BUILDER BLOG
The Pros & Cons of Composite and Wood Decks
We are often asked what the pros and cons are of composite decking compared to wood decking. Although budget is usually the top priority when a customer is deciding on investing in a deck, it is important to look at the long-term costs associated with building a deck and not just the upfront initial installation costs...
How to Choose a Composite Decking Manufacturer
When you walk into any big box store or read any home improvement magazine, you can be overwhelmed with the amount of different manufacturers of composite decking and it is hard to know...
Cleaning and Maintaining Your Trex® OR TimberTech® Composite Deck
The beauty of owning a Trex® or TimberTech® composite deck is that you don't have to maintain it the way you would a wood deck, but like any exterior building product, it does need an occasional basic cleaning. Before cleaning your composite deck, it is important to know what Trex® or TimberTech® product you have installed on your home. If you have...
Why People Love Their Composite Decks
Rock Solid Builders loves the planning and building of decks. With the volume of decks we build every year, we get to incorporate many different styles and options into the designs of our decks. Nothing is better than the excitement that homeowners feel when their new deck is installed...
Things to Consider When Planning a New Deck
When you are thinking about a building a deck, it can feel like it is a pretty simple process, but in actuality, it can be fairly complex. There are a lot of things to consider from where on the home you want it located, the size of the deck and the material you want to use...
Building a Deck that Includes a Hot Tub
Have you decided on purchasing a hot tub for your house, but don't know how to incorporate it into an existing deck? Or are you purchasing a new hot tub and want a new deck to be built around it? Rock Solid Builders is happy to help with this planning. The distance of the deck off the ground will determine your different options for the hot tub install...
Building a Deck that Includes a Pool
Whether you have an existing above-ground pool or you are planning on installing one, building a deck around the pool is a popular upgrade to your pool. You will want to decide if you want the deck connecting your home to your pool or if you just want the deck free-standing by the pool...
Benefits of Building a Composite Deck in the Winter Months
Customers are always shocked to hear that Rock Solid Builders builds decks all winter long. We only build wood decks from March 1st to October 31st because we recommend all new wood be stained or sealed within 60 days from install and outside temperatures have to be over 50 degrees to properly apply the stain...
Incorporating Lighting on your Deck
The most popular upgrade on Trex® and TimberTech® decks is to incorporate Trex® deck lighting into your deck. All of Trex® and TimberTech® deck lighting options are low-voltage LED lights which wire into a transformer that is plugged into an exterior outlet and operated on a timer and/or a remote. Low-Voltage LED lights provide...
Enclosure Options for Screen Rooms
When you are planning to build a screen room at your home you might only think that plain screens or plain windows are your only option to enclosure your screen room. Most screen rooms have plain screens and Rock Solid installs a lot of plain custom fit screens into screen rooms. Installing actual real windows changes...
Comparing Deck Estimates
RSB is busy providing dozens of estimates monthly and it is very common for us to come across situations where homeowners are comparing several estimates for their project. There are some situations that should warrant a red flag being raised to a homeowner...