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 even improving - the view from the tub. And entertaining no longer requires shivering in the wind. Your guests can enjoy themselves with or without hopping in. No matter what you use your spa for, you owe it to yourself to create an environment that takes advantage of all its benefits. So the next time you’re soaking up your spa life (Or thinking about adding[...]
Deck or Paver Patio? You Can Decide – But You Don’t Have to!
“What’s better, a deck or a paver patio?” It’s a question we get from many prospective clients. You’d be hard-pressed not to favor a deck, especially when folks see how cedar and redwood decks lend rich beauty, design, and value to an underutilized, boring backyard. Plus, once we take the time to describe how DeckTec expertly blends the natural wood beauty of our decks with your home and landscaping, you’ll see that you can never go wrong with a deck in Colorado. However, some are surprised to learn that we have an exceptional team of specialists dedicated to offering DeckTec[...]
Meet the DeckTec Team: Cody Mitchell
How do you know you're in good hands when you choose DeckTec? Because our team members' hands are multi-talented. In addition to being an exceptional carpenter, Cody's has his hands on countless other projects and passions he pursues when not working. Cody Mitchell pitched for Golden when he was in High School. Later he spent time on the amateur bowling circuit. When he's not bowling strikes on picking up spares, he's throwing ringers in the horseshoe pit and taking laps on his dirt bike. Cody is an important part of the DeckTec team, and his skilled hands have save us[...]
Control the Elements to Maximize Your Outdoor Living
Colorado weather is unpredictable. As Coloradoans, we have learned to be dubious of the forecast and adapt to rapidly changing conditions. Colorado weather is part of our identity, a badge of honor, and the reason you keep a winter coat in your car all of the time. The same forethought you have while enjoying golf or biking also applies to your outdoor living. A wide-open deck plan makes for a great place to entertain, but what do deck owners do when the sun starts beating down or that 5 percent chance of showers turns into a downpour? You might not[...]
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 dependent on moisture and elevation. August through October represents a final opportunity to revel in Colorful Colorado flowers before the white stuff starts flying once more. For many, it’s important to get up and see them before they’re gone, but chances are a variety of our native bee population will beat you there, busily buzzing through mountain meadows – pollinating the flowers in the process.[...]
