Winner: William Parker - Deck of the Year, 2009 After 12 years of restoration and upgrading our 100 plus year old house, we decided it was time for an outdoor project. While purchasing pavers for the patio portion of our backyard project, the rep told me abo...

Winner: Gary Morris - Deck of the month July, 2009 I bought this little house in 2000 and always planned on having a deck and hot tub.  Most of Austin is on 3 inches of hard soil over a deep limestone shelf.  Digging holes for any reason is a...

Winner: Orland Snedeker - Deck of the month January, 2008 I would like to tell you about the floating deck that I built from your designer plans.  I chose “The Brendel - mirrored” plan (from website

Winner: Rob D - Deck of the month April, 2005 Simple but handsome deck using a diagonal decking pattern. Winner: Rob D - April 2005 Overview

Winner:Jonathan Paremske & John Stokes - Deck of the month June, 2000 "I wanted to add my recently completed deck photos to your gallery section of your website. I took them mostly with a digital camera so I could not snail mail them in. We started th...

Winner: Robert Williams - Deck of the month November, 2000 "When I first began our deck project on July fourth weekend in Texas, not to mention how HOT it can get here in Texas, I did not anticipate the deck to turn out as lovely as it did...

Winner: Ben Langford - Deck of the month December, 2006 My client wanted to create an outdoor room in their back yard, providing space for entertainment and relaxation. My solution was to frame the room with brick columns in the same color ...

Winner: Bill and Barb - Deck of the month April, 2007 We built a 6'W x 8'L deck from our back door. Then we constructed the 16' octagonal deck, attaching it to the 6x8. We did a 2-step stairs from the 6x8 to the octagonal. Then we did two ramps from the octagon back to the top of the te...

Winner: Barry Kalda - Deck of the month March, 2007 My kids wanted an aboveground pool. Since our backyard has a pretty good slope to it, the installers had to dig some of the slope out to ensure a level base. Sitting on my patio, I could see that...

Winner: Dan Rediger - Deck of the month December, 2007 This is a 20’ X 36’ deck, which is a little over 700 sq. ft.  I’m 24 years old and just bought my first house last January.  As soon as I bought the house I decided that I real...

Winner: Jackie Domineck - Deck of the month November, 2003 First of all, great web site.  I had no idea how I wanted my deck to look.  It started out as a 16 ft x 24 ft rectangle.  Your gallery was a great source of ideas (R. Williams �...

Winner: Gilbert Flores - Deck of the month April, 2003 Hi, my name is Gilbert Flores in Arlington, TX I started this deck as a winter project. The deck plans were of great help. Leveling was a little tricky, but I quickly got the hang of it. ...

Winner: Faisal & Adele Mohmand - Deck of the month June, 2002 We were very excited when we moved into our first home about 2 years ago. However, we had rarely used our backyard during this time. We decided on a deck and were looking for ideas when we c...

Winner: Lenny Carlson - Deck of the Year, 2005 Welcome to our summer project. We decided to put in a pool as we have always wanted one (especially my wife) and now our kids are old enough to use it safely ‘enuff said let’s get to work. Winn...

Winner: Jeff Sampson - Deck of the month July, 2004 I have friends who doubted me using the concrete piers. Unaffected I pressed forward, and I'm glad I did! My deck was constructed by only me (a beginner) and I can honestly say it looks better than ...

Winner: Ben Langford - Deck of the year, 2006 My client wanted to create an outdoor room in their back yard, providing space for entertainment and relaxation. My solution was to frame the room with brick columns in the same color as the house to tie the two to...