Decks US designed and built a two-level composite deck that works with the slope instead of fighting it. The upper level flows off the kitchen for dining under a custom cedar pergola, while a wide staircase steps down to a lower lounge level closer to the yard. We finished it in Trex® Transcend composite decking for a warm, fade- and stain-resistant surface that never needs sanding or staining, and framed the whole thing in black aluminum railing with horizontal cable infill to keep the sightlines to the trees wide open. Built-in bench seating, integrated LED post and stair lighting, and hidden fasteners give it a clean, premium finish — and because every footing was set below the frost line, this deck is engineered to stay solid through decades of freeze-thaw. What was once an unused slope is now the family’s favorite room in the house.