The lifestyle shift to empty-nesters inspires the creation of a dream space to entertain and enjoy. Photographed by David Lauer Photography
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Private, protected urban roof garden. Photography: Van Inwegen Digital Arts.
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photo credit: Larry Taylor
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Before Reconstruct porch roof adding a 2 foot overhang to protect steps and windows. Installed XT-25 Timber Blend Shingles, White Vinyl Soffit and New 5 inch gutter and spout

Legacy Collection preserves the beauty of hand-crafted hardwood flooring in an outdoor decking material. With the appearance of hand-scraped hardwood that is unique from any other decking, this timeless style will adapt to any decor from rustic and relaxed to elegant and modern. TimberTech's Legacy Collection is a line of capped composites that elevates your outdoor lifestyle - and scratch, stain and fade resistance, to a whole new level. Capped with a protective polymer shell, Legacy Collection is inspired by nature, improved by science and backed by an additional 25 Year Fade and Stain Warranty for total peace of mind.

Transitional screened-in porch photo with decking

The homeowners also wanted to ensure the new sun shade pergola would feel like an extension of the home’s colonial style, while allowing then to move from the indoor space to the patio without getting wet. With no externally visible hardware, the clean exterior lines of the Azenco R-Blade blended perfectly with the home’s traditional colonial stylings. To ensure complete all-weather rain protection, the design team overlapped the pergola roof with the home’s roofline to provide the same seamless feel as a pergola attached to the house. Covering this massive patio also meant the captured rain waters needed to be dispersed to keep the patio below dry. To accommodate the heavy anticipated flow, the hidden internal gutter system split runoff from the six pergola zones and deposited it in numerous surrounding planter beds.

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This is an example of a mid-sized cottage porch design in Austin with decking.

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