Deck Design Tips & Trends
5 Design Elements to Create Your Own Epic Spa Environment
Integrating a hot tup or spa into your landscape creates a spa environment, multiplying the time in and around the spa. You relax and feel more secure with more privacy without sacrificing – or perhaps [...]
3 Cool Reasons to Add a Roof Cover to Your Deck or Patio
Does the sweltering sun or unpredictable weather limit your ability to enjoy your backyard? Decks are more than a shared space for the table and grill. They are cool outdoor rooms that tie your home to the [...]
After Dark: Deck Lighting to Maximize the Deck Season
As soon as the sun sets behind the Rockies, your deck transforms. Sunlight recedes, shadows stretch across the area: where once your view was broad, space seems confined, yet intimate. There is nothing like a [...]
6 Keys to Designing a Functional and Appealing Custom Deck
A deck addition can be a good investment toward the value of your home and the quality of your outdoor living. But the best decks are custom-designed wood decks. […]
Deck Care & Repair
Tackling Spring Stains on Your Deck
A well-kept deck is the heart of your outdoor living space, providing a place for relaxation, entertainment, and enjoying nature. However, it's not uncommon for natural wood and composite decks to accumulate stains over time, [...]
The Grown-ups Guide To: Do I Really Need to Stain My Deck?
Nobody likes to be told to do something they don't want, especially when that something is like putting stain on a deck. We're adults, mind you. If I want to stay up late, eat ice [...]
6 Dos and Don’ts to Protect Your Deck This Winter
Photo by Toni Tan on Unsplash A properly sealed deck is your first—and best—defense against Colorado’s extreme winters. We recommend contacting DeckTec ASAP if you feel your deck’s current finish is not up to the [...]
How to Protect Your Deck from the Sun
A beautiful custom wood deck is an investment that pays for itself in two ways: through the decades of enjoyment it provides, and through the value it adds to your home. Making your deck last [...]
Decktec News & Updates
Making a Splash Since 1990
In 1991 I was an upstart deck designer, determined to create a new type of deck, not the boring, square platforms that were ubiquitous along the growing Front Range, but a customized and personal outdoor [...]
DeckTec Client Review – Hadsell, Evergreen, CO, 2021
One year ago the fantastic crew of Cody, Will, Andy and Tommy were busy building our dream deck. It was a pleasure having this crew here every day. Will usually arrived first and reviewed the [...]
Can DeckTec Build in the Snow?
Photo by Damian McCoig on Unsplash I recently received some feedback from a client. He shared his experience of our team assigned to build a back patio deck for him this past spring. The build [...]
Timeless Decks
DeckTec is proud of our all-natural wood decks. Each one has a story and has crafted your stories for over 30 years. That’s right! A quarter-century! They hardly look it. With consistent care, your deck [...]
Outdoor Living
Your Guide to Outdoor Comfort
Outdoor Comfort Outdoor comfort is no different from the comforts inside your home. Humans naturally build spaces that allow them to relax and unwind. If you look closely at interior amenities, it’s easy to translate [...]
Can DeckTec Build in the Snow?
Photo by Damian McCoig on Unsplash I recently received some feedback from a client. He shared his experience of our team assigned to build a back patio deck for him this past spring. The build [...]
The Economic Value of Outdoor Living in 2020
We’re not economists. That said, we can all agree that having a backyard escape was in high demand this year. It doesn’t take an economist to see the law of supply and demand; time spent [...]
Winter Gardening Too?
Is a harsh winter coming? No, we didn’t need to consult The Farmer’s Almanac. It will be a cold, snowy winter because the uneasy truce enjoyed with the neighborhood squirrels has been torn (likely chewed) [...]
Deck Project Highlights
DeckTec Client Review – Hadsell, Evergreen, CO, 2021
One year ago the fantastic crew of Cody, Will, Andy and Tommy were busy building our dream deck. It was a pleasure having this crew here every day. Will usually arrived first and reviewed the [...]
Timeless Decks
DeckTec is proud of our all-natural wood decks. Each one has a story and has crafted your stories for over 30 years. That’s right! A quarter-century! They hardly look it. With consistent care, your deck [...]
A Room with a View: Relaxing on Deck with Jim & Susan Judge
When it comes to Jim and Susan Judge’s deck, third time’s the charm. The Judge’s first deck, which came with their Highlands Ranch home, was a poorly constructed “builder deck.” On their next deck, they [...]
Ann & Paul Sims: Windsor’s Winter Wonder Deck
When Ann and Paul Sims moved from Loveland to Windsor in April, choosing DeckTec to create and build a winterized deck for their new home was a no-brainer. “This is our third project with DeckTec.” [...]
Garden & Lawn Care
Colorado’s Many Native Bees
While everything might be dry and brown down here on the Front Range, our state’s highest location may just now be reaching peak wildflower time. In Colorado, wildflowers often come in three phases and are [...]
How to Protect Your Deck from Planters
Planning for a summer staycation has led to increased interest in home gardening across the Front Range. For homeowners looking for an easy way to use their green thumbs or spruce up their outdoor living spaces, container gardens and [...]
Deck to Table Dining
Our March issue offered helpful tips for designing an “on deck” container garden. Now we’re ready to “get growing!” If you’re up for the container gardening adventure, the rewards are great – imagine the joys [...]
Gardening On Deck: Dress It Up
You’re probably familiar with interior design and decorating, but did you know that you can also give your deck a makeover with “exterior” design? Container gardening is so easy. It brings the garden to you [...]
Outdoor Recipes
We Demand S’more!
Warm, gooey, crunchy s’mores are staples of camping trips and backyard BBQs stretching decades. Early recipes of the campfire treat first appeared in Boy and Girl Scout publications in the 1920s. Over time the unique [...]
The Legend of Andycorn aka Eloté (Mexican Street Corn)
I first prepared eloté for my buddies at my bachelor party five years ago. One of my groomsmen had never had it before and loved it, but he couldn’t remember the name. A few weeks [...]
5 Grill-Friendly Recipes That Will Leave You Drooling
The beginning of the outdoor living season is officially upon us. You know what that means: it’s time to grill. A big part of the joy of outdoor living is preparing meals and dining al [...]
Beer Battered Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Ingredients Buttermilk Soak 3 c. buttermilk 2 tbsp. kosher salt 1 tbsp. black pepper 2 tsp. cayenne pepper 4 lbs. medium chicken wings, thighs & drumsticks Beer Batter 2 c. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. onion [...]