Decks, Docks and Gazebos

Colin visits a young family dealing with a dock so decrepit even their dog won’t walk on it. Their 70’s style cottage also needs landings, stairs and railings.

Colin helps a determined DIY’er understand his mistakes and rebuild his dock so his wife can dangle her toes in the lake comfortably and safely.

Colin builds a Deck for watching the sunset half way down a cliff. Above and below the deck are hundreds of stairs and landings all tied together with custom cut handrails.

Colin builds a “gazebo in the trees” so two young buccaneers and their parents can enjoy Pirate games all summer long. This totally unique creation has a rope bridge, a slide and even a sleeping loft in the attic.

Colin pays back the family that taught him to water ski, by building them a brand new dock system for their ski boat. It has a shore dock, ramps, floating docks and even a canopy to protect the boat from the sun

Colin leads Jacqui and her pink tool belt through the steps of assessing, repairing and re-decking her old crib dock. But will it impress her nosey neighbour?

Colin removes and rebuilds the porch on a century old Inn belonging to his In-Laws. It’s hard to tell who Colin is more afraid of: his Mother-in-Law, or the ghosts that inhabit the old building.

Colin’s buddy Gord needs more room for his big parties. Colin’s solution is an incredible one of a kind gazebo that is built to party. Great things do come in small packages.

Bryan and Michelle have three young boys. They also have a rotten old dock. They need something quick, light weight and removable. Colin builds them a metal pole dock that is so simple it goes together in just one day!

This riverside cottage has a deck that has already sent two people to the hospital. Colin rips out the old rotten one and builds a brand new deck out of recycled plastic. It is guaranteed never to rot and it looks beautiful.

John wants some shade for his grandsons, but he doesn’t want to spend much money. Colin comes up with a brilliant alternative to an aluminum pop up canopy. He goes to the forest to find his own logs and builds a log gazebo from scratch.

Colin teams up with contractor Tom Stead to build a massive dock out of steel. It has to be extra strong and stable because in a couple years there will be a boathouse built on top of it.

Len’s deck is rotting through. He also needs a new set of stairs – a part of the original plan that has been left unfinished for thirty years. Colin only has a week to get everything finished.