The Victoria Project

Victoria · Twin Cities Metro

The visible part of a deck is the decking. The part that makes it last is everything underneath — the joist layout, the blocking, the ledger connection, the flashing, the fastener pattern. On this Victoria Cedar Deck, we got all of it right. What the Victoria family ended up with is a build that should outlast the house's next few owners.

Western red cedar is the wood most MN deck builders default to for good reason. It's naturally rot- and insect-resistant, takes stain well, and looks genuinely good as it ages. It's not the cheapest option, but it sits at a practical middle point between pressure treated and composite — better performance than PT, lower cost than most composite products.