DECKS
All hands on
DECK
14
July/August, 2013
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By Don Douloff
T
ime was, a backyard deck was a simple affair, a square or rectangular platform, made of wood, onto which would be plopped a few deck chairs and a Hibachi grill. Add steaks, cold beer and a portable stereo and the setting would be complete. Not anymore. Inspired by the decks featured in lifestyle and home-renovation television shows and glossy ‘shelter’ magazines, customers are, with their
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The opportunities are endless for creative-minded contractors, like Rosario Ungaro, who find personal satisfaction and a healthy bottom line building one-of-akind backyard structures.
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