Deck Design Tips & Trends
10 Ways a Deck or Patio Roof Addition Can Enhance Your Outdoor Living
Part 1 of 2 You remember that classic concept of life on "Grandpa's porch"? The homestead usually had a wraparound porch covered with a nice roof to keep the rain off and provide shade for [...]
Decktec News & Updates
Meet The Owner
It’s hard to believe, but my whole working life has been about outdoor living design and build. My earliest childhood memories — as well all my adult leisure time — has been spent on decks [...]
New Man On Board – Sean O’Brien
DeckTec would like to welcome Sean O’Brien to the DeckTec team as our Customer Service Manager! But customer service isn’t the only way Sean supports the DeckTec team. In fact, when it comes to his [...]
We’re On Social Media!
Being an old-school company, it has taken us a bit longer to catch up with technology. In an effort to reach our current and potential customers in this highly digital era, you can now find [...]
DeckTec to The Future
Welcome to the first edition of DeckTec Lifestyle, a newsletter designed to bring you the best ideas in outdoor living. We’ll be reaching out nine times each year to bring you new products, services, and [...]
Outdoor Living
Birds Out The Back Door
The sign on the store shelf read: "Warning! Watching television gives emotional distress—Watch birds instead." What a great idea for people of all ages. And you can watch birds right out your back door. The [...]
Welcome Trick-or-Treaters To Your Front Porch In 7 Easy Steps
With the start of school and autumn days growing chill, thoughts of a hauntingly happy Halloween begin. With these 7 tips for your front porch, we hope you'll enjoy an eerily fun holiday: Make a [...]
Grimey Grill Clean Up
Are you ready for those steaks, hot dogs or other grill adventures? You may be, but how about your grill? Here are some annual cleaning tips we hope will help you enjoy your summer cooking [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Patio Furniture
As warmer weather invites us outside, visions of lazy Sunday mornings with the newspaper and coffee on the deck filter through our minds. We go out to plop down in our favorite lawn chair and, [...]
Outdoor Recipes
Fried Turkey Safety Tips
Turkey. It's as American as—well—eating turkey on Thanksgiving. This patriotic bird, once promoted by Ben Franklin to be our national symbol, is the centerpiece for many holiday festivities. Question is, how do you cook such [...]