The Grill Zone: Caring for Your Deck’s Hardest-Working Corner
Every deck has one corner working harder than the rest of the structure combined: the grill zone. It takes the […]
Wear Patterns: What Your Deck’s Surface Is Telling You
A deck’s surface is a recording instrument. Every pattern on it — the pale river running door to stairs, the
Winterizing an Austin Deck (It’s Not What Northern Sites Say)
Search for deck winterizing advice and you will be told to prepare for a winter Austin does not have: months
The Five-Minute Fastener Walk Every Deck Owner Should Do
If deck ownership came with a single mandatory habit, it would be this one: the fastener walk — a five-minute
Furniture, Rugs and Finish Wear: Deck Surface Habits
Walk any deck at its five-year mark and the surface tells you how it was furnished before it tells you
How Austin Storm Seasons Age a Deck
Austin’s storms age decks on two clocks, and owners tend to watch only one of them. The fast clock is
Mold and Mildew on Shaded Austin Decks
Every shaded Austin deck eventually grows something, and the something has a geography: the north corner, the tree-covered end, the
The Fall Staining Checklist for Austin Decks
If Austin deck care has a championship season, it is fall. The furnace finally stands down, the boards dry to
Privacy by Design: Deck Placement and Screening Ideas
Privacy is the outdoor comfort nobody prices until the first evening they feel watched — and by then the deck
North Austin Deck Ideas for Established Yards
The established neighborhoods of north Austin hold an asset no budget can rush and no new community can copy: decades