by Chris Marquand | Aug 19, 2015 | Hardwood decks
Ipe deck Ipe sitting area Ipe deck This is a nice ipe deck we installed that was designed by a designer friend of the owner. We originally were going to leave the ipe hardwood decking un-stained but then Thompson’s water seal reached out to us for marketing...
by Chris Marquand | May 8, 2015 | Hardwood decks, Railings
Fijian Mahogany deck Fijian Mahogany deck Trex Reveal railing with composite post sleeves This project used Fijian mahogany, pre-stained in natural color Messmer’s UV plus hardwood formula stain. The great thing about Fijian mahogany besides its good looks,...
by Chris Marquand | Nov 14, 2014 | Featured, Hardwood decks, Railings
Ipe deck with stainless cable rail Ipe steps Ipe deck wide ipe stairs This deck is 1,000 square feet of awesome. The decking is called ipe, which is pronounced ee-pay. It is the hardest most long lasting and most expensive tropical hardwood there is, or at least the...
by Chris Marquand | Oct 25, 2013 | Featured, Hardwood decks, Railings
In 2013 the Portland Golf club did a major remodel to their facilities and we were sub contracted to do the decks by the general contractor overseeing the project. The decking is Ipe and the railing is powder coated custom welded steel railing with an Ipe top cap. We...
by Chris Marquand | Dec 12, 2012 | Hardwood decks
This deck had been damaged as a result from a smoker who wasn’t careful with their ashes. The customer had a party and apparently one of the guests had dropped some ashes or a cigarette butt into the mulch by the deck. The customer smelled some smoke before...
by Chris Marquand | Nov 2, 2012 | Hardwood decks, Railings
This is a very classy deck built with ipe decking and using a Hansen aluminum railing system that features stainless steel cables and an ipe 2×4 top cap. This deck was designed to be free standing since the door comes off a cantilevered floor and it was also...
