Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 DeckTec Customer Photo Contest!
At DeckTec, we believe your outdoor living space should be more than just a deck—it should be a backdrop for connection, joy, and countless memories. That’s why we invited our customers to share their favorite snapshots for the DeckTec Photo Contest, and this year’s entries absolutely blew us away! We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 DeckTec Photo Contest. Your submissions were heartfelt, warm, and inspiring, each one telling a unique story about what your deck means to you and your family. Choosing winners wasn’t easy—every photo was beautiful in its own[...]
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.” Ann, a construction software consultant, said. “They just do fantastic work.” Paul, deputy sheriff of Larimer County, agreed. While they’ve been in Colorado for 20 years, the Sims, originally from Florida, enjoy being outdoors as much as possible. For their first deck at the Loveland house, other contractors simply offered the basic slatted roof (trellis or pergola) that the Sims had asked for. DeckTec, on[...]
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Garden & Home Show!
Did you know that the Colorado Garden & Home Show, all 400,000 square feet of it, is the largest and most prestigious home and garden show west of the Mississippi? More than 600 companies from 25 states and Canada are showcasing cutting-edge technologies in landscaping, gardening, energy-efficient heating and cooling, window treatments, flooring, lighting, fireplaces, patio furniture and fun stuff like greenhouses, sound systems, decks and hot tubs. This year’s show includes 11 inspiring landscaped gardens. It’s the place to go to get out of the cold or if you’ve got cabin fever. More than 50 free educational seminars and[...]
Beat the Heat: Time to Get Shady!
There’s no contest – Mother Nature holds the trademark on the best backyard cooling system ever invented –a mature shade tree. But many of us on the Front Range, especially in new developments and out on the plains, may not have a backyard so well-endowed. So, what are some ways to keep friends and family cool during the dog days of summer? The good news is that you’ve got options, from the simplest to the most elaborate, for enjoying your DeckTec deck on even the sunniest, hottest days. Umbrellas These ubiquitous summer fixtures are either over-the-table or cantilevered –typically 8[...]
Spring Cleaning Tips to Get it Done in Record Time!
It’s that time of year again! Time to break out the cleaning supplies and trash bags. Our favorite yearly spring ritual is upon us. You hate to think of the time it’s going to take you… You wonder if wasting a whole Saturday or even the whole weekend is even worth it. We tend to want everything done instantly, that’s just the fast-paced world we are living in today. We’ve got some spring cleaning tips and advice from the pros that will help you get it done in record time. Professional home cleaners come prepared and they’re not going to[...]
