American Deck & Sunroom Builds Custom Decks in Illinois

We’re proud to say that we’ve been serving the local area for over two decades, providing nothing but top-quality materials, designs, and architectural masterpieces for our clients’ backyards — and front yards — with great results. Here’s some quick information about Illinois, one of the many places that American Deck & Sunroom calls home. We proudly service Peoria, Bloomington, Springfield, and Champaign!

Illinois is the 5th most populous state in the United States, and the 25th largest (in terms of land area). Illinois has a very diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub – especially thanks to O’Hare International Airport. Chicago O’Hare International Airport (or simply, O’Hare) is the busiest airport in the world by number of takeoffs and landings.

Materials for Custom Decks

Choosing a decking material usually comes down to three concerns: look, maintenance, and cost. No matter which of the three concerns is your determining factor, no one can decide what material is right for you. However, you can be more informed when the time comes to make your decision.

Materials alone do not make a deck; the shape, size, curves, and levels of a deck are just as an integral to a design. Traditionally, a deck was supposed to be no larger than 20% of your home’s square footage. However, separating your Illinois custom deck into predefined spaces, or rooms without walls, can allow you to have more deck space without dwarfing your home. The same effect can also be achieved by adding multiple stories or levels to your deck. While stories can offer you a deck along with a covered underdeck system, levels can define your space without adding several flights of stairs.

Custom Deck Add-ons

At American Deck and Sunroom, we don’t stop at custom decks. We provide a number of additional niches and perks that can further enhance the look and the use of your deck. By adding built-in benches around the edge of your deck your guests will tend to linger on this outdoor extension of your home longer and will provide natural comfort for a large number of people. At most cookouts, all of the attendees seem to be forced to awkwardly hold their plate of food as they mingle with the rest of the patrons. This often leads to dropped utensils and can turn any yard into a hotdog minefield.

However, with the addition of a built-in snack bar, guests will have the opportunity to sit their plate down while not missing out on any of the social action. The dog might be a little disappointed with the quantity of dropped food at future cookouts but these add-ons will set up every cookout to have a natural social and dining atmosphere.

When designing your dream Illinois custom deck, why stop at a deck, stairs, and railings? Many homeowners combine their deck with a custom-designed pergola, lanais, or underdeck system, like those offered by American Deck & Sunroom in Illinois. These additions offer you and your guests shade, as well as a covered outdoor space to house other features, such as fire pits, hot tubs, benches, outdoor kitchens, and snack bars. To flesh out these spaces, you can create a full-featured outdoor space by attaching speakers, lights, fans, and planters.

We also provide custom extensions of your home that will appear to a part of the original construction. So, if a lone fire pit does not seem like enough to stand up to chilling temperatures by itself, why not add a roof?  American Deck and Sunroom has many beautiful options that will give you this extra protection from the elements. Let us give you a pergola or the lanai that will be specifically tailored to your every request and that allow you to spend each day amongst the elegance of nature. Further, the lanai can be adapted into a screened room with ease. So, knowing that this option is always available should be enough to allow you to take the chance on this gorgeous, open, outdoor extension of your home.

False ‘Facts’ About Custom Decks

Below, we debunk some common beliefs and practices that could actually cause more harm than good to the wood of your newly-completed custom deck! Many people believe these to be true, when they are in fact false.

• Staining a deck preserves the lumber. False.
• Stain is meant to seal the deck from water penetration. False.
• You need to wait a year before you apply the first coat of stain. False.
• It’s necessary to also stain the underside of a deck. False.
• You need to stain your deck every year. False.
• Clear is an acceptable and attractive color to choose. False.
• Power washing is the best way to clean a deck. False.
• Spraying or rolling the stain on a deck is a better and quicker way to apply stain to a deck. False.
• There are products today that make decks maintenance-free. False.

Remember…

No matter your architectural needs, American Deck & Sunroom can provide you with a custom design that will increase the worth of your home, will blend seamlessly with your existing architecture, and will last a lifetime. At American Deck & Sunroom, we don’t build houses. We don’t help you understand pool maintenance. What we do is design and build beautiful outdoor spaces…extensions of your home that flow with your existing property and architecture. And because we specialize, we go beyond the, “If you can dream it, we can build it,” catchphrase often quoted. After nearly 20 years in business and nearly 13,000 designs and counting, we have the experience to design outdoor spaces you’ve never even dreamed possible.

After nearly 20 years of experience and almost 13,000 drawings later, our best credentials remain our list of satisfied customers. Though our projects are concentrated in Lexington & Louisville Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, we have projects completed from Arkansas to Rhode Island and from Dallas to Green Bay. Our custom decks, designs, and our commitment to excellence are second to none.

We only have two rules: our designs will look like they belong with the architecture of the house, and we build anything but square decks. Our goal is to go beyond what you’ve dreamed to create a unique space unlike any other. What are you waiting for? Give us a call today!