Spending on home remodeling projects is expected to hit $450 billion as homeowners continue to gravitate toward custom outdoor spaces like pergolas, decks and other structures.
Pleasanton, Calif. — With the arrival of summer, Americans are once again ready to jump into the great outdoors. From backyard barbecues to dinner parties on the patio, homeowner desire for seamless transitions from indoor to outdoor living spaces for entertaining, relaxation, and even working from home is at an all-time high.
According to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing, homeowners will spend a record $450 billion on remodeling projects this year, and enhancing outdoor living spaces with beautiful DIY pergolas and decks is fast becoming a focal point for homeowners looking to stretch project budgets against the squeeze of inflation.
To help homeowners better visualize, design, and build custom outdoor structures, Simpson Strong-Tie is offering free, easy to use Deck Planner Software™, and Pergola Planner Software™ and Fence Planner Software™. These apps feature an in-platform tutorials to help homeowners select materials, dimensions, colors and hardware. Users can add patios, sheds, landscaping, or other design features, then view the entire design in a realistic 2D or 3D environment. Once design is complete, the apps provide a materials list to print out and start building right away.
Deck Planner software from Simpson Strong-Tie is a fast, free, and easy-to-use app for homeowners and DIYers to visualize, design, and create material lists for dream decks and outdoor spaces.
The Simpson Strong-Tie suite of planner software is the perfect way for DIYers and remodelers to get started designing and building beautiful and structurally strong custom outdoor structures like pergolas, pavilions, arbors, gazebos, fences, and patio covers using the popular Outdoor Accents® decorative hardware.
New product additions to the Simpson Strong-Tie Outdoor Accents Mission Collection® and Avant Collection™ (including a genius bottle opener) are even capturing the attention of design and home renovation influencers like Jen Woodhouse as a budget-friendly way to blend contemporary aesthetics, ease of installation, and strength and safety to outdoor living projects.
Home renovation influencer Jen Woodhouse building a DIY backyard outdoor pavilion with the Simpson Strong-Tie Outdoor Accents Avant Collection™ — Click to watch the entire video!
Fabricated from ZMAX® galvanized steel with a black powder coat for corrosion protection, the Simpson Strong-Tie Outdoor Accents connectors and fasteners are tested and meet building code requirements. The line also features an innovative hex-head washer and fastener combo, which provides the look of a bolted connection and installs as easily as driving a screw.
“Designing and building custom outdoor living structures and even complete outdoor living spaces continues to excite homeowners as they plan for remodeling and DIY projects,” says Sam Hensen, Simpson Strong-Tie vice president for Building Technology Software Development. “The new additions to our Outdoor Accents collection as well as our free, easy-to-use design apps offer homeowners and contractors almost limitless design options for beautiful custom outdoor living structures that are easy to install and tested for superior strength and performance.”
To learn more about the entire Outdoor Accents line of decorative hardware and decorative wood connectors and fasteners from Simpson Strong-Tie, including project ideas and design support, please visit strongtie.com/outdooraccents.
For more information about using Outdoor Living Solutions software apps from Simpson Strong-Tie to design strong and beautiful outdoors spaces in minutes, visit strongtie.com/outdoorliving.
About Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
Simpson Strong-Tie is the world leader in structural solutions — products and technology that help people design and build safer, stronger homes, buildings, and communities. As a pioneer in the building industry, we have an unmatched passion for problem solving through skillful engineering and thoughtful innovation. Our structural systems research and rigorous testing enable us to design code-listed, value-engineered solutions for a multitude of applications in wood, steel, and concrete structures. Our dedication to pursuing ever-better construction products and technology and surrounding our customers with exceptional service and support have been core to our mission since 1956. For more information, visit strongtie.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.