My deck is starting to rot, so I was thinking of fixing it myself. At first, I thought I'd just replace a board or two, but ...

A well-built deck is a solid investment, with homeowners able to recoup about 95% of the cost of building a new wood deck and 89% of a composite deck when it comes time to sell, according to the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — If your deck feels a little bouncy underfoot, it might not be the top boards at all — it could be the joists underneath that are starting to rot. I ran into that exact problem on my ...

Dear James: The surface and some of the support lumber are deteriorating on my raised deck. How can I test the lumber integrity and repair the rotten areas?—Anthony D. Dear Anthony: Even when it is ...