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The Deckheads Podcast is where backyard building gets talked about the way it actually happens — unfiltered.Decks, railings, pergolas, patios, materials, pricing, mistakes, and contractor business decisions. Not tutorials — real experience. Whether you're a homeowner planning a project or a builder in the trade, you’ll hear what works, what doesn’t, and why, without the sales pitch.Hosted by the team behind The Ultimate Deck Shop, The Deckheads Podcast combines practical knowledge, honest opinions, and the conversations contractors usually only have off-camera.Build smarter. Avoid expensive lessons. Understand the backyard industry from the inside.
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Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
We are live from Louisville, Kentucky at Deck Expo 2019. Hosted by Deckorators at their booth, we sat down with Jase DeBoer to chat about what's new for 2020 from Deckorators. Exciting stuff!
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Saturday Nov 02, 2019
Saturday Nov 02, 2019
Being an entrepreneur is a lonely and stressful gig. And one of the most lonely and stressful lines of work is that of a contractor. Nobody ever teaches you how to manage employees, manage customers, manage your books, manage your finances, your purchasing, your taxes, your competitors, you market. It's a big job and quite often it lands all on your shoulders alone. And nobody teaches us how to deal with it all emotionally and physically.
Jim Demeray founded Understand Us; a non-profit whose mission is to increase awareness around mental health. And one t-shirt, one cookie, one keynote at a time, Jim is normalizing the conversation and removing the stigma around speaking up about our internal struggles.
This may be one of our most important episodes yet. Have a listen. Take action.
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Saturday Oct 26, 2019
Saturday Oct 26, 2019
Warranties are used as marketing tools by the whole decking industry. At face value, they all seem great! But what's really behind the number? How good is the warranty? And how does it compare to other brands?
This is Part 2: Deckorators, Wolf, and Clubhouse.
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Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Warranties are used as marketing tools by the whole decking industry. At face value, they all seem great! But what's really behind the number? How good is the warranty? And how does it compare to other brands?
We do a deep dive on decking warranties, and we start with the big three: Trex, TimberTech, and Fiberon.
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Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
In what is sure to be one of our favourite episodes ever, small business owner Sean Stefan of The Rusty Shovel Landscape Shop joins us in studio to talk about his journey, small business advice, and random foolishness with The Ultimate Deck Shop crew.
Sean is a smart dude, who has grown his business to a staple in the community of Regina, Saskatchewan. Give this a listen.
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Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Working for free might not be something you've put much thought into, but we think there's a ton of value in doing it. So we discuss that, and a bunch of other disorganized rambling on THIS episode!
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Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Every once and a while we hit up Instagram Stories to ask the community for questions we can discuss and answer on the podcast. This is one of those times.
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Sunday Sep 22, 2019
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
"Composite Decking" is a bit of a catchall phrase. So let's break this down and chat about all the different types and ways that this stuff is made so we understand why some is CHEAP, and some is not.
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Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
There are your run-of-the-mill contractors, and then there's Dave and Joey from BroLaws Construction: the funny, quirky, "living their best life" personalities from your favourite HGTV shows such as Decked Out, Deck Wars, Home to Win, Custom Built and more.
Something told us we'd have a few things in common. Check it out.
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Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sometimes even deck guys need a break from deck talk. On this episode, we have a little elementary school fun with MAD LIBS!
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