Double Heart Ranch Aerial View of the Property Welcome to the Double Heart Ranch – A working ranch producing top quality Texas Longhorn Cattle and award-winning Coastal and Tifton hay. A celebration of five generations of Texas ranchers. When Lee and Gay Gaddis decided it was time to…more
Ipe Decking: The Best of The Best
What makes Ipe decking such a great deck material? Read on to find out!
The Most Sustainable Decking Product in America
#TimberTips The Most Sustainable Decking Product in America? Did you know Bamboo can be used for exterior decking and siding? We met Cody Jones, US General Manager of DassoXTR, on-site at a DassoXTR deck in Atlanta, GA to talk about fused bamboo decking. Join us this week for…more
Winter Deck Maintenance 101 – Top 5 Tips
One of the best ways to give yourself a ton of maintenance in the Spring is to ignore your deck in the Winter.
Thermally Modified Lumber
Thermally Modified Lumber Many people in the United States are unfamiliar with thermally modified wood. Although the process has been around in some form or another for centuries it hasn’t been until recently that the product has started to gain momentum in this country. Thermally modified wood can…more
Versatile Cedar Siding
Cedar siding, for decades, has been thought of exclusively in terms of exterior applications. A new era of design has challenged those long-held ideas. Wood siding has become an integral part of today’s interior design in every application from accent walls to large modern spaces. Cedar siding especially,…more
Cedar Grades
#TimberTips Cedar Grades: Whats the Difference? How can you figure out what grade of cedar you need for your project? Lumber grades are very technical and detailed, which means they can be confusing and complicated when deciding what grade you want for a project. Different species have…more
Can Softwoods Be As Durable As Hardwoods?
#TimberTips Can Softwoods be as durable as Hardwoods? Generally speaking, Softwoods and Hardwoods are classified based on the density of the wood species and the growth of the tree. Slower growth equals a denser species making it a hardwood. But, there are some products in the market that…more
Decatur Front Porch
Featured Project Decatur Front Porch Project Decatur Front Porch Location Atlanta, GA Builder Outdoor Makeovers Products Azek Ipe Fortress This older home outside of Atlanta, GA recently received a facelift in the fashion of a new front porch. The homeowners contacted Outdoor Makeovers to renovate the front of…more
3 Ipe Hardwood Alternatives
#TimberTips 3 Ipe Hardwood Alternatives What Brazilian Hardwood should you use if you don’t want Ipe? Ipe has long been the gold standard in Hardwood Decking and siding, which is why there are many other species that are peddled as “Ipe Alternatives”. We discussed Massaranduba, which we…more