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Deck Stair Layout 101
Deck stair layout is simple, right? Probably right, unless it's the first time you've tackled the task. With numerous "stair calculators" available, figuring rise and run dimensions is easy. Applying those dimensions is another matter. Watch this tutorial to see how to layout a basic set of deck stairs.
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Screened In Porch Addition
1 commentMost screened porches are too small for one to thoroughly enjoy the space. With an adequate size the porch becomes a living room to the great outside. In season, this room is used more the the living...
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Future Deck Codes - Round the corner in 2015???
5 commentsThe IRC ramped up deck codes in 2009 and 2012. See what may be coming around the corner in 2015
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Framing a deck with a radius
1 commentCurved deck designs are becoming popular. Composite decking and PVC can be bent to fit the curves, but how do you make pressure-treated framing conform to a radius? Good layout and saw kerfs.
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Digging post holes is the hardest part of building a deck
7 commentsWhen it's hot and the ground doesn't cooperate, even machine dug holes are hard work.
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Deck with view
Custom designed TimberTech decking and railing complete with a roof and a nice view.
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UnderDeck Storage Shed
1 commentWhat better way to save space in your back yard than to build your shed under your second story deck?
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Custom Fiberon Deck
Custom Designed Deck with Fiberon Decking, TimberTech Railing complete with a privacy wall, patio and Grill Alcove.
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Brick Deck Railing
This is a deck with TimberTech Decking and a custom railing with brick masonary columns and LED lighting.
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Backyard Retreat
Here is a custom deck complete with lighting and a patio for the perfect backyard retreat.
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Custom Deck with Steel Framing
Instead of framing this deck with typical pressure treated lumber, we used Trex's Elevations steel framing. The decking is Trex Transcend in Treehouse and the railing is a custom Fortress Iron rail.
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Custom Deck
This is a TimberTech Deck with a custom Gazebo, brick columns, underdeck storage area, and it even has a planter bench on it for planting seasonal flowers.
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Porch and Deck Combo with Fireplace and Patio in Johns Creek Georgia
This project involved a porch room with a tile floor, firplace, open deck with separate grill area and walkway to driveway, staircase and a finished area and patio below the deck and porch area
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Video-Series Preview: How to Build Deck and Shed Foundations
7 commentsLearn reliable, time-saving techniques for getting your deck or shed project on level, solid ground in these free video episodes on building pier and block foundations
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Mounting Deck Ledgers to Floor Trusses
3 commentsYou can't just bolt or screw a deck ledger to open web floor trusses. Follow either the fabricator's detail or one from the SBCA.
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Mounting Deck Ledgers to Engineered Floor Systems
3 commentsThe 2012 IRC ledger attachment schedule only works on house rim joists made of solid-sawn lumber or Douglas fir laminated veneer lumber (LVL). You can’t follow it when mounting deck ledgers to rim joists made of engineered wood products. Instead we have to look to other resources to ensure these connections are made safely.
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Freestanding Decks Solve Ledger Attachment Challenges
3 commentsDecks were not in the plans when many homes were built, so the framing was not designed to permit easy deck ledger attachment. Many homes framed with wood I-joists and floor trusses, for example...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
