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A few weeks back, I was called in to rebuild a deck that had failed.  Failed is not the right word.  This thing disintegrated!  The deck was built technically right with the right size timbers and dimensional lumber for the substructure, however, Fir was used rather than redwood...

This was a fun woodworking project done in the winter of 2008-09. While not a remodeling, it was a home improvement. My customer asked if I could build her a garden gate arbor off a set of plans she picked up at one of the box stores. I took a look at the plans and while well done...

Here is a backyard deck built last summer in Star, Idaho that had something different.  The space was there and I was told to fill it with a deck that would allow for flowers and plantings around the edges.  The redwood substructure was built over dug in concrete footings and...