The history of skateboarding dates back to the ‘50s when kids in California built their boards by hand. It’s a culture born on the fringes of society, no matter how big the billion-dollar industry ...

Installing the aluminum rail was a first for me as well. I had usually done a PVC or wooden rail system and will definitely use the aluminum again. This was the first time using a Camo Deck tool on a ...

There were any number of moments -- when we came up a single 2x4 short, or realized one section was higher than another after it already had been installed, or that calculating the spacing was a ...

Charging gorilla named Denny breaks glass barrier at San Diego Zoo enclosure Witnesses who could shed light on the cause of ...

CONSTANT READERS will have figured out by now that we have made a major commitment to helping you build your deck (short of actually lifting a hammer, that is). We would like to assure you that this ...

The design of every deck railing is controlled by the baby’s-head rule, the unofficial name for codes about spacing between uprights. It’s usually 4 inches, based on the premise that a baby’s head ...

Standard horizontal deck railing looks great, but when you’re seated in your favorite rocker, they can obstruct an otherwise magnificent view. Switch to cable railing which keeps your deck secure and ...