Professional Deck Builder magazine

Mark shares his work glove criteria with Professional Deck Builder

I have specific criteria for work gloves. First, the gloves have to fit, meaning that when I'm wearing them, the…

12 years ago

Get rid of bushes & limbs while you build with a reciprocating saw

When I'm on a deck or porch site, the way I usually figure out that a scraggly bush needs to…

12 years ago

Mark shares what saw speeds up production with Professional Deck Builder

I learned deck building from a production deck builder. While he could build decks quickly, he could have been even…

12 years ago

Mark shares his ‘Lightweight Hammer’ with Professional Deck Builder

If you're old enough, you remember nailing off decks with fistfuls of hot-dipped-galvanized sixteens. Your bags were loaded with pounds…

12 years ago

Check Out Mark’s ‘Miter Saw Workstation’ Featured in Professional Deck Builder

Miter-saw set-ups can range from just a couple of sawhorses and a truck bed to something so nitpickingly complicated that…

12 years ago

Tool Review: Bostitch LPF33PT Framing Nailer

TOOL KIT Light and Compact Framing Nailer By Mark Clement Stanley-Bostitch 800/556-6696 bostitch.com Street price: $250 As dependable as screws…

12 years ago

Check Out the Playground Built in Joplin, MO featured in Professional Deck Builder Magazine!

The combination playground-memorial was designed by Theresa Coleman Clement as part of an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in October…

12 years ago

Aggressive Reciprocating Saw Blade

When I'm on a deck or porch site, the way I usually figure out that a scraggly bush needs to…

13 years ago

Tool Kit: Lightweight Hammer

Today, of course, our hammers hang from our belts, and we drive most of our nails with pneumatic tools, so…

13 years ago

Lightweight Hammer

If you’re old enough, you remember nailing off decks with fistfuls of hot-dipped-galvanized sixteens. Your bags were loaded with pounds…

13 years ago