Getting Started Building Your Own Deck

Getting Started Building Your Own Deck

Building your own deck can be one of the most rewarding and fun DIY projects ever. Even if you end up hiring a pro, it’s important to understand what’s happening with your deck as you begin the planning stages. Laying Out Your Deck A…

10 Things To Do When Building a DIY Deck

10 Things To Do When Building a DIY Deck

A Southern Yellow Pine DIY deck project by Robert Wyatt, WIR Contributor Summer is starting and I’m two-thirds of the way through my fourth lifetime “DIY deck project.” Each time I tackle this undertaking I see things I’ve learned (from my…

Winter is Coming: How to Prep Your Deck

Winter is Coming: How to Prep Your Deck

Meghan Banke, WIR Contributor True Story: Decks go into hibernation. It’s nearly Fall and this is the time when kids are getting back to the school routine, pumpkin spice lattes are lining the counters of your favorite coffee spot, and you can…

INFOGRAPHIC: Reasons to Build with SYP

INFOGRAPHIC: Reasons to Build with SYP

Trying to decide what type of material you’re going to use for your next project? Let’s help you make the case for SYP with four reasons why it’s awesome. If you have a hard time seeing this infographic, click…

Dawn of The Deck: Refinishing Time

Dawn of The Deck: Refinishing Time

Josh Barrett, WIR Contributor Is your deck looking worse for wear? It’s time to refinish it! Out with the sun-bleached gray and in with the new. When it comes to revitalizing your deck, there are many options. Even with Southern Yellow…