{"id":835,"date":"2018-05-31T15:10:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T19:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=835"},"modified":"2018-07-30T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T14:00:00","slug":"advantages-of-decking-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/31\/advantages-of-decking-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantages of Decking Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-836 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/HOP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"269\" data-size=\"726x773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/HOP.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/HOP-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/> When customers look for a contractor to install a deck, they may think of it as a commodity that any home improvement\u00a0company can tackle. But a\u00a0deck doesn\u2019t have to be \u201cjust a deck.\u201d Suggesting a decking pattern to your customer shows that a deck can be an attractive architectural feature and that\u00a0you are a designer, not just an installer.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, your team already has the skill set needed to build decking patterns.<br \/>\nWith precise measuring and planning for some additional time to frame the deck, you can create a stunning deck with a design such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parquet<\/li>\n<li>Herringbone<\/li>\n<li>Basket Weave<\/li>\n<li>Diamond<\/li>\n<li>Diagonal<\/li>\n<li>V-Shape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How Decks With Patterns Benefit Your Customers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a more interesting outdoor living space<\/li>\n<li>Minimize the appearance of gaps when boards expand and contract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How Installing Decks With Patterns Benefits Your Business<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sets you apart from your competition<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Adds revenue\u2014decking patterns require more planning, materials (depending on the pattern), and labor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re in a competitive-quote situation, consider suggesting a decking pattern to your prospective customers. It will help them visualize that a deck can be far from ordinary, and it will demonstrate your versatility, creativity, and capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When customers look for a contractor to install a deck, they may think of it as a commodity that any home improvement\u00a0company can tackle. But a\u00a0deck doesn\u2019t have to be \u201cjust a deck.\u201d Suggesting a decking pattern to your customer shows that a deck can be an attractive architectural feature and that\u00a0you are a designer,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835","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=835"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835\/revisions\/858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}