what size boards for deck
Also, a 14 deep deck is a good size for a another reason, at 12 the deck becomes very usable, less than 12 deep and you can barely fit a table and chairs. But 14 is the starting point where there is plenty of room around a table . So a 14 deck becomes a good buy. Deck proportions, we prefer decks to have good proportions, generally wider then deep looks better, so a 18x14 or even 16x14 with the bigger size being along the house and the smaller size projecting into the rear yard looks proper and is a good deck size in general.