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How do you make a great home even better? Steve Hoedemaker, 51, an architect, and his husband, Thomas Swenson, a 36-year-old nurse anesthetist, started with detailed landscaping, including new [...]

Located in the desirable Ridge Section of the Heathrow Hills neighborhood in Brentwood, this contemporary-style home is encircled by more than two acres of lush trees. The design makes use of its [...]

Will Arnett’s highly customized glass-and-steel Beverly Hills Post Office mansion just hit the market for $10.995 million, reports Variety. The house, designed by architect Suchi Reddy in [...]

If you’re planning to build a wooden deck this summer, you may have noticed that choosing a decking material has become much more difficult than ever before. Just a few years ago the only option [...]

Simpson Strong-Tie has launched an enhanced online Deck Planner Software tool designed to help deck builders and homeowners quickly and easily design their dream deck. Featuring 3D software, [...]

It may be a personality flaw, but I love concrete. I will take the snarl of a loaded ready-mix truck turning into the driveway over the whine of a 737 flying me away on vacation any day of the [...]

There’s nothing quite as satisfying as the feeling you get after conquering a home project with your own two hands. What’s not so pleasant are hands marred by blisters, scrapes, and splinters. A [...]

Everyone loves an immaculate teak deck. They look great at boat shows and at chic Mediterranean quays, as well as providing excellent non-slip properties in the most demanding of conditions. [...]

I built my first deck in 1986 working out of the back of a Jeep Cherokee. The closest thing to a specialty tool I needed was a ratchet with a 3⁄4-in. socket to tighten the lags holding the ledger [...]

I used to hear people say, “It’s just a deck. Anyone can build a deck. What’s the big deal?” When the deck pulls off the side of a house or when the railing gives way, though, it is a big deal. [...]