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Deck Specialist was honored to judge the third annual Deck Building 101 Giveaway photo contest. From nearly 110,000 group members, 20 finalists advanced, with nine winners ultimately selected. Projects were judged on skill, difficulty, creativity, and innovation. Shown here are the nine winners in each of their categories.
Giveaway prizes included coverage in Deck Specialist magazine, exclusive Deck Building 101 Expert swag, a Demo-Dek demolition tool, a Dexerdry Blue Claw compression tool and swag, a lighting demo kit from Tru-Scapes, decking clamp adapters by Jeremy Wilkins, and a company photo and logo featured on the group’s cover photo (seen by 75,000+ daily viewers).
1st Overall
Builder: Tim Franklin
Tim Franklin Carpentry Services, Casselberry, FL.

2nd Overall
Builder: Branden Boyd
Limitless Deck and Patio, Greendale, IN.

3rd Overall
Builder: Cutter Buldock

Curved Deck
Builder: Andrew Singh
Alldesign Construction, London, Ontario

Inside Out
Builder: Gabriel Haase
Deck by Design L.L.C.

Lighting
Builder: Jeff and Melissa Shattuck
Custom Decks by Shatmire

Solo Builder
Builder: Jeff Beckert
J.F.B. Builders LLC

Stairs
Builder: Djay Thompson
Nova Interior Custom Exteriors

Tech
Builder: Promes

Giveaway prizes included coverage in Deck Specialist magazine, exclusive Deck Building 101 Expert swag, a Demo-Dek demolition tool, a Dexerdry Blue Claw compression tool and swag, a lighting demo kit from Tru-Scapes, decking clamp adapters by Jeremy Wilkins, and a company photo and logo featured on the group’s cover photo (seen by 75,000+ daily viewers).
To learn more, search for the Deck Building 101 on Facebook under Groups.