The Business of Building Decks and Fences

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 GardenStructure.com are always trailblazing, and our slant on Cabanas and outdoor kitchens is typically fabulous. This double pass through...

 I know we all hear the slick marketing showing decks like those above and painting their composite products as the best... "Ma...

  Sometimes a better idea isn't; Ford's Pinto, Chev's Vega, AMC's Pacer, Honda's Del Sol...  In this spirit of failu...

What are these fence builders doing?  Painting the ends of posts? Good guess, but that isn't paint. That is a 2 part epoxy that is e...

This is a project that came from our Landscape Designer in Toronto, Paul Corsetti. He came up with the concept and working drawings, and...

Curved Rails in Muskoka! by Lawrence Winterburn Lots of deck builders attempt curves--however, few of them achieve something...

decks pergolas and fences web-sites Well, it is good that you have finally done it--however, you are a little late to the game. If this...

Larry was 18 years old and building decks in Burlington Ontario. He went out and worked for the best deck companies in Ontario the year pre...

It is shaping up to be a great year!  All the crews are busy and they got a good early start. We have openings for exclusive builder, comi...

Sal Constante is at the Windsor Home Show this weekend-- at the GM plant. Booths number 400. Sal is one of our most talented builders and ...

Linkedin is abuzz over composites. New products all jostling for position in the business. There's a great article about the current sta...

"Composite Decking Vs Wood Decks" update. This article has been updated for 2012. We don't typically use composite lumber i...

Wood Fencing is a subject lacking any professional grade information in books on how to build for durability. On top of that, nearly everyo...

I drove past this Wood Trellis Fence that I built in about 1995 just last fall and was shocked at how good it looked. Yes, this client took ...

We have top ranking local web pages that you can use if you are a builder of decks, fences and pergolas. No waiting... we can edit them for ...

Privacy Screens What exactly is a privacy screen. What is the difference between a trellis-work and a decorative screen and a privacy sc...

Here is a fine example of how to design and build a deck with curves provided by our design-builder in North Kawartha ( Near Peterborough On...

More Cedar decks in Etobicoke, (part of Toronto Ontario). This deck was designed by Lawrence and built by Luke Simonovski and Crew. The deck...

Here's a new twist on stairs...  No fasteners. Well, not very many anyways.   When I was looking at this deck in Muskoka, I nearly mi...