Selected work · Evanston, Illinois

Cedartone Wooden Deck in Evanston

A low cedartone wood deck fitted around a bay window, with a wood railing and a step to the existing patio.

Low cedartone wood deck around a bay window, with a wood railing and step at an Evanston home — The deck along the rear of the home · Evanston, Illinois

Project facts

Location: Evanston, Illinois
Project type: Low-profile wood deck
Decking: Cedartone wood decking
Railing: Wood railing with vertical balusters

The project

A deck that follows the house.

At this Evanston home, the deck runs along the rear elevation and follows the projecting bay window. The low platform connects the exterior doors with the garden edge and the adjacent paver patio.

From bay window to patio

The deck boards are fitted to the angled walls around the bay window, with a cross-board separating the two main areas. A wood fascia follows the outer edge. At the patio end, a single step sits beside a short railing with vertical wood balusters.

Project photography

Decking, edges and connections.

Cedartone deck boards and wood fascia along the garden edge of the deck — Deck boards and the wood fascia along the garden edge.

Overhead view of deck boards fitted around the projecting bay window — The layout follows the bay window, with a cross-board between the two deck areas.

Wood railing with vertical balusters beside the deck step and paver patio — The railing and single step at the patio end of the deck.

Vertical view of the wood railing, deck edge and step beside the patio — A closer view of the balusters, railing posts and step.

Construction process

Before the deck boards went down.

The construction record includes the open wood frame before the deck boards were installed. Joists and blocking follow the footprint around the bay window. A second photograph shows a carpenter preparing lumber with an electric planer.

Exposed wood deck framing fitted around the bay window before the deck boards were installed — Construction stage · The open frame around the bay window.

Carpenter using an electric planer to prepare lumber on sawhorses during the Evanston deck build — Construction stage · Preparing lumber with an electric planer.

Your deck project

Planning a deck beside your home?

Tell us how your doors, garden and patio connect, and what you have in mind for the space. The project brief is a place to start that conversation.

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