Deck building and home improvement tips

Deck building, repair, and home improvement to save time, money or do projects better.

One of my very favorite home improvement projects is building a deck. I’ve built many—along with fences, playgrounds and other sweet outdoor stuff.

I love building decks with wood too. Part structure, part trim, part art, part process, it speaks to me. And, in the pages of the October issue of Extreme How-To magazine, they let me speak to you. About decks. And fences. And other wood-building fun.

Deck building, repair, and home improvement to save time, money or do projects better.

For this fence project, I swipe a technique from deck building to make all the planking line up.

With planking set on the front of one post and the back of the next—-only possible with round wood posts—this fence design delivers sensational texture for any yard.

Mark

Mark is a licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite Spartan Race competitor. He writes about home improvement and tools for national magazines and websites, and teaches hands-on clinics for other remodeling professionals. Check out his book, The Carpenter's Notebook.

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