by Chris Marquand | Oct 11, 2011 | Cedar and pressure treated decks
Stained hardwood furniture deck builder Deck company Decks This is a nice deck in NW Portland that we stained with a solid color Sikken’s stain. We also stained their hardwood furniture with Messmer’s hardwood formula stain. This was a big improvement over...
by Chris Marquand | Aug 25, 2011 | Cedar and pressure treated decks
We encounter this pretty often. This old front porch in North Portland was covered with plywood and didn’t look very nice. So we resurfaced it with 1×4 fir and painted it with porch paint. We also wrapped it with 1×4 and put down some base trim to trim...
by Chris Marquand | Aug 25, 2011 | Cedar and pressure treated decks
This is a nice little deck we built in the Hollywood neighborhood of northeast Portland. The customer wanted it built around an existing sandbox, so we put hinges on the lid and made it all the same level. We also built in some custom benches and one that even has a...
by Chris Marquand | Aug 16, 2011 | Cedar and pressure treated decks
We worked as a sub contractor for a general contractor on this project. The deck was engineered so that there didn’t need to be cross bracing between the posts. This was accomplished by sinking the main posts that supported the beams down into concrete 4′...
by Chris Marquand | Aug 15, 2011 | Cedar and pressure treated decks, Other Projects
This is a cedar deck we replaced because the old one was rotten. We also installed this cedar privacy screen made of lattice with an arbor on the top to give a little privacy from the neighbors. Now they have a nice place for barbecues and a place where they can grow...
by Chris Marquand | Jul 28, 2011 | Cedar and pressure treated decks, Patio covers and pergolas
Cedar deck Freshly stained deck Deck and Patio cover deck and steps Here is a nice cedar deck and patio cover combo we did in NE Portland. This is all western red cedar decking and framing for the patio cover with pressure treated wood for the deck framing. The patio...
