portsmouth: Decks, Decks, Decks
- 02/10/09 08:53 AM
Things to consider before deck installation: - If you are planning to do a lot of cooking out your deck should be easily accessible from your kitchen. - If the deck will have a hot tub it should be close to a bedroom, bathroom, mudroom or some type of dressing area. - If there will be a table and chairs on the deck it should be easy to walk around with all of the chairs occupied with people - Steps should be placed where you can easily access the most used areas of your yard (trash cans, shed, play (0 comments)
Aluminum / vinyl trim wrap is another great way to make the exterior of your house maintenance- free. There are three basic types of trim wrap- aluminum with a baked-on finish, aluminum with a vinyl (PVC) covering and a pure vinyl. The pure vinyl trim wrap comes pre-moulded so it's not applicable in all situations and is rarely used by contractors and trim mechanics. The other two types can be bent to any shape so they are very versatile. Out of the three types, the vinyl covered aluminum is my (2 comments)