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The Many Advantages of Picture Framing a Deck

Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2019
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Composite Decking  |  Deck Construction

Modern deck building techniques continue to evolve and improve as builders, designers, and decking manufacturers continue to evolve, grow, seek improvement, and challenge the boundaries. In past years, people were happy with a traditional wood deck where all of the deck boards ran in one direction perpendicular to the underlying joist. A builder would simply let the deck boards run long over the...

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Tagged:Composite Decks, Decks, Deck Building, Deck Design


Ten Great Grilled Chicken Wings Recipes

Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2019
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Grilling & Smoking

The National Chicken Council estimates that 1.38 BILLION chicken wings were consumed in America during the last Super Bowl!! That’s four wings for every man, woman and child in the entire country… or enough wings to circle the earth three times! Holy Frickin' Chicken!Americans are winging our way through life as the average meat eater devours nearly 18,000 chicken wings in our...

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Tagged:Outdoor Cooking, Grilling, Barbecue, BBQ, Grill and Smoker Recipes, Grilled Wings


12 Grilled and Smoked Meat and Sides Recipes for a BBQ Christmas

Posted on Sunday, December 16, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Grilling & Smoking

In many American families, Christmas is when you have the most people gathered in your home and, the biggest meal of the year. Everyone has their own traditions that they follow or create. That’s what makes the experience unique and special.For the grilling and smoker aficionado, many new traditions are taking the front seat at the family table. In many parts of the country, the grills and...

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Tagged:Smokers, Grills, Outdoor Cooking, Grilling, Barbecue, BBQ, Grill and Smoker Recipes


Top Tips for Optimizing and Amplifying the Cooking Potential of a Great Fire Pit

Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Grilling & Smoking  |  Fire Pits & Fire Tables

Having a backyard fire pit is one of the top home improvement goals of homeowners in recent years. In fact, fire pits and outdoor fireplaces are the number-one most requested outdoor-living design feature today according to the American Society of Landscape Architects. Fire pits add ambiance and warmth to a cool evening, heat for cooking a snack, and a place to gather with family and friends to...

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Tagged:Fire Pits, Fire Tables, Outdoor Cooking, Grilling, Barbecue, BBQ


High-Paying Construction Jobs are Plentiful, But Workers are Few

Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Construction Industry

Construction and trade jobs are essential to the success of the flourishing American economy. Since the Trump administration took office, more than 3.2 Million jobs have been created at a rate of more than 200,000 a month, unemployment hit an all-time low, and wages are rising. But quality trades workers are in short supply and high demand. High School students are lining up to get into Colleges...

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Tagged:Employment, Jobs, Economy


Designing the Perfect Outdoor Oasis to Avoid Annoying Guests

Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Composite Decking  |  Hardscape Features  |  Grilling & Smoking  |  Deck Construction  |  Fire Pits & Fire Tables

Having a beautiful, low-maintenance, amenity-packed, high-tech outdoor oasis doesn’t come without a price. It will inevitably attract annoying, unwanted guests, friends, and family that hang around far too long and stick their nose where it doesn’t belong. Design accordingly.We have decades of experience in supplying stunning, low-maintenance, high-amenity outdoor oases for thousands...

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Tagged:Outdoor Kitchens, Fire Pits, Hardscaping, Composite Decks, Grilling Stations, Outdoor Cooking, Hardscape Patio, Grilling, Barbecue, BBQ, Decks


How to Choose the Right Railing for Your New Deck

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Composite Decking  |  Deck Construction

The railing that you choose for your new deck can make or break the entire design, features, and functionality. Don’t stop planning after you choose your decking, that’s only step number one. Oh, my word. The exhausting choices in composite decking options these days are astounding! You’ve spent countless hours searching, designing, arguing, making notes and comparing...

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Tagged:Composite Decks, Deck Safety, Deck Railing


Choosing the Best Fire Pit or Fire Table for your Deck or Patio

Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Fire Pits & Fire Tables

Unless you are only digging a hole in the dirt to roast a pig, a fire pit should be a stylish and functional focal point of your outdoor oasis. Many sizes and styles of fire pits are available from metal and ceramic fire bowls to elaborate, multi-level and multi-functional fire tables that include water features and, yes, beverage coolers!Fire pits and outdoor fireplaces are the...

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Tagged:Fire Pits, Hardscaping, Fire Tables


Top 10 High-Tech Deck Innovations that Make Modern Decks Safer

Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Deck Construction

The number of deck collapses causing injury and even death, were on the rise. Necessity challenged the market to build a better deck… and the market answered.Technology touches every part of our lives. Even the majority of those seeking to live off the grid find themselves seeking the advances of modern technology to make it possible. The deck building industry has most certainly...

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Tagged:Composite Decks, Decks, Deck Safety, Deck Hardware


10 Tips to Repair & Ready Your Outdoor Living Space for Spring

Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2018
By: Sequoia Supply
Categories: Outdoor Living

It’s no secret that cold winters can be cruel and damaging to man, animal, and material. Especially here in the Northeast where the amount of salt spread on roadways can seemingly exceed the depth of snowfall in some years when sleet and freezing rain represent the predominant precipitation.

The damage from salt, freeze and thaw, wind, snow blowers, plows, shovels, and excessive...

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Tagged:Outdoor Kitchens, Fire Pits, Hardscaping, Outdoor Lighting, Outdoor Bars, Grilling Stations, Fire Tables, Hardscape Patio, Decks, Spring Cleanup


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