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Traditional deck and porch stains can become drab over time and lack the unique touch that many homeowners crave. These stains may also show imperfections in the wood that paint can cover up.

   When you stain a deck, you’re protecting the wood from ultraviolet sun damage, moisture, and mildew damage—that’s the why of it. The how is almost as simple.

At Tom Curren Companies, we believe customers benefit from the knowledge that carpentry inspections provide through additional information that simple estimates cannot uncover. These carpentry inspections do carry a fee, as they not only tell the...

If you’re using pressure-treated wood during your next project, you might be wondering,” can you stain pressure treated wood?” Let’s talk.

Wood decks are always subject to damage from the elements: that’s unavoidable. Some common issues we come across are UV damage, insect damage, rot, greying, splitting, and splintering. Without something to protect your exterior wood, any deck will...

In “Sonnet 73,” Shakespeare wrote about the aging process, of being in the autumn of his life, and he begins like this:

While pressure-treated lumber isn’t exactly on the way out (it still outstrips any competitors by a large margin), composite decking translates to greater convenience and less maintenance for homeowners. But what is it exactly?