Which Composite decking is the best?
Updated post 2-7-19: Timbertech/Azek is really putting a lot of effort into repairing relations with contractors in the Portland area who were dissatisfied with where the company was heading after the 2013 merger. Even though there have been a few local sales reps...
What is the Portland Home Energy Score?
Hello, I'm Chris Marquand, the owner of Deck Masters. I started Deck Masters in March 2008 and I have always promoted green products like recycled Trex decking and low maintenance aluminum railing. In this same spirit I have joined forces with my wife Laurel Marquand...
How hot does composite decking get?
We install a lot of composite decking as well as hardwood, cedar, and to a lesser degree, PVC. A common question that comes up is whether or not composite gets too hot in the summer to walk barefoot on. I have come across many customers who told me other contractors...
The Deck Master’s Wife
If you’ve been lucky enough to have work done by Deck Masters LLC then you know full well the integrity in which Chris operates his business. It will be no surprise when I tell you that he married a woman with a similar work ethic who is (drum roll please) a full time...
Hog panel fencing
I'm writing this blog post on November 18th, 2014. I always forget how nice the "slow" season is. We stay busy enough construction wise, yet I have time to slow down and tend to all the things I'm too busy to address during the hectic summer months. One of those...
How to find a deck contractor in Portland
Here is a video I recorded in January 2014 for Be all you can be t.v. Check it out if you are interested in tips for hiring a contractor in Oregon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ingHge0zLA
Visiting the Timbertech and competitor’s headquarters 2013
In the fall of 2012 and the winter of 2013 I was invited for two all expense paid trips to visit two of the biggest composite decking manufacturers in America. One of them was Timbertech who is based in Ohio and the other one I'm not allowed to say because they made...
We won the 2012 Super Service award from Angies List!
It has been a great winter for us as far as staying busy and things just keep getting better. We are the 2012 recipients of Angie's List 2012 Super service award. We received the award for the outstanding service we provide to our customers year in and year out. Less...
We have been featured in Professional Deck Builder magazine!
I was contacted a couple of months back by Professional Deck builder magazine about a Redwood bath house they saw on our web site. They wanted to do a feature article on it and so of course I said yes. I gave them plenty of pictures to choose from and wrote briefly...
Fishing with Conrad Lumber 2012
Well, I just got back from going on the first annual Conrad Lumber Salmon fishing extravaganza 2012. Myself and about six other contractors who purchase materials from Conrad Lumber were invited to stay at the Riverwalk Inn in Astoria and go fishing in the ocean on...