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For many homeowners planning a new deck, the decision eventually comes down to two familiar choices: wood or composite. Wood typically costs less upfront but requires more maintenance over time. Premium composite costs more, but offers a lower-maintenance alternative and
Creating a high-end outdoor living space usually means making a series of upgrades. Homeowners choose premium decking, architectural railings, integrated lighting, an outdoor kitchen, better furniture, and carefully designed landscaping. Each choice adds to the finished space, but one of
By the time September arrives, most homeowners have a pretty good idea of how well their deck is working for them. After a full summer of cookouts, family gatherings, morning coffee and evenings outside, the little problems are harder to
Summer Does Not Have to End at Labor Day There is something about the first cool evening of late summer that makes people assume outdoor living season is winding down. The days get a little shorter, the evenings get a
A Few Months of Summer Can Change a Deck At the beginning of summer, your deck may have looked pretty good. Maybe you cleaned it in the spring, put down a fresh coat of stain, or finally touched up the
What Makes a Patio “Permanent”? When people invest in a new patio, they naturally spend most of their time thinking about what they can see. They compare natural stone, porcelain, and pavers. They consider colors, patterns, sizes, borders, and how
Summer Ending Does Not Mean Outdoor Living Has To August has a funny way of making summer feel like it is disappearing too quickly. The days are still warm, the pool is still getting plenty of use, and dinner outside
Bring the beauty and permanence of hardscape to places it couldn’t easily go before. Elevated Hardscape uses natural stone, porcelain, pavers, and other hardscape materials to create outdoor living surfaces above ground — on decks, balconies, rooftops, stairs, and other
Summer Isn’t the Finish Line August has a way of making people feel like summer is almost over. School starts appearing on the calendar, vacations wind down, and stores somehow decide it is time to start selling pumpkins. Before long,
A homeowner wants a beautiful outdoor living space with real stone or porcelain underfoot. They have the budget, they’re excited about the project, and then you walk into the backyard and see the slope. Suddenly, what sounded like a straightforward
When most homeowners picture a real stone or porcelain deck, they tend to assume one thing: It must be expensive. That’s understandable. Stone has the look and feel of a high-end architectural material. It’s associated with luxury homes, custom outdoor
When you picture your ideal outdoor space, you probably aren’t thinking about deck boards. You’re thinking about the finished space: how it connects to your home, how it looks from the yard, how it feels when you’re outside, and whether
After another summer of cookouts, family gatherings, morning coffee and evenings outside, you probably have a pretty good idea of how your deck is holding up. Maybe the boards are starting to splinter. Maybe you’ve replaced a few that were
Your Deck Becomes the Center of the Party When friends and family come over for a summer barbecue, everyone naturally ends up on the deck. It’s where people gather around the grill, eat dinner, catch up, and watch the kids
Homeowners Are Looking for More Than Another Patio Every contractor has heard it before. A homeowner collects three or four estimates, compares the numbers, and chooses the lowest price or negotiates until everyone is working on thinner margins. It is
Silca System™ StoneDeks™ makes it possible to build elevated outdoor spaces with the beauty and permanence of hardscape.
Permanent Outdoor Living starts with a better foundation.
Silca System™ StoneDeks™ is the structural system that makes Elevated Hardscape possible.
Elevated Hardscape. Without the elevated price.
StoneDeks can cost about 16% less than premium composite decking.
2.5M+ sq. ft. installed.
SilcaGrate™ is backed by ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-3748.
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