deck design

TigerDeck Offers Hardwood Decking
TigerDeck (Portland, OR) manufactures strong, durable decking systems made with Tigerwood. Available in a variety…
2018/12.2, December 19 — Evolving Details, Year-Round Impact, Garden Gem and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 19, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Trench Grates from Iron Age Designs
Iron Age Designs (Burien, WA) offers ornamental cast-metal trench grates made with recycled iron or…
Color Clashes
If you don't prepare your clients for what will almost certainly happen to the appearance of this flashy form of decking and coping, writes Paolo Benedetti, you can find yourself facing unpleasant consequences -- from encounters with peevish homeowners to meetings with their attorney.    
2018/2.1, February 7 — Concrete Expectations, D.I.Y. Pond Save, Sustaining Pools and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 7, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Bobé Releases Line of CorTen Planters
Bobé Water & Fire Features (Phoenix, AZ) has introduced a line of planters made from…
Techniseal Lunches HP NextGel Jointing Sand
Techniseal (Candiac, Quebec, Canada) has introduced HP NextGel Jointing Sand. Made for use in commercial…
Kiefer U.S.A. Manufactures Pro-Dek Plus
Kiefer U.S.A. (Lindenhurst, IL) now offers Pro-Dek Plus, an easy-to-install wet-area decking system for use…
Drains with a Difference
'You'd think that having lousy-looking deck drains was inescapable, given that about 99.9% of them look like a thing you'd find in your shower.'  That's how David Tisherman launched into his Details column in the January/February issue of WaterShapes 15 years ago, and he didn't mince many words thereafter. 'Whether you're using PVC or brass grates, they disrupt the surface of any decking material and to my way of thinking are
#21: Exposed-Aggregate Decking
This is one of those "What Is It?" items I hesitated to write, mainly because the material and concept behind exposed-aggregate decking is so familiar (and maybe even so old-fashioned) that most of us rarely think of it.  In the case of the poolscape featured in the video linked below, for example, it's possible and maybe even likely