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Comment on Interior designs on screen porches-so many choices. by 2011 has indeed been a great year at Archadeck of Columbus « Columbus Decks, Porches and Patios by Archadeck

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:07:17 +0000

[...] The screen porches of the past were fairly basic and were seen mostly as an upgraded deck with a roof. Screen porches these days are an extension of the home both in general design and also in interior design. Our customers built their screen porches to match the interior and exterior of their homes. Some build french doors for entry or multiple entrances to open up the screen porch easily to the inside of their house. Read about some of the screen porch interior design choices. [...]

Comment on Decisions in Hardscapes- the Who’s Who and the What’s best by 2011 has indeed been a great year at Archadeck of Columbus « Columbus Decks, Porches and Patios by Archadeck

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:07:14 +0000

[...] and eating area and the patio is used for seating and relaxing. Read this story about the various hardscape and pavers [...]

Comment on Archadeck of Columbus adds curves of distinction to custom decks in Dublin, OH by 2011 has indeed been a great year at Archadeck of Columbus « Columbus Decks, Porches and Patios by Archadeck

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:07:12 +0000

[...] their selection and family of collections continues to grow. One of my favorite projects was this radius deck in Columbus‘ Dublin area. You might think that architectural details such as radius decking cannot be [...]

Comment on Helping Columbus’ Rhodes family on Extreme Home Makeover Home Edition December 16th by 2011 has indeed been a great year at Archadeck of Columbus « Columbus Decks, Porches and Patios by Archadeck

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:07:09 +0000

[...] One of the biggest highlights certainly needs to be being a part of the Extreme Home Makeover helping the Rhodes family. We worked for 18 straight hours and built a roof-top deck with pergola over the family’s garage. Read more about our experience here. [...]

Comment on Helping Columbus’ Rhodes family on Extreme Home Makeover Home Edition December 16th by Archadeck featured in Extreme Home Makeover and HGTV’d | Outdoors Atlanta by Archadeck of Greater Atlanta

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:05:00 +0000

[...] built a TimberTech roof-top deck over the family’s garage complete with a custom pergola. Read more about it here. Archadeck Austin was HGTVd building a Fiberon deck, pergola, fire pit , and custom [...]

Comment on Interior designs on screen porches-so many choices. by Screen porch flooring options and considerations in Columbus « Columbus Decks, Porches and Patios by Archadeck

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:11:48 +0000

[...] as your lifestyle. Last week we published a piece on the choices in interior screen porch ceilings http://columbus-decks.com/2011/09/14/interior-designs-on-screen-porches-so-many-choices/ this week we are taking it down the wall and to the ground by turning the spotlight on screen porch [...]

Comment on A product as good as its warranty is worth using. by Michael Reeder

Michael Reeder — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:56:22 +0000

Thank you very much for your comments. With respect to your question, we installed a white vinyl rail that does have a flat cap and allows us to install a decking board on top to provide that look. Your contractors are correct. Timbertech and the vast majority of the synthetic railings are shaped like a “bread loaf”. This is similar to the shape of a banister in ones home. We use Mout Hope Vinyl Railings which is based in Ohio. You can look at their website at http://www.mounthopefenceanddeck.com for further information. Another brand of vinyl railings we have used is Kroy vinyl.

A couple last things to mention, make sure the supplier installs a 6” wide rail post as the decking board is 5-1/2” wide. This is done so the rail cap terminates at the rail post. Lastly I would highly suggest using a vinyl supplier that manufactures the railings with an aluminum frame within the vinyl. Some of these vinyl suppliers use hollow vinyl which is not strong enough.

Thank you again for perusing our blog and feel free to contact us should you have any other questions. Good luck with your project!
Best Regards,
Michael Reeder
Archadeck of Columbus
http://columbus.archadeck.com/

Comment on A product as good as its warranty is worth using. by Barbara Geisler

Barbara Geisler — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:38:02 +0000

Wondering if you can help. I am in the process of having a deck built usingTimbertech harvest bronze. I saw your beautiful website and videos and wanted to do the same rail caps you did using the white rails with the harvest bronze decking as the rail cap. Both my builder and deck supplier said Timbertech does not make a rail that will accept a flat piece! They gave me Trek railing system but the Harvest Bronze Decking doesnt fit. Can you please let me know what railing system you use and how the matching rail cap fits? DId you use the Timbertech railing system? and is it the exact piece same decking that you used for the rail cap? Think thecolor was called Desert Bronze when you did your deck. Thank you so much for your kind attention.

Comment on Wood Plastic Composites vs. PVC Decking by Top 5 Reasons to Build a Composite/Synthetic Deck by Archadeck of Columbus. « Columbus Decks, Porches and Patios by Archadeck

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:16:22 +0000

[...] composite/synthetic decking materials by reading a wonderful story written last year on the subject http://columbus-decks.com/2010/02/11/wood-plastic-composites-vs-pvc-decking/ Michael Reeder, Archadeck of [...]

Comment on To convert or not to convert, that is the question. by Leah

Leah — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:32:57 +0000

I have a new home that was built in 2009. It has a very long covered back patio across the back of the home. My master bedroom, bath and closet run alongside the back of the home. I thought about adding a door and making an addition ontop of the patio roof. Not out of windows as I live outside of Phx, AZ so it would be a sauna in there…but my husband says the patio roof was not built to hold that kind of weight. What would need to be done and what cost are we looking at? That will be the determining factor.. Thank you!