Decks

Wooden Deck Lattice

A wooden deck lattice is a terrific solution to store yard items, small lawn equipment, bicycles and other small gardening tools. But how does a lattice store anything? It doesn’t.

However, you can place a wooden deck lattice under your deck to create an attractive deck base and hide anything that you want to store under your deck. You are literally building yourself a little mini-storage shed, so to speak, by putting a wooden deck lattice on the bottom of your deck area.

Two Level Deck Plans

Two level deck plans are very popular and essential for building a two level deck. It is important to be able to find a plan that will work well for you and for the design that you have in mind for your project. There are not only a lot of plans to select from but many options for finding the appropriate two level deck plans that you will need.

Decision about the Style

As you browse through the various two level deck plans available, you will notice that there are many different style options. You can have two levels that are approximately the same width.

Do It Yourself Deck Seats

To spruce up the look of your back yard deck, try adding a few new deck seats. For the do it yourselfer this is a perfect opportunity to show your stuff. This article will give you some basic steps to help walk you through the process of creating these attention grabbers.

Making the Base for a Moveable Seat

Let’s begin with the base. You will need four 4 x 4 pieces of scrap wood cut to the dimensions you have chosen for the size of your seats. (There will need to be a base for every three feet of bench.)

Thompson Water Seal

Thompson's Company was started back in 1929 in the town of Hollister, California. The owner of the company was Edward Addis Thompson who worked as a polymer chemist. He invented a product designed to protect buildings from external water damage. This product later led to the creation of Thompson's® Water Seal® Clear Multi-Surface Waterproofer. Initially this product was used by architecture and construction companies for concrete exteriors.

Painting Wooden Decks

So, you have a wooden deck that needs some livening up, and painting wooden decks seems to be your best option at this point. Are you sure?

Painting a wooden deck isn’t typically the favorite choice to spruce up an old deck, since it needs constant maintenance to make sure it stays nice – but it is a quicker and easier short-term solution to getting your deck back into the game. Maybe you’ll even feel better about inviting people over for dinner in the summer again…

Deck Preparation