Decks and Outdoor Projects Gallery

Blueberry Cage to keep the birds out!
My customer was tired of feeding her blueberries to the birds. If the birds achieve access to the blueberries now, they are either very smart or very large! Everything is bolted…
Patio Structure
Tired of putting up temporary shelters for my kids' birthday parties in the event of rain, I came up with a design that would add to the outdoor living space…
Barbeque Island and Firepit with Seating area (in the Southwest this is called a Banco)
My wife and I designed this backyard project. The back of the island and the Banco are designed to reflect the southwestern character of our Santa Fe style home. I built the...
Slate and Mahogony Shed Roof
The rain and snow were miserable until we added this shed roof over the back door. We wanted it to look original to the house, and used slavaged slate roof…
Pavilion
This is a celebration space we created. It was built with all cypress framing and standing seam metal roof. The deck is ipe with hidden fasteners on top of borate…
ORIENTAL GARDEN PERGOLA
Fascinated by the oriental architecture I decided to design my own pergola. Using the curves and fan shapes so commonly seen in China I designed and constructed this challenging projectnbsp...
Timberfram Pergola
My son, Brendan Matthews (www.traditionalbarnraisers.com) built this pergola for his cousin using timberframe joinery and raising techniques.
Family Paradise
I designed and built this fantastic outdoor living space for this fine home in Duncan, SC. We chose Tennessee sandstone to complement the home and for its beauty and warmth. …
16′ wide driveway gates
Gates to span the entire driveway. 16' wide, 6'6" high and 3" thick. It was actually harder to make these out of PT than another domestic wood just because of…
moon fence
three panel moon fence created from clear western red cedar, all joints dowelled for strength to withstand wisteria

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