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Category: Material Selection for Decks

October 16, 2026Material Selection for Decks

Why I Stopped Using Standard Primer for Exterior Painting Projects

Why I Stopped Using Standard Primer for Exterior Painting Projects

Why I Stopped Using Standard Primer for Exterior Painting Projects | Andy Danforth Why I Stopped Using Standard Primer for Exterior Painting […]

October 14, 2026Material Selection for Decks

Why Polyurea Beats Epoxy for Sun-Drenched Concrete Pool Decks

Why Polyurea Beats Epoxy for Sun-Drenched Concrete Pool Decks

Why Polyurea Beats Epoxy for Sun-Drenched Concrete Pool Decks Imagine a perfect July afternoon in Geist, Indiana. The sun is glistening off […]

September 27, 2026Material Selection for Decks

The Best Fasteners for Modern Pressure Treated Lumber

The Best Fasteners for Modern Pressure Treated Lumber

I still remember the sinking feeling in my stomach when I walked across a deck I’d built only two years prior and […]

September 27, 2026Material Selection for Decks

How to Choose the Right Joist Tape for Your Specific Climate

How to Choose the Right Joist Tape for Your Specific Climate

I remember the smell first—that damp, earthy scent of a forest floor, but it was coming from my own backyard. I was […]

September 27, 2026Material Selection for Decks

The Trick to Keeping Cable Railing Tension Perfect in Heat

The Trick to Keeping Cable Railing Tension Perfect in Heat

It was 4:00 PM on a Saturday, the grill was searing, and the Missouri humidity was thick enough to chew. I had […]

September 26, 2026Material Selection for Decks

Why I use structural screws instead of lag bolts for ledgers

Why I use structural screws instead of lag bolts for ledgers

I’ll never forget the afternoon I nearly fell off a ladder because a massive lag bolt caught a knot and sent my […]

September 26, 2026Material Selection for Decks

Why I prefer powder-coated aluminum over vinyl railings

Why I prefer powder-coated aluminum over vinyl railings

I’ll never forget the sound of that first loud pop. It wasn’t the sound of a cold beverage opening; it was the […]

September 25, 2026Material Selection for Decks

Why solid-color stains peel and what to use instead

Why solid-color stains peel and what to use instead

I stood on my back porch with a lukewarm coffee in my hand, staring at the gray flakes littering my lawn. Three […]

September 24, 2026Material Selection for Decks

Why I always paint the cut ends of pressure-treated lumber

Why I always paint the cut ends of pressure-treated lumber

I remember the first set of stairs I ever built; I was so proud of those clean, 45-degree miters and the way […]

September 24, 2026Material Selection for Decks

The reason I never use nails for deck boards anymore

The reason I never use nails for deck boards anymore

I still remember the sinking feeling in my gut when I walked back onto that cedar deck I’d finished just three summers […]

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