Getting a modern wood deck to visually look simple and pure is not as easy as it sounds. The most important thing is the attention to the little things.

I don’t think it’s bragging when I tell people I’ve done my fair share of awesome decks in my career … and today I thought I would show you one of the most recently completed awesome decks.One of the projects I have been working on for a while is coming to a close, and most of our attention has turned to the exterior hardscape (things like patios and walkways, decks and the trellis). One of the very best things about this phase of a residential construction project is that all the ideas, the vision for the finished project, is finally on display for everyone to see.The photo above is the deck I am going to be talking about today … a flush installed ipé wood deck within a patio made up of cut limestone. I thought it would make the photos that show how this deck was built make a little bit more sense.This is the backyard … and a little more context for you.Okay, that’s enough of that, let’s get to the construction photos.This is what the backyard looked like before any work began … a lot of nothing. And dirt. The orange-ish dirt up above is the cushion sand that will be under the concrete flatwork that will be poured under the roof.… and this is the concrete after it’s be set. The most important thing to look at in the above picture is the depressed slab wher...