Working in Athens,GA: Tailor-Deck’s Experiences in the Classic City One of our favorite cities to work in is Athens, GA. The culture is one of its own, and you won’t find another city like it. The people in the community are extraordinarily kind, and you’ll  …read more »

Good Isn’t Cheap, Cheap Isn’t Good I’m sure we can all relate to this in some way, Just ask someone who’s been through it. It’s easily identified in the construction industry, especially with all the horror stories we hear from family, friends, and our customers.  …read more »

You know I’ve come to understand that building decks is similar to about any other skilled trade. And it’s similar to anything else you’re wanting to build in your life. And much of what you hear from others is true – the difference in being good  …read more »

Like a lot of businesses out there, we’ve certainly traveled the road of hard knocks along the way. One of those has been in the area of hiring. After all, building the right team is tantamount to success. Since we’ve always set good guidelines and  …read more »

This past Friday was possibly the best Friday ever. On Friday evening I had a phone message from Huck at Arch Chemicals (Wolmanized Wood Treatment) to call him when I could. When I called him back he told me he entered Tailor Decks in a  …read more »

Most consumers would probably think deck company owners do not talk or know one another. It use to be that way years ago, we all pretty much went our own direction. Over the past few years I have gotten to know many other Atlanta deck  …read more »

Have you ever wanted to write about something but never knew how to start? Well I am there tonight. Last Friday evening a friend of mine called me about 6 o’clock and told me he was seriously hurt in an accident, he was going to  …read more »

The little things are what separates you from your competitors, but are really hard to find the time to do. I know how hard it is to find the time to do the little things that larger companies do, but somehow you have to find  …read more »

Blogging about deck construction… what’s the point, and does anybody really read this stuff, and if so, who? I think two of the main reasons why most people blog are they either have a lot of information about a certain topic which they feel may  …read more »

Just like Kudzu around Atlanta, our name continues to spread!  Are you familiar with Kudzu.com?  It's a website that allows visitor's to critique (or applaud) vendors around town.  That is, you can go in and find your favorite restaurant and let people know your opinion  …read more »