Which wooden terrace to choose for your house? Learn how to plan the terrace size, location, design, roof, steps, and railings. Custom-designed wooden terraces.
A wooden terrace by the house can become a natural extension of the living space – a place for morning coffee, family lunches, relaxation, hosting guests, or summer evenings in the garden. However, a good terrace starts not with the choice of boards but with thoughtful planning.
How large should the terrace be? Where is the best place to position it? Is a roof, railings, or steps necessary? And how to ensure that the new terrace not only looks good but is also comfortable for daily use?
In our experience, every house and yard is different, so each of our wooden terraces is designed individually to order. The size, shape, structure, and other details are tailored to the specific location and the client's needs.
Before planning the construction of the terrace, we recommend first considering the main function of the terrace.
One client may need a small relaxation area with a table and a few chairs. Another may want a place for a large family table, a sofa, a grill, and flower pots. In a larger yard, the terrace can become a whole outdoor living area with a canopy, pergola, or gazebo.
Before choosing the size, it's worth understanding whether the terrace is intended to accommodate:
Once the approximate furniture layout is known, it becomes much easier to understand what the most suitable terrace size will be.
There is no one correct size that fits all houses.
A small terrace should be large enough to comfortably accommodate the necessary furniture while still leaving space for movement. Meanwhile, a larger family terrace should not only provide space for a table and chairs but also allow people to move freely.
It is especially important to check if chairs can be easily pushed back, whether doors will obstruct furniture, and if the path from the house to the garden will be blocked.
That is why we do not choose the terrace size solely based on standard numbers. Each project is developed individually, taking into account the specific dimensions of the house, the yard, and how the terrace will be used.
When planning a wooden terrace by the house, its location is very important.
It is usually most practical to build the terrace next to a room that will provide easy access to it on a daily basis. If the terrace is intended for dining and grilling, an exit from the kitchen or dining area can be convenient. If the terrace is mainly for relaxation, a connection with the living room may be a good choice.
However, it is not only the location of the house doors that should be considered.
Other factors to take into account include:
A properly chosen location can significantly affect how often the terrace will be used.
It depends on what kind of outdoor space you want to create.
If you enjoy sunbathing and plan to use the terrace mainly in spring and cooler summer days, a sunny spot can be very pleasant.
On the other hand, in a place where the sun shines for most of the day, additional shading may be necessary on the hottest summer days. In this case, the project may consider a terrace with a roof, a wooden canopy, or a pergola.
A combined solution is also possible – part of the terrace is under a roof while the other part remains open.
This allows you to choose a relaxation spot depending on the weather.
Both open and covered terraces have their advantages.
An open wooden terrace visually connects the house with the garden and allows you to fully enjoy the sun. It is suitable for places where you want to keep the yard as open as possible.
It should be noted that the surface of an open terrace is more exposed to rain, sun, snow, and other weather conditions, so regular maintenance of the wood is essential.
A roof or canopy allows the terrace to be used even when it rains or when shelter from direct sunlight is needed.
This type of project can be designed as a unified wooden structure, where the terrace is connected to a canopy, pergola, or another outdoor structure.
In this case, we also design the solution individually for the specific house.
A good terrace design does not end with the selection of beautiful boards.
The terrace is part of the overall architecture of the house and garden, so we recommend looking at the project as a whole.
Considerations may include:
Lighter wooden tones often create a lighter and visually more spacious impression, while darker tones can fit well with modern architecture.
We offer various color solutions, and the color can be chosen according to the design of the specific project.
If the terrace is higher than the lawn or yard, it is possible to create one or more steps.
Steps do not have to be just a technical element. Wide steps can visually connect the terrace with the garden and make the entire structure more harmonious.
Depending on the height of the terrace and the project, railings may also be necessary.
Therefore, it is worth understanding from the beginning of the design where people will most often go from the terrace to the yard and where it would be most convenient to place the steps.
We also customize the solutions for steps, edges, and railings to the individual order.
The most visible part of the terrace is the terrace boards, but beneath them lies an equally important terrace structure.
The structural solution is influenced by the size, height, foundation, intended use, and specific conditions of the object.
Therefore, precise material cross-sections and structural solutions are chosen according to the size and requirements of the specific project.
We prepare the terrace for each order specifically for that location, rather than trying to adapt one structure to fit all houses.
One of the most practical terrace planning methods is to think about the placement of furniture before the terrace is built.
For example, if you want a large dining table, space should be allocated for both the table and the chairs to be pushed back. If there will be a separate relaxation area, it should be checked whether there is comfortable movement between it and the dining area.
In a larger terrace, it is possible to create several zones:
Dining area – table, chairs, and space for family meals.
Relaxation area – sofa, chairs, and a small table.
Grill area – a separate place for cooking.
Greening – flower pots, decorative plants, and other elements.
This kind of planning helps to use the terrace area much more effectively.
Outdoor wooden surfaces regularly face sun, moisture, snow, and temperature changes.
Therefore, it is worth checking the wooden terrace at least once a year, paying special attention to the condition of the protective coating.
If the coating is worn, the surface may need to be cleaned and restored with a wood-specific protective coating.
It is also important to prevent prolonged accumulation of water, snow, and dirt on the terrace.
Regular maintenance helps to preserve both the wood's protection and the terrace's visual appearance for longer.
Our approach is simple – we design each wooden terrace individually for the specific client and the specific house.
The project can be customized for:
The client can send us the dimensions of the location, photos, and their idea. If necessary, we help to understand what sizes and information still need to be prepared.
After that, we can develop a terrace solution suitable for the specific location.
A good wooden terrace by the house is not just a beautiful board covering. It is a thoughtful outdoor space where size, location, furniture, steps, roof, and design work together.
Therefore, before starting the construction of the terrace, we recommend first thinking about how you want to use this space.
And if a ready-made solution does not fit the specific house, there is no need to adapt the house to the terrace. We design each terrace individually to order, adapting it to the specific location, the architecture of the house, and the client's ideas.
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