the right time to have a new deck built. Cook out season is just getting started, and having a great deck makes it easier to get the kids outdoors and off of their devices. Also &#8211; if you caught the gardening bug in 2020, you&#8217;ll love how some great custom deck features make indulging your green thumb fun and easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you need to know in order to have a new deck built? As <a href=\"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\">local deck builders on the North Shore of MA<\/a>, and here&#8217;s what we recommend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Local Deck Builders North Shore MA\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcKeQxUEXlI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Know the Location of Your New Deck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have options. Do you want a front porch, a back deck, or a wraparound porch? Will your new deck be on the first or second story of your home? Think through how you&#8217;d like to access this deck &#8211; from the kitchen and family room are two common choices; if a couple is having their own private balcony built, entry from the bedroom makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Know the Size of Your New Deck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you don&#8217;t need to have exact measurements, your <a href=\"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\">local deck contractor<\/a> needs an idea of how large of a deck you&#8217;d like to have built. The average deck size is said to be between 300 and 400 square feet, but since the pandemic, that average has been trending upwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Know What You&#8217;d Like to Do on Your New Deck<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best local deck builders customize deck design based on the homeowner&#8217;s interests and lifestyle. This means if you&#8217;re a grill master who loves to entertain, having space for an outdoor kitchen and at least some casual dining seating makes sense. Have a bunch of little kids in your life? A great deck design will include a shade feature for when it&#8217;s time to get out of the sun, screening to keep the bugs away, lots of place to store toys, and maybe a built in sandbox!<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With summer vacation on the horizon and the whole COVID situation still evolving, many North Shore homeowners are deciding this is the right time to have a new deck built. Cook out season is just getting started, and having a great deck makes it easier to get the kids outdoors and off of their devices. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","6":"category-decks","7":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"hallmark","author_link":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/?author=1"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallmarkhomesassociates.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}