Now Rune can use the area under the deck as a covered patio ... stactic of adding a roof to a deck seems to be just as effective. And it's inexpensive and easy to build using materials found ...

But higher lumber prices are a big deal if all you want to do is build a modest porch roof over your deck. I could have had it built last spring for about $8,000. But with a ½-inch 4×8-foot ...