Kim Katwijk

Kim Katwijk is an internationally known deck designer and builder with 45 years of construction experience ranging from heavy commercial building to log home construction.

However, his true love is designing and building decks—which he has done for the past twenty years. Kim is known for his articles in Professional Deck Builder Magazine as a contributing editor for the past 11 years. Kim and his wife, Linda have also published feature articles in The Journal of Light Construction and Fine Homebuilding. He teaches The Deck Clinic at Deck-Expo and JLC Live shows and has taught several “how to” classes in South Africa, Canada, and other national trade shows.

Kim established Deck Builders, Inc. in 1996. He lives in Olympia, Washington, has been happily married for 38 years, and is the father of 10.

Kim Katwijk's Posts

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  Q&A

  Preventing Swelling Composite Decking

  by Kim Katwijk

  Kim Katwijk explains why butt joints in composite decking swell, and offers up some solutions to the problem.

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  Days' End

  The Seven-Level Deck

  by Kim Katwijk

  How Washington deck builder Kim Katwijk solved a tricky sloped lakefront building site with a multi-level deck.

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  Cutting Basic Deck Stairs

  by Kim Katwijk

  A seasoned deck builder shares his approach to making sturdy, comfortable, and handsome stairs that are better than code.

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  Q&A

  Rx for Swelling Deck Boards

  by Kim Katwijk

  Here's a detail you can use to prevent the ends of composite decking from swelling where two deck boards meet.

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  The Great Stain Shoot-Out: The Sequel

  by Kim Katwijk

  Two-dozen finishes were applied to six different types of wood decking—here’s what we learned after more than two years