Preparing to sell a home
In today’s housing market, real estate agents agree that home buyers are looking for homes that are ready to move in and enjoy, not fixer-uppers. As a result, more sellers are looking for opportunities to complete some inexpensive projects prior to listing their home. A small investment in repairing/restoring an existing deck, fence, patio cover, … Continue reading
Deck Restoration-Complete
We finished up a project in Southlake. After replacing a rotten post, we leveled the deck and replaced quite a few deck boards and some trim boards. The deck is now sturdy, level, and safe to use. One final, inexpensive treatment that I recommended to the customer was to come back out and treat the … Continue reading
Deck Restoration Project
On this project, a couple hoped to avoid replacing a 20 year old deck. Upon a close inspection of their deck, we found that there were quite a few rotten boards that need to be replaced, including stairs and crucial support structures. Additionally, we are going to replace and add some posts. Finally, the deck … Continue reading
Beware of the Do-It-Yourself Dock and Deck Projects
While there are many sources out there that will give you the how-to and where-to, I’d like to share the answer to a couple of other questions such as the length of time projects take to complete, the physical requirements, costs associated with doing a dock or deck restoration project and considerations for what could go wrong. … Continue reading
Before and After
The thing I like most about this picture is it illustrates what an improvement some work gives your dock. On this job we replacd some warped and broken boards, replaced missing and aged hardware, tightened over 100 bolts, treated the wood to remove dirt, debris and fungus, then applied a stain/sealant which will protect the … Continue reading
Winter Storm Issues
As I was driving the other day, I turned on my radio and heard at least two major insurance agencies advertising. “If the winter storm has caused issues, we want you to know we are here to help,” said the advertiser. My immediate concern? Those people, who drive you crazy wanting to know if you … Continue reading
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