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Outdoor Living Areas Create Personal Vacation Spots
The right touches in a backyard can make stealing away to your own vacation spot as easy as walking out the back door. As a full-service design firm specializing in outdoor living, Virginia-based Distinctive Deck Designs specializes in outdoor living installations including patio construction, deck design, outdoor gazebos and fireplaces, landscape design, outdoor lighting, and more. In the process we've made it possible for Virginia families...
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Ensuring The Safety Of Your Deck
A deck is the perfect place to enjoy time with family and friends, provided it is safe. Amazingly the number of deck related injuries and even deaths has consistently risen in this decade; deaths and injuries that could and should have been easily avoided. In fact the problem is such that the North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA) is working to increase awareness as to the importance of regular maintenance and inspection of existing decks.
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Composite Vs Wood Decking... Which Is Best?
So you've decided to build a deck for your home. The first question you have to answer before beginning your deck design is whether you'll use wood or composite decking. When it comes to deck construction is one better than the other? Like so many things it depends who you ask. At the end of the day it seems to come down to personal preference. Even so there are pros and cons to both, so it's important to do your due diligence before putting your...
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Artificial Grass From Southwest Greens Is Lead Free And Kid Safe
Though best known for our state-of-the-art golf greens and backyard putting greens, Southwest Greens of Austin counts artificial lawns made from our synthetic turf as one of our most popular and fastest growing (figuratively, not literally) products. Recently it has been revealed that several purveyors of artificial lawns are selling products with detectable traces of lead in them. And while the debate is on as to whether these lead traces are harmful to...
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