Deck Safety and Maintenance

I was flipping burgers for the neighborhood block party last July when I felt it—a subtle, sickening sway beneath my […]

I remember stepping out onto my back deck last April with a steaming cup of coffee, ready to enjoy the

It was 6:00 AM on a Tuesday, and the snow was coming down in thick, heavy sheets that threatened to

I still remember the first time I caught my toe on a board that had decided to point its nose

I stood there with a cold drink in my hand, staring at my “finished” project from the previous autumn, and

I remember the first time I built a deck that sat barely six inches off the grass. It was a

I remember the spring of 2018 vividly. I walked out onto my deck, coffee in hand, and instead of the

I’ll never forget the sunny Saturday morning I decided my three-year-old deck needed a real cleaning. I rolled out my

I was kneeling on my hands and knees, staring at what used to be a solid 2×10 pressure-treated joist, but