Turning an Outdoor Living Space into a Gardening Area

Imagine fresh herbs and spices, blooming flowers, and lush ornamentals growing in an outdoor living space just steps away from your kitchen, living room, or bedroom. Then, think about how nice it would be to step outside and get in touch with nature whenever you wanted to, rain or shine. For these reasons and so many others, many homeowners are turning their under deck outdoor rooms into gardening spaces. Even if you don’t have the greenest thumb, it can still be possible to have a thriving garden right under your deck.

With a little knowledge about the types of plants that grow in your USDA plant hardiness zone and knowing what plants do better in sunlight versus shade, you can grow a gardening space that you can enjoy every single day. If enclosed with screen, your outdoor living space can help protect your plants from deer, rabbits, and other hungry wildlife. You can even close in your under deck garden room with glass and, with the use of an outdoor space heater, create a sunroom that can keep your plants warm during cold winter days. 

Whether you choose to use your outdoor living space for a gardening area, an outdoor kitchen, or for any other purpose, one of the most important steps in making sure that your under deck area remains dry and comfortable even during the rainiest of days is to install a reliable under deck ceiling. There are many underdeck products on the market, but most of these products aren’t highly durable. For example, vinyl, which is what most underdecking is made from, tends to warp, bend, and sag, and is prone to expanding and contracting during extreme swings in the temperature.

An aluminum underdeck from InsideOut Underdeck is the solution to these problems. This patented, titanium-stabilized aluminum alloy under deck product won’t expand, crack, rot, or break, and it can hold up to 20 pounds per square foot, so lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, and even hanging pots won’t damage our system. Plus, the innovative drain system built into the metal grid structure can reliably channel as much as 15 inches of rainfall away from your outdoor living space, meaning the plants contained in the enclosed gardening area underneath your deck won’t become waterlogged with excess rainfall.

To learn more about our under deck ceilings for your outdoor living space, please contact us today. We install underdecking in Louisville, Asheville, Rochester, Trenton, in other communities across the United States.