Decks

Decks

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  Turning Point: Curved Staircases Elevated to an Artform

  Two curved staircase projects that highlight artful design and great craftsmanship.

   
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  Product Extra: New Around the Industry

  New products from National Gypsum, Rockler, Stone & Pewter Accents, United Plastics, and Wahoo Decks.

   
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  Deck-Design Software From Luxwood

  Luxwood Software Tools offers deck building software for the individual contractor.

   
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  Diamond Pier DP-50 Pin Foundation

  This pin foundation system is ICC-approved for residential construction of decks, walkways, and stairs, and offers a load capacity equal to or greater than most common deck foundations.

   
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  Product Extra: Exterior Replacements

  A number of new products for the window, door, decking, roofing, and siding replacement industry.

   

• Big-Box Installed Services Part 2: Design Standards

  In part two of his series, Web columnist Rick Provost addresses the difficulty of creating a pricing structure for design features that works for both the remodeler and the retailer

   

• Deck Addition (wood)

   

• Deck Addition (wood)

   

• PVC Decking Still Popular

  Composite decking manufacturers and established PVC companies enter the growing vinyl decking market.

   

• Microbe Massacre

  From flu pandemics to staph outbreaks to debates over antibacterial soaps, germs are making headlines. Years ago, far ahead of these recent news items, manufacturers noticed increased interest in antimicrobial building products.