The Ultimate Deck Podcast is your go-to show for everything backyard building — from decks and railings to patios, pergolas, and fences. Whether you’re a DIY homeowner planning your dream outdoor space or a contractor looking for smarter tools and materials, this podcast delivers expert advice, product insights, and real-world tips to help you build better. Hosted by Shane Chapman from The Ultimate Deck Shop, each episode tackles common questions, new trends, and industry know-how — with zero fluff and lots of practical value.
Some times its the smallest things that can make the biggest difference. That is what the innovation team at Camo Fasteners has their eyes set on. These guys look at how they can save you time, effor…
The podcast was live on location at Steel Sharpens Steel in Mount Pleasant Texas! Shane and Wade were right in the action interviewing guests and contractors that worked on the projects and discussed…
Shane and Wade Weigh in on some controversial topics about the world of contracting and offer their advice to new and experienced contractors alike!
Are there any questions about decks that you want…
When it comes to structures and products, having a good warranty just shows the customer that the company stands behind the quality of their product. But sometimes certain techniques or using certain…
Dave Settlemyer from LS Underground gives us his story on how he won so many NADRA deck awards. How he uses those in his sales process. We also chat about his entire creative buidling process.
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Railing... it goes on almost all decks. It keeps people and things on the deck. How do you even know what railing to choose to put on your deck? There are way more railings to choose from than you wo…
Questions about Decks. Being in the industry we get all sorts of questions about decks. Some of them are great questions and others the answers feel like they should be obvious. We scoured the intern…
Deck foundations... how important are they? The answer to that is question is VERY IMPORTANT. With that out of the way, we can start talking about all the different types of foundations that exist ou…
May is deck safety month and we decided the first episode of this safety oriented month should be geared towards things a homeowner should check on their deck every year!
These issues can happen on …
We went up the chain last week. This week we turned it back on ourselves. Look at all of the stuff that we used to do in order to start and run a lumber yard. Its amazing that we succeeded past year …
One, Two, Three. Shane, Wade and Bryce are all on board for this podcast. All of the vendors and distributors have to have relationships with their dealers. Lets talk about some of the things the do …
We are back after an extended break and we are going to talk about...DECKORATORS!
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We had Jeff and Collette, the inventors behind The Leveller, stop by the show and talk about the game changing product that they build right here in Saskatchewan. They took this simple little inventi…
Fiberon has been in the composite decking game a long time, and has a history of innovation: the first multi-chromatic capped composite decking, the first stain and fade warranty on capped composites…
It depends. I think the best way to decide if you should be in a Homeshow this spring is to decide what you want out of it...then you will have your answer.
There are two ways to approach each Homes…
TREX is the industries largest brand of composite decking and while that's definitely their bread and butter is it the only thing they do? No of course not. For anyone who is doing some research on t…
If you are a Deck Builder in a seasonal climate your most likely take some time off every year when the weather turns from nice to crappy. In Saskatchewan most of the Builders shutdown around Novembe…
A deck is just some wood unless you have these things on it. These are the 5 non negotiable things that EVERY deck or outdoor space should have in order to be truly appreciated. If you don't have the…
We scoured the web to find this article about the trends of 2022. What we found is what TREX put all of their marketing dollars into this document. Here are the 6 trends Trex predicts for Backyards i…
We were perusing the internet for possible podcast topics and we stumbled upon an article from Glen Mathewson of The Building Code College about the 10 most common mistakes you see in deck building. …