You are the new project manager at Garden Decks of Beauty, a local company for the past 12 years in the Lexington, Kentucky area. Your first assignment will be for the Melrose (Todd and Margo + two yippy dogs to drive the neighbors nuts) family who moved into their new home two years ago and now wish to replace the 8 foot by 3 foot slab of concrete, the stoop, which their backyard facing French Doors step onto with a new, luxurious deck area with hot-tub and accoutrements. Their backyard is 80’ wide and 120’ deep and runs at a 5% slope down straight to the back. BTW, Todd and Margo are Iron Triangle lovers – Time / Cost / Quality. Win them and you win their neighbors’ business.
Here are some of their basic requirements:
A two area deck with the upper level (will step on from the French Doors), being a 5 meter by the 7-meter rectangular area
One end of the upper level will have a 5 meter by 3 meters by 3.5-meter tall pergola – you may use a kit or build and design from scratch
You will have a single step down to the second circular area which will be 7 meters in diameter and have a 2.5-meter square hot-tub on the far side – this will need electrical and you will acquire and facilitate the installation through the vendor
You will be able to step from the circular area to the yard on a paving stone path which will run out to the garden – the path will be 7 meters long and 1 meter wide – this path will have electrical yard lights
There will be a 25’ diameter area half way down the path which will have a built in fire pit with seating (4 seats / benches) – the area will use gravel and border stones
All deck areas will be edged with decorative railing
The deck framing will set on 4”x4” footers which will be concreted 1 meter into the ground (below frost line) – you will used galvanized hangers to support frame supports
The lower area will have built in flower boxes 2’x 3’ – three of them
The upper area will have a gas grill with built in gas service
You will need a building permit and it will cost 50 dollars
All railing will have decorative lighting running along it
Both main deck areas will be fully landscaped around the perimeter with plants, decorative stones, perennials, and bushes. – your team will do the landscaping