@trixter@retro.pizza Bit late to the party here, but my old house had a deck. For us, this was mostly for two reasons. (1) There was a significant drop between the back door of our house and the ground (which sounds like it might be less of an issue for you if you've been considering a patio). (2) Our backyard was kind of uneven. The deck meant the adults could still enjoy the outdoors from a raised, level space and keep an eye on us kids as we ran around the yard.