The deck board is composite board, I choose Veranda deck board bought from HomeDepot. For saw, I just use one miter saw, actually circular saw or table saw may be better than it. For deck block, I think it would be good enough for a ground level deck which is not attached to the house. I agree with another internet friend's comments: "2. 经济方面, 用CONCRETE BLOCK可以省不少钱. 毕竟这个DECK 小, 3. 避免和墙体相连, 实际上, 我会尽可能的不去碰墙."