Building a deck looks simple, but the strength and safety of a deck depend heavily on one thing: the frame . Many homeowners focus on choosing beautiful boards, railings, or colors, but the truth is that these features don’t matter if the underlying structure is weak. A deck frame handles the load of people, furniture, weather conditions, and the boards themselves. When the frame is built correctly, the deck stays stable for decades. When done incorrectly, boards shift, joist

Building a safe, sturdy, and code-compliant set of stairs looks complicated, but when you break the process down step-by-step, anyone with basic carpentry skills can do it. In this blog, you’ll learn how to build stairs from scratch, including how to calculate your rise and run, how to lay out and cut stringers, how to build a landing, how to verify head clearance, and how to assemble everything securely. 1. Before You Start: The Basics of Stair Building Before cutting a sing

Adding a rear extension is one of the most effective ways to transform a home. You gain extra living space, can reconfigure the layout, and often end up with a much better connection to the garden. In this blog we’ll look at a typical timber-framed rear extension of around 3 metres deep and 5.5–6 metres wide, built onto the back of a house. Moving a manhole and sorting drainage Building pad foundations and the oversite Erecting the timber frame and roof Installing steelwork