wabmester
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I'm about to take on a new project. We have a large gently sloping lawn with views of the water. It's mostly a place for the dogs and kid to run around, but I want to add an "outdoor room."
So, I'm about to hire a rockery guy to build a retaining wall and create a flat area for this "room." We could stop there, and we'd have a nice picnic area.
Or....
I could build a simple pavilion to cover it for year-around use, like this timber frame structure:
And make the area large enough to be a ping pong court....
And maybe put a basketball hoop on one end....
How do you deal with the possibilities? Do you hire an architect to help you visualize it? Do you plan for possible future expansion and phase parts in? Or do you just put an end to feature-creep and say "it's just a retaining wall, stupid!"
So, I'm about to hire a rockery guy to build a retaining wall and create a flat area for this "room." We could stop there, and we'd have a nice picnic area.
Or....
I could build a simple pavilion to cover it for year-around use, like this timber frame structure:
And make the area large enough to be a ping pong court....
And maybe put a basketball hoop on one end....
How do you deal with the possibilities? Do you hire an architect to help you visualize it? Do you plan for possible future expansion and phase parts in? Or do you just put an end to feature-creep and say "it's just a retaining wall, stupid!"