Nice Job............

People come in here all the time and buy specialty composite decking, vinyl and composite railings and under deck rain systems. I ask them all the time to e-mail me pictures of the completed job, they say OK and then never do. Well finally I got some pictures.

My man Mike Mentus came thru with a few pictures for me! Mike has done several jobs with the GAF Siesta decking and railing that came out looking fantastic. This job was no exception! Check it out....

notice awning opened up

On this job I supplied the decking, railing, columns and under deck rain removal system. This house sits on Lake Wylie and we used the clear glass rail system so they would not have any obstructions when they looked out over the lake. Not that I am bragging or anything but you have to admit this job turned out great! had to have been the supplier!!! Mike did a good job too.......

We used products from the following company's. GAF Siesta decking, Turn-craft Poly Columns, Knotwood-PVC 1by's for the arches, Fairway Vinyl Railing's and Dry-Snap under deck drainage system. With Mike's know how and the use of these products we were able to give these people a really nice back porch area. Even if it is raining they now have a place to sit and enjoy the lake.

job by: TMT Construction & Remodeling
            Mike Mentus
            704-320-4880

           Advisory roll played by none other than the Worlds Greatest Lumber Salesman

                                           Richard-also the author of this post! If you can't tell.....

Boots..............................

Boots baby, boots!!!! Timberland boots, we sell'em. Did ya know that? We are a certified Timberland boot dealer. Pro Series work boots and shoes are the ones we can get. They won't let us sell anything that will compete with the big box stores, we are a work boot dealer.

If you see it on their web-site under "Pro Series" give us a call, we can order them for you. Yes I said order we don't have 35 styles and 10 sizes in each style in stock. They run pretty true to size and are available in regular and wide. Check em out we can hook ya up. These are the 3 most popular ones we sell. The bottom pair has a rubber coating on the toe. I bought a pair of these myself! The toe covering works good for riding a motorcycle.

On average we sell about 10-20 pair a month. Now that I am putting the word out I know we are going to need to expand, and put in a whole new wing for boots only!!!!!!!

Locks.........

You realize we do locks! Yep we do locks. Now you know, we do locks. Have I said it enough. We sell locks, order locks, key locks. We stock a few styles and have access to about all styles. If you find it call us and at least let us give you a quote! Below I have made a list of the brands we can get.

                     Ives Residential                                                                 Baldwin

                     Schlage                                                                             Kwikset

                     Pemko                                                                              Safe Lock

                    Westmore                                                                          Omnia

                    Weiser Lock                                                                      Callahan

                     EZ Set                                                                       Copper Creek

                                                          Better Home Products

Between these 13 suppliers you have about 130 plus options to choose from. If you can't find something to make you happy out of this list you might as well leave the door open! Get it! Leave the door open = unlocked!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha.......My side job is comedy............................

How About a Tip....................

For you!!!!! I know you have heard of marine grade plywood. We have people inquire about marine grade plywood every other day. Most of the time they are doing something with a boat; new seat bottoms floor or something where they feel they have the need for it.

Truth is most of the time they don't really need it to begin with. Unless you are going to submerge it you can usually get the job done with regular treated. It seems to make people feel better if they go ahead and get the marine plywood.

So here is your tip. Marine grade plywood in 3/4in will cost you around 130.00 a sheet. PVC will cost about 20.00 more!!! If you are just redoing boat seats or a floor why not use something that will last forever. You handle it the same as plywood (cutting and routing) and it will not rot and requires no paint or maintenance.
As far as use the only difference would be the fact that you would need to use glue anywhere you had 2 layers conecting. If you glue it and screw it together it ain't coming apart. We can get 3/8in-3/4in-1/2in or 1in......Smooth or reversible.

1in on top 3/4 on bottom

available textured or smooth

Just a small tip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That could end up saving you money in the long run...............