Winner: Scott Kendall - Deck of the month August, 2009  I used the deck blocks and they worked perfectly.  The top level is 24 deep x 26 wide and the lower level is 10 deep x 14 wide.I go the idea for the BBQ area and chimenea spot of ot...

Winner: Lee Wilson - Deck of the month September, 2000 The family and I have thoroughly enjoyed our new raised deck. It was a very large project (the deck is 38 feet long and 14 feet wide in some parts) but the construction was made a great ...

Winner: Brain & Susan Shoun - Deck of the month November, 2001 Wow! What an easy way to build a deck! Since my wife and I moved into this house, we have wanted to build a deck. There was an aluminum awning over half of the concrete pad and it ...

Winner: Brian Duchin - Deck of the month May, 2001 I continue to receive rave reviews on my new multi level deck. This is my first wood working project. The secret to the success of my beautiful deck is your Dek-Blocks and plans available on your websit...

Winner: replacefirstname quaine - Deck of the month february, 2001 "This was a project that began small and we enlarged. The top deck is 4'x18', the bottom deck is 16'x32'. We wanted something just a little different. ...

Winner: Aaron Brown - Deck of the month November, 1999 "We were very pleased with the results of our deck using your product. The ease of leveling saved us many hours and headaches! Our deck ended up being 345 sq. feet, so saving time here wa...

Winner: Ron Nielson - Deck of the month June, 1999 This deck is multilevel and consists of three of your kits. The longest was was a 12'X20' on the upper level which was filled around a birch tree. The lower level is two kits one, an 8X12 and onoth...

Winner: 2002 Deck of the Year - Paul and Carol The initial effort began... to verify if the altered plans for this deck would work and to see if we understood how this concept was to be followed. Materials were on site. One section for the perimeter deck w...

Splash Deluxe Deck Construction Detailed Photos My 2004 Summer Project During the summer of 2004, from the middle of May until the end of August, I decided to construct the “Mother of all Decks” around our 24’ above ground pool using the...

Home Owner Deck Project - Peterson Multi-level deck construction complete with railings installed Multi-level deck with railings Overview

Winner: Tom Kolendra - Deck of the month December, 2008 I am 68 years old and I don't do much hard work. I had some sore mussels but it felt great. I can't wait until spring because I have two more to build. It was easy with Free  Deck ...

Winner: Alex Donaldson - Deck of the month may, 2008 Here is my deck submission.  I was glad for dek blocks because digging any further than 1 foot down is shale.  Let me know if you have any questions or want other photos. Winner: Alex Donaldson - may 2008 Overview

Winner: Roger and Kathy Balettie - Deck of the month March, 2002 We bought an 24' aboveground pool for the backyard recently... knowing that we'd need to put in some sort of deck or access to get in and out! The pool is really big and takes up most of the back yard, so the deck would ha...

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: Texdeck - Deck of the month March, 2003 After we bought our 27' round pool last summer my wife decided we needed a deck for the pool. So I started looking online for ideas of how to build a deck, I had a problem with the old way of digging holes because my backyard is full of ...

Winner: Ken Thompson - Deck of the month July, 2003 We started out with a ground level deck next to the house due to a low (six inch) threshold at the back door. To get it to fit, we used 2x4s for support and decked this section with 5/4 surface boards running parallel to the house. This ...

Winner: Bill Morton and Thom Dudda - Deck of the month May, 2007 “We really should build a deck for the new pool.”  Said Karen.  “No problem honey!” says I.  Oh brother! What have I gotten myself into now?  I don’t know the first thing about building a deck, I’m a compute...

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: Jeff Hauser - Deck of the month February, 2007 I wanted to send you before and after pictures of my new deck. It took my wife and me one day to position the piers and 2 x 6 supports, but laid deck boards on top to enjoy the deck 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: Alfonso Pereira - Deck of the month August, 2007 I wanted to improve the backyard of our new house in Forest Grove, Oregon, since all we had was a rather small concrete pad. I started by laying down a gravel base where our new...

Winner: Shawn and Melinda Madrid - Deck of the month June, 2005 I just wanted to tell you that your deck system is wonderful. I have attatched a couple of photos showing the deck we built in February of this year. It took about a week to build this...

Winner: Frank & Adele Schwartz - Deck of the month June, 2004 Here's our pool. We had it installed in August 2003. We got sick of the heat, and the kids are getting to the age where they can learn to swim and really enjoy the water. The problem...

Winner: Walter Mcmath - Deck of the month March, 2004 I saw your web page and wanted to build a redwood deck for my backyard. I never attempted a project this big, but your information was very helpful and after about 2 months, I finished my deck ...