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To help with visualizing possible deck designs, I started by building a model of our current house in a software package.  (Better Homes and Gardens' Landscape and Deck Designer 7.0 ).  I didn't bother modeling anything inside the house, but the exterior is modeled quite accurately, including doors, windows, the front porch and several exterior elements.  (If you look carefully, you'll even see our dog Kirby sitting on the front porch).  The model also includes accurate elevation data within about 50-60 feet on all sides of the house, to help see where the deck will be located, in relation to the terrain.  Finally, I added a series of backdrop images from actual photographs, taken looking away from the house.

The result is a nice looking model of our house, as it looks today.  Here are various images, taken from the model:

 

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Bird's Eye Views:    
We'll start with a couple of aerial views of the house.  All the trees shown are placed in their proper locations.   And here's a view showing the back of the housewhere the deck will be located.
     
Front of House:    
Here's a view of the front of the house, from a spot on the driveway.  This is our view of the house as we drive up the hill.   And a view of the front of the house, looking towards the front door and porch.
         
Here's a view from the left.  Note that the terrain is accurately modeledwe are standing downhill from the front of the house.  Also note that the porch wraps around, though not all the way to the back.   Continuing to move around the end of the house, here's a view of the end of the house.  You can now see the bump-out on the back of the house.
         
And here's a view of the other end of the housethe garage.    
         
Back of House:    
View of the back of the house, starting with a view from the left.   Now moving to a view straight at the back of the house, looking at the bump-out.
         
And a view from the right.  You can see the garden shed in the background.   Here's a slightly higher view from the left.
         
Higher view, looking at the center of the house.   And a higher view, from the right.
         
Some front porch views:    
Looking down the length of the porch, shed visible in the background.   View from the porch, looking towards the North.
         
And a view looking out to the East.  This is our actual front porch view.   Another view of the front of the house, with actual photo as backdrop.
         
Back of house views, with photo backdrops:    
Looking from the right, with view of neighbor's house in the background.   And a view from the left.  Elevation is modeled, and accurate.  And backdrop shows pretty much what you'd see from this vantage point.
     
         
         

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