Decking

Pressure treated decking doesn’t need to be gapped. Here’s why.

Should pressure treated decking be gapped? There's been a big debate on our YouTube channel lately. Find out why we…

1 year ago

How to install deck boards: crown up or down?

Installing deck boards crown up or down can impact how the deck ages. So crown up or down on deck…

1 year ago

How to build a deck video series: Part 3

How to Build a Deck Video Series part 3 focuses on some finer points of decking, stairs and rails. Here's…

6 years ago

Pergola ideas: We built our pergola with a wood base and we love it

I love how this pergola makeover came out. Clean, pretty, and a LOT better than before. We made the base…

7 years ago

The craft of building a natural wood deck at JLC Live!

Are you heading to the Remodeling Show / Deck Expo / JLC Live? We'll be there, too. Mark is psyched.…

9 years ago

How to build a pool deck around a round above-ground pool

When it comes to above ground pools, most of them are round, which poses some challenges as most building materials…

11 years ago

Why Choose Real Wood Decking?

Maybe it’s because one of the most formative periods of my home improvement life was building swim-floats and docks in…

13 years ago

What You Need to Know: New Decking Preservatives

In 2004, after dominating the market for more than 70 years, wood treated with CCA (chromated copper arsenate) was withdrawn…

16 years ago

So what is new in decking?

I remember when there were roughly a billion fewer choices of deck boards and railing systems. The first decks I…

16 years ago