Deck Replacement Guide: Wood vs. Composite vs. PVC — Which Is Best for You? If you’re a Rockville homeowner staring at a weather-worn deck, you’re

Building Pool Patios for Style and Comfort Transforming Your Backyard Into a Luxury Escape For many homeowners in Potomac, Maryland (20854), the backyard is more

  Stunning Pinwheel Brick Patio Paving for Timeless Outdoor Appeal There are near infinite materials and patterns that you can you to design your patio. 

Framing Lumber Sizes: Comparing Nominal vs. Real Dimensions This past week, we looked at the issue of sizing deck posts appropriately based on characteristics governed

For the vast majority of decks, the post sizes are either 4”x4” or 6”x6”. In some cases for relatively small decks with limited spans, and

Last week, we took a pretty close look at how deck footings should be set to a depth below the frost line so that they’re

About three or four months ago, here on our blog, we wrote an article about building footings for decks in our Washington DC area. Some

Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at the reasoning and strategic steps behind soaking a natural wood deck prior to chemically cleaning it and

Last week, we took a pretty deep look into why it’s important to wet a deck surface before you apply a chemical cleaning agent to

A few weeks back, here on our blog, we talked about the proper steps for cleaning and preparing a deck for restaining. We briefly touched