Full Transparency: We did not build this screen porch (gazebo) or deck. So we really can’t take credit for this design for this awesome backyard. What we can take credit for is that when it came time to upgrade this deck from a splinter-y, crack-filled, wood deck to a low-maintenance, wood alternative deck, this Des Moines-area homeowner engaged us to re-deck and re-rail the existing deck structure. We’ve included this here, though, because of the free-standing – not attached to the house
