Pressure Treated Wood Decks

Pressure treated wood continues to be a popular material for deck building in the United States, primarily due to its perceived cost and availability. A recent study of professional users of [...]

Deciding on a material for your new deck? Composite decking and natural wood decking are two distinct materials that come with their advantages and disadvantages. Keep reading to take a closer [...]

Over the last 25 years, wood deck finishing and refinishing has proven to be the single most common home improvement topic people ask me about. Many Canadians have decks that are aging poorly and [...]

The right deck and fence can resolve privacy concerns while maximizing the pleasure to be found in your own backyard. A compact townhome, big family house or something in between — “whatever the [...]

NEWCASTLE — Get ready to cast off for the 24th annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Port of Newcastle Marina on Saturday, July 21. The popular summer event features fascinating wooden boats of [...]

As the crew scurries to scrub down the yacht or turn the laundry, Captain Lee Rosbach from Below Deck is often seen pacing around the vessel, trying to get all the charter’s ducks in a row. [...]

Do you deck the halls in your workplace? Whether you do it for business-related purposes—decorating to draw in customers looking for holiday items—or just to bring some seasonal cheer into the [...]

Summer’s finally here and as we start to spend more time outdoors, you may look around your yard thinking that it’s missing something. Outdoor structures like decks, fire pits and pools can bring [...]

If you have a deck in your backyard, chances are that you’re going to use it a lot for things like socialising and relaxing time alone. Sometimes it’s hard to enjoy all of these things when you [...]

The floor surface of the deck is made of decking. You can think of it as the skin of your deck. Decking is structural in addition to being an aesthetic element for deck construction. Decking must [...]