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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
Fall Starts Sooner Than Most People Think When most people think about outdoor living projects, they picture spring. The weather warms up, homeowners head outside, and suddenly everyone wants a new deck, patio, or backyard upgrade. By the time mid-summer
Summer is when deck builders earn their reputation—and much of their annual revenue. Schedules are packed, crews are moving from one job to the next, and every day counts. The last thing most contractors want is to introduce a product
You Notice Your Deck More in the Summer Than Any Other Time During the colder months, it is easy to overlook the condition of your deck. Snow, rain, and shorter days naturally keep people indoors, and outdoor spaces become something
Homeowners Have More Choices Than Ever For generations, building a deck meant installing deck boards. The only real decision was which kind to choose. Pressure-treated lumber, cedar, hardwood, and more recently, composite decking all followed the same basic formula: a
It Is Easy to Focus on the Wrong Decisions Summer is when many homeowners begin planning their next outdoor project. They sketch layouts, browse furniture, compare railing styles, and imagine how they’ll use the space with family and friends. Those
It Starts With a Reason to Go Outside The best backyards are not defined by their size or their price tag. They become favorite places because they give people a reason to step outside, stay awhile, and come back again
It Is Not What Gets Talked About Pools get a lot of attention. They photograph well, they look impressive, and they often become the centerpiece of a backyard design. Yet many homeowners discover something surprising after living with one for
The View Gets the Attention, But the Deck Shapes the Experience When homeowners talk about their favorite features of a property, the view is often near the top of the list. It might be a lake, a golf course, a
Homeowners Are Starting to Ask a Different Question For decades, the conversation around decks has focused on the same set of choices. Should you use pressure-treated lumber, cedar, hardwood, or composite decking? Which material lasts the longest? Which one requires
The Best Backyards Make the Indoors Less Tempting Most homeowners want to spend more time outside. The challenge is that many backyards give people very little reason to leave the comfort of the house. A few chairs on a deck
More Space Doesn’t Guarantee More Use Many homeowners invest in outdoor spaces with the expectation that they will spend more time outside. They build a deck, install a patio, or upgrade their landscaping, only to discover that the space gets
The Best Backyards Make You Want to Stay Most backyards serve a purpose. The best backyards create a feeling. You can tell the difference almost immediately. One space feels like a collection of features placed behind a house. The other
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.
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