Whether you like to entertain or need a place to relax and get some vitamin D, an outdoor space is a must. The good news is you can choose from plenty of options, deciding on your wants and needs. Let’s look at some of the most popular outdoor spaces you should consider adding to your home. 

Add A Deck

A very popular outdoor living space is the deck. Decks can be as large or as small as you want; it depends on how you’d like to use the area and how much space you have to work with. These low-maintenance additions provide usable space where you and your family can grill and dine outdoors for most of the year. 

When it comes time to sell your home, a deck will give your home an advantage against the competition, especially if it is constructed out of high-end materials. Plus, depending on the material you use to build your deck, you can recoup approximately 70% of the cost when you sell your home. 

Expand Your Front Porch

It seems that today most people prefer their outdoor spaces in the backyard, which does not allow for socializing with neighbors and spending the day on the front porch with some sweet tea and a newspaper isn’t as popular an activity as it once was, but we’d love for it to come back in style. That’s why we think adding a wrap-around front porch is a great way to add a usable outdoor living area to your home.

Regardless of your home style - Victorian, bungalow, or farmhouse-a wrap-around porch can be designed to match it. We can install outdoor fans to try to cool the space down so you can enjoy the sunset on a summer evening. Not only is the front porch a nice way to feel more connected to your neighborhood, but a wrap-around porch also provides curb appeal and improves your home’s appearance.

Sunroom Addition

If you’d like to spend time in the sun while avoiding the humidity and overabundance of bugs, a sunroom would be the perfect addition to your home. A sunroom is an indoor addition designed to bring in as much sunlight as possible so you feel like you’re outside. Since they’re typically connected to an HVAC unit, they’re very comfortable in the hot summer months, making them the perfect spot to relax with a book or to watch an afternoon storm. 

Another incentive to add a sunroom is that it adds square footage to your home, increasing the property value. Plus, unlike the other outdoor spaces we mentioned, a sunroom can be used year-round.

Screened-in Porch

A lower-cost alternative to the sunroom is the screened-in porch. It is essentially a covered porch surrounded by detachable screens which provide shelter to allow you to spend time outdoors without being eaten alive by mosquitos. Since this is not a fully enclosed space, it feels more outdoorsy than the sunroom, so if you want fresh air, this is an excellent choice.

Whatever type of outdoor space you're dreaming of, we'd love to turn it into a reality. Give us a call to get started.