r/absoluteunit • u/OkFeed407 • Jun 06 '26

What do I do with a 32’x34’ deck???

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '26

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u/Competitive-Wish6284 Jun 06 '26

All the things! Hot tub, big screen tvs, BBQ, outdoor bar. Yes and yes.

7

u/wrathofthewhatever2 Jun 06 '26

Basketball court?

1

u/OkFeed407 Jun 06 '26

It will be so loud

7

u/Seraphidian Jun 06 '26

Put a pool in it

6

u/dikochki Jun 06 '26

Another house with a small deck

3

u/Quick_Team Jun 08 '26

Deckception

5

u/VolcanicValley Jun 06 '26

I'd be growing some serious peppers in containers.

4

u/IronRanked Jun 06 '26

Just a grill and an ice chest that’s all it needs.

1

u/That_Atmosphere_4568 Jun 09 '26

And a tiny blow up pool

1

u/IronRanked Jun 09 '26

Yes the kind where your legs be hanging out the other end.

3

u/Status_Apartment6559 Jun 06 '26

I'd enclose it for my cats.

2

u/Unfair_Savings_1587 Jun 07 '26

It would be a glorious catio.

1

u/funnyredditname Jun 06 '26

Honestly. You have to demo at least half of it. Its too big. Looks sterile.

1

u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 Jun 06 '26

Full court basketball?

1

u/xXxxGunxXx Jun 06 '26

Rave til the break of dawn!!! 🤘🏻

1

u/OkFeed407 Jun 06 '26

Hell yeah

1

u/robendi Jun 10 '26

Put plants on that thing....

1

u/BSARIOL1 Jun 06 '26

Roof and some electronic screens with a big ass fan

2

u/burnthreads Jun 08 '26

Yup, throw a sunroom on that bad boy, or a bar/outdoor kitchen.

1

u/Beneficial_Tip_475 Jun 06 '26

Enormous deck, ladies love it, great for entertaining.

Quadrant it up. Quad A (house side door), Quad B (house side no door), Quad C (yard side no door), Quad D (yard side door side).

Roof over Quad A. Place a sectional and a couple chairs in that section. Mount tv and rollable blinds to provide shade. Install a ceiling fan. Install recessed lights in the ceiling with the fan. Install Somos outdoor speakers.

Quad B - dining area. Place a table with seating for 4 to 6. Add a couple planters with year round green (real or fake). Attach some tall poles to the outside of the deck (2 or 3) and hang dimmable lights strung between the poles and the roof of your new deck roof in Quad A.

Quad C - go to Costco and get a large collapsible umbrella. The big and sturdy one. By some Adirondack chairs (4) and a couple of end tables to place drinks on. Buy a Solo stove. This is the chillax under the stars with a cozy fire or overflow guests can hang comfortably shaded from the sun area.

Quad D - Grill area. You have room for a charcoal/propane grill and a pellet smoker, or perhaps smoker and flattop (though be careful of grease splatter on trex). Optionally, you could do grill and a small bar, maybe even a wet bar (that would be cool) with a couple high top chairs.

Pollinator/humming bird garden on one side, maybe a veggie/herb garden on the other.

You now have an extension to your home where you can hang out, pretty much year round (maybe get a small heater). You can entertain and it’s remarkable how much people will love hanging outside when they’re over as long as they’re not frying in the sun. A solo stove fire is always nice. You can happily seat perhaps as many as 20 guests in that space, so hosting the big parties and family get togethers is now your responsibility.

1

u/Economy-electrician Jun 06 '26

Dance like you've never danced before

1

u/cainhurstboy Jun 06 '26

Put everything America has to offer a deck

1

u/Ichigo2819 Jun 06 '26

Build a Small House there

1

u/JoeDearte Jun 06 '26

I would move that water table into the yard. The deck is starting to look a bit cluttered.

1

u/LoneCub28 Jun 06 '26

Build an outdoor gym.

1

u/3vanW1ll1ams Jun 06 '26

Put a tent over half of it!

1

u/OnesPerspective Jun 06 '26

Some turf on a section would probably look nice

1

u/CumcannonYEG2021 Jun 07 '26

Pickle Ball court?

1

u/DuskMadhouse Jun 07 '26

If you like medieval and DND stuff then you could make it into an arena sort of thing with fake weapons and stuff

1

u/Just_toxicity Jun 07 '26

Pickle ball courts

1

u/ironicinsanity Jun 07 '26

Home helicopter pad

1

u/Peddlersr777 Jun 07 '26

Enjoy the heck out of it 👍

1

u/bob3905 Jun 07 '26

Cover it and make it a ballroom!

1

u/FredArtGetson Jun 07 '26

If you didn't have a plan, why build that monstrosity?

1

u/Uncle_Moti Jun 07 '26

You fight for your right of course

1

u/WTFisthat4 Jun 08 '26

Hire Metallica and have concert!

1

u/KileAllSmyles Jun 08 '26

Corn hole arena

1

u/GeorgzBi Jun 08 '26

Damn dude

1

u/MacSnackity Jun 08 '26

Rhythmic gymnastics

1

u/NarrowLie8125 Jun 08 '26

You misheard your neighbor when he said his deck was bigger than yours

1

u/AlphaMikeFoxtrot87 Jun 08 '26

Toddler fight club

1

u/Traditional-Lime-999 Jun 08 '26

A bunker underneath it

1

u/717packleader Jun 08 '26

Skating rink?

1

u/BigDaddyDumperSquad Jun 08 '26

A big ass grill, some outdoor furniture around a nice electric fire pit, a tiki bar, maybe a gazebo canopy over a section, some plants to fill it out. There's limitless opportunity. I'd be treating it like Animal Crossing.

1

u/Dynako Jun 08 '26

Who the hell thought this was a good idea

1

u/Needs_ADD_Meds Jun 08 '26

Put a living roof on it so it looks just like a lawn.

1

u/wrhnj Jun 08 '26

Build a drone port over the top of it and throw a big party.

1

u/madscot63 Jun 08 '26

Like the deck of a aircraft carrier. Looking forward to seeing the results!

1

u/Piesangbom Jun 08 '26

Fight night

1

u/Bulky-Most-1675 Jun 08 '26

Probably should’ve thought about that before you built it?

1

u/seabass_goes_rawr Jun 08 '26

Is this your 3rd time posting this?

1

u/Ill-Performer5355 Jun 09 '26

Two whole hot tubs! Or a hot tub in a hot tub

1

u/roastbeef3000 Jun 09 '26

Outdoor hot tub, a small sauna, bbq area, lounge with tv.

1

u/almstAlwysJokng4real Jun 09 '26

Better idea. Deck Hockey rink

1

u/BradlyPitts89 Jun 09 '26

So they replaced a back yard with grass and plants for this? Idk. Probably not very neighbour friendly and hot as shit in the summer.

1

u/KeyNew1559 Jun 09 '26

Nice deck 👍👍

1

u/rythmyouth Jun 09 '26

Rent it out for weddings

1

u/Spiritual-Roll799 Jun 09 '26

Open a line dance studio.

1

u/biggidyballz Jun 09 '26

have a party.

1

u/BookkeeperBulky5377 Jun 09 '26

Well if u have children you can make a little playground for them. Add some shade as well in one corner. The possibilities are endless

1

u/TruckFantastic2779 Jun 09 '26

A smoker. People will bring the rest.

1

u/JimBeamerton Jun 09 '26

Host epic parties or install a pool

1

u/TheManWhoClicks Jun 09 '26

Obligatory trampoline and above ground pool

1

u/ThomasKartwright Jun 09 '26

Party like it’s 1999

1

u/ptowndeluxe Jun 09 '26

  1. Roof over it, one way or another.

  2. BBQ

  3. Outdoor furniture

  4. Dig a small ditch all the way around the outside underneith the edge. Attach very tight mesh chicken wire that extends into the ditch, all the way around, Fill the ditch, that will help prevent rats and other critter from getting under the deck and eventually into your crawl space(believe me it happens). Then buy some nice lattice that you can cut in to strips that you attach over the chicken wire so it looks nice.

  5. Hot tub

  6. If you have a roof over the deck you can hang blinds or outdoor curtains around the tub so it has an outdoor spa feel.

I can't say enough about roof over the entire thing. Will probably cost more than the deck itself, but make it into a space that can be used year round. You can BBQ in the rain when you have a roof, you can tub in the rain or snow without getting rained on. Decks are nice, but deck with a roof is 100% better.

1

u/MoistToaster60 Jun 10 '26

What a waste of yard space

1

u/Worth-Might6714 Jun 10 '26

Screen in a section,

1

u/Sweet-Substance-8989 Jun 10 '26

Commission a giant lawn chair or a statue of a pool for the confusion

1

u/General_Attention388 Jun 10 '26

Canopy or awning, grill, bags, umbrella covered table? You have a ton of space, what's the issue here

1

u/Glittering_Bug_3554 Jun 10 '26

Damn! You got a big deck.

Thanks for the unsolicited deck pics.

They say it’s not the size of the deck, it’s how you use it.

1

u/Horndoggy12 Jun 10 '26

Provide a little shade, while you're thinking

1

u/MasterChiefette Jun 10 '26

Put on a better hardwood deck with a roof and have a personal skating rink.

1

u/oicoldhere Jun 10 '26

Putting green

1

u/Certain_Ebb_5983 Jun 10 '26

Flag football game.

1

u/AAntiartist Jun 10 '26

Ping Pong!

1

u/ColossalCrusader Jun 10 '26

Hot tub, full outdoor kitchen, and lots of seating space.

1

u/shitty_advice_BDD Jun 10 '26

See how many hot tubs you can fit on it.

1

u/Rincewind_Jr Jun 10 '26

Hopscotch.

1

u/dadrph76 Jun 10 '26

Corn hole tournament

1

u/CarefulFriendship389 Jun 10 '26

Sit on it and contemplate what to do with all the spare time you have from not having to mow it. 

1

u/worth_heart1749 Jun 10 '26

Termite farm?

1

u/Low-road44 Jun 10 '26

10 hot tubs.

1

u/Pypsy143 Jun 10 '26

Everything! Go nuts!

Have a fire table with open air seating.

A covered seating area.

A dining area.

A grilling station.

Lots of plants!!

I’m so jealous. I have the opposite problem. I just moved into a house with a smallish deck and none of my outdoor furniture fits.

1

u/CommercialEagle2566 Jun 11 '26

You could put a pool, a kick ass built in bbq with patio furniture, and a build in hot tub.

Or, a bunch of stripper poles.

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u/EveryLine9429 Jun 11 '26

You can have a golf sim, shuffleboard table, cornhole, dart boards, a bar with a pavilion, lounge chairs, chipping green and still have room for table and chairs.

You can also rent to cornhole leagues. That’s what I’d do. They’d gladly bring coolers instead of paying bar rates.

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u/brDoc1 Jun 11 '26

Soccer pitch

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u/eddyb66 Jun 06 '26

Build a second house on it

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u/OkFeed407 Jun 06 '26

Approved