Source: Consumer Reports Plan your project for a stretch of cool dry days You can save about $800 by staining an average-sized 350-square-foot deck yourself, and about $4,000 if you’re refinishing a typical 2,300-square-foot house. But think twice: “Never again!” was...
Source: Consumers Reports Get the perfect space for unwinding and entertaining Need more space to entertain? Just open your back door and step outside. But after a harsh, unrelenting winter, you might not like what you see. Forty-four percent of Americans plan to...
Source: Consumer Reports Getting started About 80 percent of homeowners who install decks use wood. But our latest tests show that synthetic planks can offer good looks with less upkeep. Composites, which blend ground-up wood and plastic, are chipping away the fastest...
