What a time to have a beautiful deck or living space right out your back door. A custom outdoor living environment provides all of the amenities of a vacation, but without the travel, hassles, and expenses.

With social distancing and restrictions on travel, there’s never been a better time to stay close to home and enjoy a “staycation.”

While being cooped inside can make you and your family restless, getting outside is never boring. Fresh air, gorgeous landscapes, gardening, gourmet cooking and dining al fresco, bird-watching, reading, relaxing, entertaining…you name it, an outdoor living space holds a million opportunities.

Here are some fun ideas for your outdoor living staycation that will keep you both busy and relaxed during these uncertain times.

1. Learn How to Cook Something New

With an outdoor kitchen incorporated into your outdoor living space, you can enjoy the great outdoors while also expanding your culinary abilities.

A staycation is a great excuse to pull up some of those more exotic recipes you’ve never made time for before. Paella? No problem. Baked Alaska? Why not give it a shot!

Our favorite, though, are these crispy cauliflower “wings.” Bon appétit!

2. Do an Online Exercise Class Outside

If you’ve got a smart TV in your outdoor entertainment system, then you’re set to log on to a world of workouts.

More and more gyms, yoga teachers, and exercise class instructors are offering online courses, either pre-recorded or streamed live over the internet. A smart TV can stream these for you, or you can hook your laptop up directly to the TV.

Your staycation might just leave you healthier and leaner than when it started!

3. Camp in Your Own Yard

This is an especially fun option if you’ve got kids to keep entertained. But hey, it’s great for your inner child, too.

Turn a boring Thursday night into a camping adventure within the comfort of your own backyard. Just pitch a tent wherever there’s space, and you’re ready for some outdoor fun.

You can hang out on your deck or patio, or gather around a cozy fire pit before calling it a night. Oh, and one big bonus: real bathrooms just a few feet away. We might never go camping in the woods again.

4. Put on a Film Festival With Your Family

With an outdoor entertainment system, you can binge your favorite streaming service in style. A staycation is your chance to catch up on that ever-growing list of shows and movies you’ve been meaning to get around to.

Choose a theme, like horror or Oscar winners, and you and your family have made your own little film festival, right in the comfort and safety of your outdoor living space.

5. Get in the Garden

It won’t be long before it’s time to plant your garden. In the meantime, you can start prepping it.

Here are 6 ways to prepare your garden for spring:

• Start your seeds now: When the days are warm enough, you can put them on your deck or patio, and then bring them inside at night
• Clean up the garden by raking the soil and getting rid of dead leaves and branches
• Clean and sharpen your gardening tools
• Balance the soil’s acidity: Do a pH test and then amend as needed with limestone or sulfur
• Add compost to increase nutrients in the soil
• Apply mulch to prevent erosion, help with water retention, and to keep weeds at bay

DeckTec is Ready to Upgrade Your Staycation

Your home is your nest egg, and a quality deck is one of the best and most enjoyable financial investments that you can make for your home. And now more than ever, it can also be a shelter from the world and a year-round vacation right out your back door.

DeckTec’s custom wood decks provide a beautiful, comfortable outdoor living space where you can relax and entertain with friends and family. So you can enjoy the wholesome benefits of Colorado’s outdoor environment, without giving up the creature comforts of home.

The benefits of a custom designed outdoor living space include:

• A deck design that naturally integrates your home and your landscaping
• A privacy-first design, giving you and your family seclusion from neighbors and the street
• Wind and sun protection customized to your home’s orientation and location
• Allows you and your family to enjoy the surrounding views
• Custom features including an outdoor kitchen, an outdoor television and stereo, a built-in hot tub, and more give you exactly what you want out of your outdoor living space
• Custom decks have a higher ROI, which means you’ll make more of your money back if you sell.

While it might be hard to think about relaxing in the summer sun or entertaining friends and family anytime soon, you’ll want to have your outdoor living space ready to go when the summer rolls around. That’s why right now is the time to start planning your summer deck project.

If your outdoor living needs an upgrade, we can help. Add or expand a deck or patio or create an outdoor room with a roof addition. If you add lighting, a fireplace, and infrared heaters, you can easily double the amount of time you can spend outdoors.

Add a shade for privacy, and you can just about live outdoors!

And even if you already have everything you need in your outdoor environment, it might be time for some maintenance or restoration.

DeckTec can provide any of the following upgrades to your outdoor living space:

• An entirely new custom wood deck
• A deck extension or patio addition
• A roof addition to turn your outdoor living space into an outdoor living room (this is a great way to give your neighbors some serious deck envy)
• Refinishing, restoration, deck maintenance and repairs

DeckTec is Open for Business

We are still building decks throughout the coronavirus situation. Our professional team of Colorado deck builders is taking all the necessary precautions to do our work safely.

Our new coronavirus safety policies are as follows:

1. For everyone’s safety, convenience and peace of mind, DeckTec is offering all consultations and presentations virtually and over the phone. Our skilled designers are working remotely and can connect with you promptly regarding proposals and consultation details.
2. Our crews will be able to continue to conduct work on your projects, as we work in groups of 3-4 employees (less than the recommended 10-people threshold).
3. Our crews require no interaction from our clients since the crew members are accessing only the designated outdoor project area.
4. We are shifting our office support staff to flexible working arrangements, and are taking every precaution to keep our working environment and our people safe.
5. We will continue to monitor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines and update our policies as needed.

We’re ready to upgrade your outdoor living! Let’s get started.

Contact us to start planning your next outdoor living project »