The Ultimate Deck Blog

You have been dreaming of your ultimate backyard experience for a while now. You might even be daydreaming about it right now. But before you get into the down and dirty business of having to pick out all the colors, materials and other fun stuff it's time to make a big decision.  Who is going to build my deck?

"But wait Shane, you said FALL was the best time to build a deck!?"

Yes. Yes I did. But just because Fall is almost over, that doesn't mean you need to give up on getting that deck built. I completely understand that 0.01% of Do-It-Yourself deck builders are thinking building a deck in the snow is something they want to do with their winter weekends. But if you're planning on hiring a contractor for your project anyway, then winter is still in play to get ready for 'deck beers' in the spring.

Homeowner: "We're going to build a new deck!"

Friend: "Nice! Building it yourself, or hiring a contractor?"

Homeowner: "I get slivers from toothpicks. We'll be hiring a contractor."

If you're familiar with just one brand of composite decking, it's Trex. In fact, you might even think "Trex" is synonymous with "composite". But beyond the name, what do you need to know? We have it for you, right here:

Fiberon has been in the composite decking game a long time, and has a history of innovation: the first multi-chromatic capped composite decking, the first stain and fade warranty on capped composites, and the first molded and embossed wood-plastic composite decking. All of those things would go on to become industry standards. Read on to find out why Fiberon is one of the best in the game.

Deckorators has gone from relatively unknown to the biggest up and coming brand in composite decking in only a few short years. Their proprietary process for manufacturing composite decking has caught the industry by storm and has contractors jumping on board every day.

If you know us, you know we LOVE what lighting does for an outdoor space. We always suggest leaving a little room in the budget for some accent lighting. There are a lot of options out there, but here is why we love In-Lite.

You may not have heard of it, but once you put your eyes on Wolf Serenity decking, you won't forget it. Arguably one of the best looking maintenance free decking options on the market, Wolf packs a big punch in the value game.