How to clean your deck with a pressure washer. Seems simple right?  Yea... not really.  You may find yourself buying a new deck in a few minutes if you're not careful.

Basic deck framing

In this video I'll show you how to frame a basic deck. Hey!  Did you know tat I can make your deck blue-prints for you?  Just give me  the size of your deck, and I'll email the prints to you.  In this video, I show how to frame a basic deck.  As you can see, this deck is only a few feet off the ground.

In this article, I cover what makes up a set of stairs with a video.  Learn how to build those stairs the right way.

How to build a free standing pergola

In this video, I'll show you how you can build a free standing pergola. 

The first big tip is to always use the straightest, best looking wood you can find.  It's also best to let the wood stand out for a while, to let it do what ever it may do: i.e.  warp, curl, split or whatever. 

With a pergola, the wood is really just floating.  It's not really nailed in from all four corners that would hold it in place from warping or what ever.  This is one of the reasons that I like using cedar.  With cedar, if it looks good, now, it will look later.

Install deck flashing.

Here I explain the importance of flashing on your deck and how to install it.