I built a temporary deck in my backyard!

Recently, I took on the task of adding yet another "hang out spot" in our little backyard as part of my garden project makeover! I adding a sweet little temporary deck just off of our main porch to create a seating area that over looked the garden.

A small patio with interlocking wooden tiles is bordered by gravel. Two stone pavers lead to the patio from a concrete surface. A brick wall is on the right side of the patio area. Gardening tools are visible in the background.

My vision for this space was just to be an area where I could put a small table and chairs, a waist height herb garden, and an assortment of potted flowers and plants.

Creating this space was easy and took just 2 afternoons!

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Supplies to Build a Temporary Patio Deck:
Steps to Build a Temporary Deck with Click Together Tiles:
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Supplies to Build a Temporary Patio Deck:

Weed Paper
Landscaping Staples
Paver Sand
Click Together Deck Tiles
No Dig Landscaping Border with Spikes
Rubber Mallet
River Rock
2 12x12 pavers (I just purchased plain cement pavers from my local Lowe's. They were about $2.00 each.)
Furniture and Decor: Patio Table and Chairs, Seat Cushions, Herb Garden Raised Planter, Plant Stands

This was intended to be a temporary space that felt permanent. (I understand that our needs for our backyard may change with a toddler and a growing garden, so I didn't want to hire a contractor or pour any permanent cement in this space.)

Steps to Build a Temporary Deck with Click Together Tiles:

So I dug up the small amount of grass that was holding on by a thread, put down some weed paper, and then "leveled" the ground with some paver sand.

The space was about 28 square feet and I used a total of 6 bags of sand. (The bags I used were 0.5 cu. ft.) I ended up with about 2 inches of sand to level when everything was all said and done.

After getting all of my sand leveled (I just used a good old piece of wood to drag across the top of the sand), I got to work on the deck tiles. I used these amazing temporary click-together deck tiles that I got from Amazon! I absolutely loved working with these! The entire deck was put together in 20 minutes flat! (I purchased 3 boxes for my 28 sq. ft. space.)

A close-up of a freshly spread layer of sand beside a brick wall, likely prepared for paving or another construction activity. The sand is evenly distributed with visible texture from smoothing tools.

A wooden deck with interlocking tiles laid over dry ground. The tiles are arranged in a geometric pattern, showing varying shades of brown. Bright sunlight casts shadows on part of the deck.

After laying the sand, I laid out a nice natural curved edge about 1.5 ft from the outside of the decking with some no-dig landscape edging. My plan here was to fill in this border space with river rocks from our fire pit, allowing me to create a space to store some potted plants and herbs. I loved the look this gave to the hard edge on the deck tiles!

Person kneeling, wearing gloves, hammers black plastic border into dried grassy ground next to interlocking wooden deck tiles. A partially assembled area is visible, with various tools and materials around.

The no-dig landscaping border was so easy to use! I just used a rubber mallet to pound the included border spikes into the ground. (I could easily pull these up with just my hand if and when we ever need to pull this area up.)

Once I landed on the curves shape that I liked, I filled the rest of the area in with rocks from our fire pit, so everything across the yard would match. (For the border, I used about 6 sq. ft. of filler river rock.)

Wooden tiles are neatly arranged in a geometric pattern on a patch of ground by a brick wall. The tiles are bordered by small decorative stones, separating them from the surrounding dirt and grass. A gardening tool is partially visible.

To connect our main patio to our new "deck" I just used some basic 12 x 12 pavers to place in between the two spaces, and then surrounded those with the same river rock. The standard grey pavers leading into the wooden deck kind of helped bring everything together.

I was so happy with how this project turned out! It was incredibly simple to accomplish and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

I was thrilled to pick out some simple patio furniture for our new space and add all of my pots and flowers. I added my herb planter along the side of the deck to make herb picking effortless throughout the season. (Having fresh herbs is a non-negotiable for me as our in-home chef; just part of the package deal.)

Cozy patio with two black metal chairs and a small table featuring a lit candle. Surrounded by potted plants, the area is decorated with wooden tiles and gravel, set against a brick wall. — Screenshot

Watch the video of the entire process on my Instagram!

I hope you enjoyed reading about my experience building my own temporary deck with click together deck tiles! I encourage you to leave a comment! (That is so helpful for my site!) If you try this out yourself, I'd love to hear about your experience! Snap a photo and tag me on Instagram (@atoastedcrumb) so I can repost it to stories!