The hidden reason your deck stairs are bouncy
Last July, I hosted a neighborhood barbecue. I was carrying a tray of marinated steaks down from the kitchen, feeling like the […]
Last July, I hosted a neighborhood barbecue. I was carrying a tray of marinated steaks down from the kitchen, feeling like the […]
Every single time my mother-in-law visited, she’d take that first step down to our backyard patio, and the deck would emit a […]
I remember standing on my back porch five years ago, looking out at a steep, grassy slope and thinking a single, massive […]
I remember the summer of 2014 like it was yesterday. I was balancing a platter of marinated ribs in one hand and […]
I remember standing in the aisle of a massive home improvement warehouse, staring at those pre-cut stair stringers. They looked so simple. […]
I was standing on a beautiful cedar deck in the middle of July, holding a burger in one hand and a cold […]
I’ll never forget the Fourth of July when I tried to squeeze past my neighbor on my old 36-inch deck stairs while […]
I’ll never forget the sinking feeling—literally—I had about six months after finishing my first ‘dream’ deck project. I had spent weeks obsessing […]
I’ll never forget the sinking feeling I had back in 2018 when I wrapped up what I thought was a flawless $15,000 […]
I’ll never forget the first time I invited the neighbors over to see my “finished” deck. I was so proud of the […]