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Want to resurface an old deck? You can do it. Here’s how. Just don’t put new decking on an unsafe deck structure and find out how pros remove old decking.

Should I Gap Pressure Treated Decking? Find out.
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It’s a hotly debated part of wood deck building, so how do you know if you should gap pressure treated decking where you live?

How to Stain a Pressure Treated Wood Deck
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Stain a pressure treated wood deck to protect the wood and amp-up the aesthetics. Here’s how to stain a deck using Cabot’s Solid Color Acrylic Stain + Sealer.

How to Detail a Curved Deck Railing Top Cap
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We posted a short video of the curved deck railing top cap detail on social media, and got a blow-up. So here’s why a curved top cap works and how we made it.

Can Water Quickly Cause Wood Deck Posts to Rot?
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We get it. It makes sense that water rots wood, but it doesn’t. Let’s talk about what causes wood deck posts to rot. (Plus the new Post-Protector cap!)

How to Build a Handy Winter Jobsite Office Carport
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We’re using an Abba Patio Carport from Amazon as a winter jobsite office to make working outside a little bit more comfortable. Watch the video, learn tips.

DIY Cable Railing for Decks: What You Need to Know
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Yes, there is a DIY cable railing for decks. We have installed a few kinds of cable railing systems on wood decks, and this was the easiest so far.

How to Protect Fence + Deck Posts with Post Protector
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Post Protector is a fence and deck post solution that’s a time saver during the deck building process. Here’s what you need to know about Post Protectors.

How to Make Custom Fence or Deck Post Caps
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When fences, decks, and privacy screen posts don’t have a cap, they can absorb water. Here’s how to making a custom post cap from a piece of 1-by or 2-by.

Pressure treated decking doesn’t need to be gapped. Here’s why.
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Should pressure treated decking be gapped? There’s been a big debate on our YouTube channel lately. Find out why we gap our pressure treated decking on a deck.

What you need to know about installing cable railing
Theresa threads the cables from bottom to top, waiting to tighten them with an Allen wrench until after all the cables are in place, which a homeowner can use for future tensioning needs.

As luck has it, we were working with a new homeowner who wanted cable railing on a deck replacement and were asked to try out…

How to retreat deck posts so they last longer
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Have an old deck? Now there’s a way for homeowners to retreat their deck posts with Post Proservative from Post-Protector.

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