Blog & guides

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Buyer's guides, material comparisons, install tips, design ideas. Written by the people who pack the orders.

Decking

Solid vs hollow composite decking — which is right for you?

Weight, cost, sound, cooling, joist spacing. The short answer: most homeowners want hollow.

Decking

Composite has the look, PVC has the heat-tolerance. Here's when each one wins.

Decking

Tools, prep, joist spacing, expansion gaps. The mistakes that cost most DIYers a re-do.

Flooring

Stone-Plastic Composite or Wood-Plastic Composite? Pick the one that survives your pets.

Cladding

BAL-12.5, BAL-19, BAL-29 and BAL-FZ. What they mean and where each one is required.

Grass

Water use, weed control, kids and pets — when AstroTurf 2.0 wins over real turf.