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Deck Design Dos and Don'ts
comments (0) May 23rd, 2011 in Blogs
Daniel Morrison, Executive editor, Fine Homebuilding & Green Building Advisor
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During an earlier episode of Lunch Pail Podcast, Chuck Miller listed some dos and don'ts of deck design. It was a great little list that we didn't really explore, so we asked him to expand on it a little bit for this episode.
In the process, Chuck Bickford wandered by, so we asked him to join us in the recording booth to talk about an article in the next issue of Fine Homebuilding on underdeck drainage.
Chuck Miller's Dos and Don'ts of Deck Design:
- Do design as if the deck is a room.
- Don’t ignore the sun.
- Do make space for traffic flow.
- Don’t skip the railing.
- Do use lighting at key areas.
- Don’t make the lightbulbs visible.
And do read the next issue of Fine Homebuilding to learn more about capturing the space below those high-up decks.
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This episode of the Lunch Pail Podcast was sponsored by Trex.
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