Waterproof Decking

Professional Deck Builder: Waterproof Decking

Based in two metro areas, my company builds approximately 160 outdoor living projects per year, ranging from simple, grill-holding 10×10 PT wood decks to many-thousand-square-foot oases with every currently popular design element possible. What many of these projects, regardless of complexity, have in common is the homeowner’s desire to have a dry space underneath the deck.

Until recently, the challenge has been to successfully deliver a repeatable, proven dry space that offers long-term client satisfaction. We’ve tried all sorts of approaches over the past 20 years, most of which suffer from the same premise: They allow the water to travel through the decking first and then try to divert the water away from the framing underneath…

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Author Credit: Dave Lombardo

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