With summer in the air and the outdoors calling, with barbecues and cocktail parties dotting backyards coast to coast, the appeal of decks is great. So why not build them with longer-lasting material, ...

How a CR home editor dealt with material shortages and higher prices as he searched for the best decking material April 2022: Our finished deck, two years in the making. By Paul Hope In early 2020, my ...

Building a deck is a big investment. Naturally, you want it to stand the test of time – not just for a few years, but for decades to come. The good news? With the right materials and a little know-how ...

Composite decking has a lot to offer over traditional wood options. Easy maintenance, for one. Composite decking—an amalgam of ground-up wood and plastic formed into planks—doesn’t ever need to be ...

The decking manufactured by Winchester, Va.-based Trex Co. Inc. has always been marketed as "good, better and best," but now there's another grade called Signature that was launched as the ...

Rising interest rates and an uncertain economy may slow the pell-mell home sales boom. But home remodeling still looks strong for this year. As we learned when the pandemic took hold, people have ...