Contrary to popular belief, cladding and siding are – technically speaking – not the same thing (according to the Constructio...
Read MoreYour home is an expression of who you are, from the paint on the wall to the flooring style to the throw pillows on the sofa....
Read MoreIn 2015, little three-year-old Freddie Coulton from East Sussex, UK slipped between the balusters on a balcony railing and fe...
Read MoreOnce upon a remodeling project, I was carrying an old stove out of the kitchen onto the deck. I’d checked the deck before wal...
Read MoreWhen I was a teenager I actually walked right off a retaining wall. Distracted by the starry sky above, I took a step and soo...
Read MoreOnce upon a time, while working as an apprentice for a big residential construction company, my company was called to put up...
Read MoreMaintaining a view while still providing something sturdy to lean on are two of the more basic requirements of a good railing...
Read MoreI can’t count the times I’ve wandered out onto a southern exposure deck and found it cooked and grayed to the point of struct...
Read MoreWhen I was a kid visiting my grandparents’ house, I looked forward to the summer rain. It would wet the wooden walkways and d...
Read MoreA few years ago, a friend of mine invited me down to Florida to catch grouper. It had been awhile since we’d seen each other...
Read MoreIn the past few years, one of my not-so-infrequent jobs has been to perform renovations on poolside patio areas. Very often,...
Read MoreA few years ago, I was working in an old historic neighborhood, tasked with giving an old colonial house some much-needed cur...
Read MoreWhile living in Europe, I had the great honor of contributing a little sweat equity to the upkeep of one of my friends’ summe...
Read MoreA little while ago a friend of mine, who frequently hosts parties and loves going barefoot, built a massive deck that connect...
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