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Outdoor Design for Smaller Spaces - Dektex

Thinking Big in Micro-Yards: Outdoor Design for Smaller Spaces

For many reasons your backyard might not be the most spacious, perhaps because it is situated on a city lot, in a vintage community with diminutive layouts, or simply because your chosen landscaping dominates the square footage. At DekTex we don’t see these factors as a hindrance, and see very

Saving Your Trees During Construction - Dektex

Let Them Live! Saving Your Trees During Construction

We are fast approaching Earth Day, and in spirit we are excited to talk Trees. Specifically, your trees, the ones you have come to love after many years of cultivation, after having carefully planned their placement for maximum beauty, shade, and wildlife habitat. Knowing a new deck will soon grace your backyard

Upgrade with a Pergola - Dektex

Looking Up: Update and Upgrade with a Pergola

Your patio isn’t simply a backyard addendum, it’s supplemental living space. The family pet practically lives there, a glass of wine by the firepit beats a fireplace every time, and your kids would rather take lunch outside over the formal dining room any day of the week. Think of it as

Three Ways to Enrich Your Outdoor Space - Dektex

Guided by the Light: Three Ways to Enrich Your Outdoor Space

Living in the Midwest, we all can agree we are rewarded for our punishing winters with perfect summers. We are graced with the longest, most sunshiny days, under ideal temperatures, and if we are so fortunate, on a deck built to entertain. However our covenant for waiting patiently through grueling

Ask the Expert - Dektex

Ask the Expert! Your Burning Questions Answered

Bringing in outside expertise for home improvements is bound to come with questions and doubts, fears and uncertainty. We compiled all of your most frequently asked questions and went right to the source, straight to your DEKTEX advocate and designer, Olivia. Allow her to set your mind at ease and

Helical Piles - Dektex

Helical Piles: A Helluva Solution

We typically think of spring and summer as peak season for outdoor space improvements. Many of our clients can sometimes feel inspired to move forward with projects given the brutal conditions we face in the Midwest. But progressing with your new decking during fall, and even the dead of winter,

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