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Do you have an outdoor project you want to build and want the best wood for outdoor use? When most people think about exterior grade wood they think of pressure treated pine and cedar. Both of these woods require annual maintenance with a water sealer that will peel off. How about a wood that… Won’t …
Resorts such as The Ritz Carlton often call us looking for the best wood for their exterior living spaces. For resorts like this our first recommendation is Ipe wood decking and that what they decided to use. The resort did have pressure treated pine and found that was not holding up in the harsh Florida …
Are you looking for the best wood for a new horizontal fence? Certain woods will require more maintenance than others and can be susceptible to rot, decay and insect attack. The woods that are commonly prone to those issues are softwoods such as pressure treated pine, cedar and even redwood. There are certain hardwood species …
Log cabin porches and decks receive some severe wear and tear and can require more maintenance than the actual log cabin itself. The most important choice you can make for your porch or deck for your log cabin is the decking material itself. There are many options nowadays and there are pros and cons to …
A silt fence is a temporary sediment (loose soil) control fence used primarily on construction sites to protect the water quality in nearby bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, streams, ponds and oceans. They are most commonly constructed of a geotextile fabric with embedded wood stakes spaced every couple feet. The wood stakes are …
Architectural projects around the world have embraced modern design in recent years. This style favors minimalism and rejects ornamentation, resulting in a look that is both pleasing to the eye and easy to implement—an important consideration in regions experiencing skilled labor shortages. Ipe Decking with Garapa Border and Stainless Steel Cable Railing Designers of this …
We found the best tomato stakes accidentally. A farmer came to us with a problem… Every year he used regular domestic wood stakes such as cedar and oak and a lot of them. The problem he had was each year he would lose hundreds of his stakes because they broke as they were being pounded …