This is the deck that connects the whole house...it is like a wrap-around porch but with this part open to the sun/moonlight. It is a lot bigger than I had imagined (nearly 600 sq ft), but it is a super place to cook burgers and hot dogs...BD got me a Weber charcoal grill for Father's Day and last Thursday before we left for NYC Melissa and Hoss came over and we christened the grill...the burgers, the first I had cooked on a charcoal grill for 20 years or more (had gas for that long), were scrumptuous!!