Decks with Curved Rails — A Muskoka Case Study
Curved rails are one of those details a lot of builders attempt and few pull off — something that actually...
Month: August 2026
Why We Don’t Use Deck Clips Anymore
Hidden fasteners sound great on paper: no visible screw heads, a cleaner-looking deck surface. In practice, we've seen this "better...
What to Use? Composite or Wood?
Composite decking marketing loves showing pristine boards and promising "maintenance free" performance and a "permanent solution" to yearly staining. The...
Privacy Fence, Trellis, or Screen? What Your Local Bylaw Actually Cares About
Homeowners often ask us the difference between a privacy fence, a trellis, and a privacy screen. In practical terms —...
We Built This Fence in 1995. It’s Still Standing.
We recently passed by a wood trellis fence we built for a client back in 1995. Nearly thirty years later,...
The Simple Trick That Adds Decades to a Fence Post’s Life
Fence posts fail from the ground up, almost always in the same place: within the first six inches below the...
Why Wood Fences Actually Fail (And How to Build One That Doesn’t)
If you search for information on building a wood fence, you'll find no shortage of advice — and most of...
Real Copper Post Caps vs. the $20 Imitations
It's basically impossible to make a genuine copper-clad post cap for around $20 — and if you've bought one at...
Composite Decking and Starting a Deck Company — 2012 Article Roundup
Two resources worth knowing about if you're weighing composite vs. wood decking, or thinking about starting your own deck company:...
How to Build Curved Decks — Lessons from a Kawarthas Project
This deck, built by one of our design-builders near North Kawartha (close to Peterborough, Ontario), is one of the better...
Lots of Noise About Composite Decks
Composite decking discourse tends to repeat itself every few years: new product generations launch, and the same failure modes resurface...