We received nearly 100 entries for consideration during this competition. The judges were impressed with the creativity and superior workmanship from both DIYers/consumers and professional builders. Each photo submission was ranked by creative use of deck building material and overall appearance.
Congratulations to the top three winners and honorable mentions. Thanks to all who participated and made this a great deck competition!
Grand Prize Winner
Doug Mominee, Around Your House, LLC.
Lambertville, MI
Deck Details:
1800+ Square foot deck. Hardwood deck is Ipe, rail Postcovers are Deckorators Beigh Stacked Stone with Copper Postcover Caps. Railing is Trex Brasilia for top and bottom rails. Deckorators Baroque Black Balusters, Deckorators Rail Connectors and Deckorators Classic Black Balusters cut down for rail supports. Over 70 recessed and mini spot LED deck and stair lights. Entire bottom of deck and gazebo covered with River Valley Ledge Stone.
View more photos of Doug's masterpiece on Deckorators' Flickr page.
"I encourage my customers to incorporate Deckorators products into their outdoor living areas. Deckorators offer outstanding quality products as well as a large variety of styles. With so many options to choose from, there is a unique style for everyone. This allows my customer's projects to stand out from their neighbors. Therefore, I feel by using Deckorators, it gives me that edge over the competition."
"We are extremely excited and appreciate the opportunity to compete with other beautifully designed decks. We truly love Deckorators products and will continue to use them on future projects. So many thanks goes out to Deckorators for providing outstanding materials. We couldn't have done it without them!" – Doug Mominee
2nd Place
Jeannine Jabaay – Treeline Construction
Anchorage, AK (view photos)
3rd Place
Vic Henderson – Raleigh Deck & Screen Porch Builder
Raleigh, NC (view photos)
View The Winners Page!
See all 2011 Best Deck Contest entries.
The Deckorators Best Deck Contest is in full swing; so deck builders and do-it-yourself-ers, here’s your chance to win cold hard cash for your efforts! Build a great-looking deck while incorporating Deckorators brand products, snap some quality images of the results, and get entered to win up to $1,000!
If your deck build is considered the "best of the best" and voted #1 by a panel of internal judges, you'll win $1,000. Second place receives $500, third place receives $250 (paid in Visa Gift cards).
Enter as many decks as you wish—and incorporate Deckorators brand products in your build to qualify. Your submission will be judged by the deck photos you submit.
How to Enter
To enter, contestants must upload at least one photo of a completed deck project in which they built or had built for them using products from Deckorators. Each contestant can enter as many times as desired. All entrants are encouraged to enter specific details about the deck project, including products used, to help with the judging.
Enter at Deckorators.com/Contest.
After entering your deck project in the contest, let your friends, family or potential customers know about your entry so they can share your entry on Facebook or comment in the Flickr comments area under each photo.
Each entry will be ranked on creative use of products and overall appearance. For full contest details and to enter, visit the Deckorators Best Deck contest official rules.
Be sure to view the latest entries on our site. Contest ends September 30, 2011.
Happy deck building!
Deckorators Best Deck Contest–Take 2 turned out some great looking decks including this masterpiece from Richard DeVuyst of Overland Park, Kansas.
A Winning Combination
A multi-level, composite wood deck with a firepit, outdoor kitchen, fourseason room, outdoor bar rail, and built in planters. Wood railings include Deckorators spindles throughout.
This wonderful deck and outdoor living area was clearly well-thought out. Its multilevel design incorporates a dining area, outdoor kitchen, fire pit, bench seating, ceramic tile bar rail, sunken hot tub and unique composite bench seating.
Low-maintenance synthetic decking in contrasting colors and designs was used to separate outdoor rooms. The stained wood railing with Deckorators balusters surrounds the deck with class. Factor in the tastefully appointed planters and this one-of-a-kind deck is brimming with character.
Congratulations to Richard and the other winners of Deckorators Best Deck Contest—Take 2.
For a look at the top three winning decks with descriptions and a complete gallery of all deck contest photo entries, visit the Deckorators contest page.
The results are in for the 2010 Latitudes Best Deck Contest, and the winners have been chosen. There were several impressive entries in the Latitudes Best Deck contest, but Gina Leggett’s custom deck, built for some 
good-ole entertaining in Indiana, incorporates many great features that one would look for in a low maintenance composite lumber deck, including a raised portable fire pit area, featuring Latitudes deck stones, and built in bench seating around an octagon space. For this, Gina takes home the grand prize.
Project Name: My Backyard Escape
Submitted by: Gina Leggett, Roanoke, IN
Judges review
This winning deck features a wide variety of Latitudes composite decking and railing products, skillfully installed. The built-in composite lumber benches make this small space really functional — no furniture required. The Latitudes deck stones have been cut to match the octagon shape of the deck, giving the fire pit a prefect resting place. The use of two complementary colors of composite decking, railing and fascia break up the space and add a unique, personalized look. All this deck needs now are a few Latitudes solar post cap lights. Great job Gina!
See the top three winning entries here.
Deckorators Best Deck contest highlights creativity and superior worksmanship of both DIYers/consumers and professional builders. Each photo submission was ranked by creative use of
deck building material and overall appearance.
Best Deck Designs - Winners
There were many masterful entries, but the stunning, two-story New England composite deck from Josh Flowers (DIYer) captured the top prize due to its seamless implementation of decking and railing materials, resulting in two gorgeous decks. George and Caron Evans' DIY entry of a beautiful two-toned synthetic deck in Maryland earned them second prize for utilizing hidden deck fastener technology, low-voltage deck lights, Deckorators autumn-tinted
Scenic Glass Balusters. Rounding out the top three was Steve Patterson's (professional builder) luxurious
pressure-treated wood deck that displayed the stately nature of Deckorators to perfection with bronze
classic deck balusters and decorative
centerpieces.
See all three winning entries.Best Deck Designs - Honorable Mentions
The level of work on display made choosing a difficult task, and there are three more decks we would like to show off as honorable mentions. Joe Wengrin, Brian Manthey, and Mark Ferguson all submitted exquisite examples as well. View each of these marvelous wood decks in the
honorable mentions section.
Here's a great example of how one Homeowner/DIYer used Latitudes glass balusters to help provide an unobstructed lake view. Chris Pinette of Wells, Maine entered the Latitudes Best Deck Contest with a copule of photos of his new Latitudes composite deck railing that features decorative
glass balusters.
Project OutlineLatitudes
glass balusters,
composite deck railing and
post caps were added to an existing deck at a camp and the goal was to retain the beautiful view of the lake. Latitudes composite deck railing with glass balusters offered exactly what he was looking for to keep his view unobstructed.
If you have installed or are considering building with Latitudes
composite decking and
railing, you could win up to $1,000 in the
Latitudes Best Deck Contest. Whether it's your own deck or one you built for someone else, we're looking for the best Latitudes composite decks out there.
Snap a few photos and upload them with your
contest entry form. It's that easy! Enter today or
vote for your favorite entry.
This week we launched two photos contests—one for Latitudes
composite decking product line and the other for Deckorators
deck railing and railing accessories. If you’re a deck builder or homeowner looking to create that outdoor living masterpiece, be sure to take pictures of your deck project and enter to win. After entering your deck project in the contest, let your friends and family know about your entry so they can vote and get you noticed by the judges.
Deckorators Best Deck contest offers a grand prize of $500 in the form of a prepaid credit card and runs through June 30th, 2010. The
Latitudes Best Deck contest awards up to $1,000 in a prepaid credit card and ends on September 30th, 2010.
To enter either deck contest, contestants must upload at least one photo of a completed deck project in which they built or had built for them using products from Latitudes or Deckorators. Entrants must have rights to the photos. Each contestant can enter as many times as desired and can vote for their favorite deck featuring Deckorators brand products or Latitudes composite decking and railing. All entrants are encouraged to enter specific details about the deck project, including products used, to help with the judging.
Each entry will be ranked on creative use of products and overall appearance. For full contest details and to enter, visit the
Deckorators Best Deck contest or the
Latitudes Best Deck contest.
So if you think you’ve got what it takes to be a finalist in either of our Best Deck contests, I encourage you to enter for a chance to win! If you build a deck using Latitudes composite decking along with Deckorators
railing or railing accessories, go ahead and enter your deck in both contests.
Be sure to check back often to review blog posts on select entries. Good luck!
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