DEAR JIM: I want to add an out-of-the-ordinary deck and screened gazebo kit to my house. It gets baked by the afternoon sun in the summer, and my electric bills show it. Is there a way to build a deck ...

Today's installment of readers' DIY projects: a cool unattached deck from Champaign resident Melinda Miller, who sent me tons of photos of her and her husband's project. I love this project ...

TRAVELERS REST — The lumber came from California, where the trees are dense and produce wooden planks more resistant to the forces of sun and rain. It took a year to build, with one set of steps ...

Missoula County will no longer require a building permit for greenhouses, pergolas, gazebos and other non-habitable additions to residential homes like decks and porches following a vote by ...