by kylelindsey5@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2026 | Decks
In 1878, Indiana sat at the center of the American hardwood industry. Sawmills ran across the state, the timber moved by rail and river, and Indianapolis was a place where a lumber business made obvious sense. Carter-Lee Lumber Company started that year. It is still...
by kylelindsey5@gmail.com | Sep 21, 2026 | Decks
Most decks never involve an engineer. A modest structure at a normal height on ordinary ground can usually be built from the prescriptive tables in the building code, and the plan reviewer signs it off without further questions. Then there are the other ones. The deck...
by kylelindsey5@gmail.com | Sep 13, 2026 | Decks
Outdoor kitchens have moved from a rare luxury to a fairly ordinary request on Indianapolis decks. What has changed is not the appetite. It is that the products got easier to buy. A generation ago an outdoor kitchen meant masonry, a contractor and a long build. Now a...
by kylelindsey5@gmail.com | Sep 11, 2026 | Decks
Eagle Creek Park is the kind of place that shapes how a whole side of a city lives. It sits on the northwest edge of Indianapolis, it covers more ground than most people realize, and on a Saturday in October the parking lots fill up before most of us have finished...
by kylelindsey5@gmail.com | Sep 7, 2026 | Decks
There are two kinds of independent hardware stores left in Indianapolis. One is a destination: large, bright, seven days a week, with events and a restaurant. The other is a room packed floor to ceiling with things, where the aisles are narrow and somebody behind the...
by kylelindsey5@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Decks
A fire on the deck on a cool evening is one of the best parts of outdoor living, and yes, you can have it on a Trex deck. A fire pit, gas fire table, Solo Stove, or chiminea can all work on composite. The catch is that standard Trex is combustible and heat-sensitive,...
