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Deck Building 101 Contest Winners 2025 Announced

Nine winners were chosen from a panel of 20 finalists.

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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.

1st Overall: Tim Franklin, Tim Franklin Carpentry Services, Casselberry, FL.

2nd Overall

Builder: Branden Boyd

Limitless Deck and Patio, Greendale, IN.

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

3rd Overall

Builder: Cutter Buldock

3rd Overall: Cutter Buldock

Curved Deck

Builder: Andrew Singh

Alldesign Construction, London, Ontario

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

Inside Out

Builder: Gabriel Haase

Deck by Design L.L.C.

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

Lighting

Builder: Jeff and Melissa Shattuck

Custom Decks by Shatmire

Lighting; Jeff and Melissa Shattuck, Custom Decks by Shatmire

Solo Builder

Builder: Jeff Beckert

J.F.B. Builders LLC

Solo Builder: J.F.B. Builders LLC

Stairs

Builder: Djay Thompson

Nova Interior Custom Exteriors

Stairs: Djay Thompson, Nova Interior Custom Exteriors

Tech

Builder: Promes

Tech: 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.

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