by Chris Marquand | Feb 27, 2016 | Hardwood decks, Patio covers and pergolas
Fijian mahogany deck Large deck and patio cover Chunky Hot tub patio cover This was a nice project that kept us busy during our brief slow time of year. It uses sustainable farmed mahogany from Fiji for the decking and cedar with metal balusters for the railing. The...
by Chris Marquand | Dec 22, 2015 | Hardwood decks, Railings
This is a truly unique deck with nice custom features. The decking is an exotic hardwood called kekatong, it is very hard and similar to a more common hardwood called ipe. The railing is an old world style originally designed by a man named Chippendale, which is where...
by Chris Marquand | Dec 11, 2015 | Hardwood decks
Tigerwood deck Tigerwood deck Tigerwood decking We rebuilt this front porch/ deck with a tropical hardwood called Tigerwood. We had it stained in the natural hardwood stain by Messmer’s. When you look at the patterns in the wood it is obvious where it gets its...
by Chris Marquand | Oct 22, 2015 | Hardwood decks
Red Meranti deck Red Meranti deck Red Meranti deck We built this Japanese style deck for an engineer. It has no mitered corners on the decking, the decking itself is an exotic hardwood called Red Meranti, and we stained the decking in a natural hardwood stain color....
by Chris Marquand | Sep 24, 2015 | Hardwood decks
Cable railing Fijian mahogany deck Fijian mahogany deck This project has Fijian mahogany as its decking, a cable railing with mahogany top cap, and Trex stair riser lights. The decking is stained in Messmer’s natural hardwood stain. Fijian mahogany is a farmed...
by Chris Marquand | Sep 10, 2015 | Composite decks, Hardwood decks, Railings, Under deck Dryspace systems
Tongue and groove meranti ceiling stained in dark walnut Stainless steel cable railing Stainless steel cable railing Tongue and groove meranti ceiling stained in dark walnut This deck had several unique or unusual details about it that made it very detail oriented....