{"id":1330,"date":"2023-07-26T16:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:26:46","slug":"three-tips-to-avoid-unwelcome-surprises-when-buying-decking-or-railing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/26\/three-tips-to-avoid-unwelcome-surprises-when-buying-decking-or-railing\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Tips to Avoid Unwelcome Surprises When Buying Decking or Railing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #488ba6;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unwelcomesurprises.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unwelcomesurprises-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-size=\"540x360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unwelcomesurprises-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unwelcomesurprises-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unwelcomesurprises.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a>According to Bill Hursh, inside sales representative at Homestead Outdoor Products, attention to detail makes the difference between a project that goes smoothly and one that hits bumps in the road. Decking and railing jobs are no exception!\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">A project\u2019s trajectory is set in motion when contractors order the decking\/railing material. Here are Bill\u2019s top-three tips for ensuring accurate orders that put all else on the right path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b><span style=\"color: #648e65;\">1. Realize changing colors or products might affect pricing and timing.<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cIf you get a quote on a product in a particular style or color, but the customer changes their mind, check with us on the pricing and availability,\u201d Bill advises. Some styles and colors might cost more or not be in stock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #648e65;\"><b>2. Triple-check specifications for special orders, such as gates.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cTriple-check measurements, color, and other specifics before placing orders for anything custom,\u201d Bill says. And if you suspect something might change (maybe the customer is uncertain and still thinking through what they want), wait before ordering materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #648e65;\"><b>3. Look over order confirmations closely. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWhile we are extra careful not to make mistakes, look over your order confirmation from us\u2014ideally the same day\u2014to make sure everything matches up with what you ordered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: #488ba6;\">Homestead Outdoor Products has an effective internal process for double-checking orders. However, it\u2019s not foolproof when there\u2019s room for <\/span><span style=\"color: #488ba6;\">interpretation (such as doing a takeoff from a photo or drawing) or if a contractor orders the wrong items.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Bill Hursh, inside sales representative at Homestead Outdoor Products, attention to detail makes the difference between a project that goes smoothly and one that hits bumps in the road. Decking and railing jobs are no exception!\u00a0 A project\u2019s trajectory is set in motion when contractors order the decking\/railing material. Here are Bill\u2019s top-three&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1330"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1334,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions\/1334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}