Archadeck of Chester County

Deck Makeovers February 28, 2011

This past weekend we attended the Suburban Home & Flower Show in Oaks, PA. As always, homeowners eagerly flocked to the show looking for new ideas and solutions for the house projects in advance of the Spring building/cleaning season. This year’s most popular topics for discussion with the folks that stopped by our booth were “deck makeovers” and roof structures or shaded areas for their yard.

Many people with whom we spoke already had a deck, but wanted to spruce it up or enlarge it – perhaps adding a shade structure over it in order to make it more usable. The preference for newer materials like composites and solid core PVC decking was also quite obvious. People want to spend more time enjoying their back yard, but they don’t necessarily want to be doing maintenance. On the other hand, the current economy is making them think twice about what they invest in. And who can blame them? But whether times are good or not so much, if you are going to make an investment in a home project, you want to make sure that you are using the right materials and the right contractor, because you only want to be doing it once!

And so, the folks that come out this weekend got an opportunity to preview some  new products, speak with different contractors, and begin the process of planning their projects early. Whether you are able to attend a Home Show or not, it certainly pays to get  ahead and do these things earlier rather than later!