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A Relaxing Retreat
The clients wanted to have an entertaining deck, but they also wanted to have a private covered deck accesible from their master bedroom. They wanted it to include a large fireplace as well as a few...
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Mountain Porch Retreat
Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...
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Super-mod deck
2 commentsTHis was a fun project, for a cabinetmaker frind of mine-- needless to say, he's particular about the details. everything is cantilevered, the deck, the stairs. And the trim board at the...
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Finishing trim around my windows and lattice work with raw posts
I let the sun color the wood a golden brown then I added Blond thompsons water seal. I also did the lattice work and the post the same color
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Victorian (Queen Ann) Style Curved Porch {Mangaris}
3 commentsHi. My name is Cliff Audet and I wanted to enter this porch that my crew and I built for my own house. The old porch was rotten beyond repair, so when we replaced it using the same details, we added...
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adding a living room and deck
2 commentsOur little house was only 435 sqare feet after the living room was added it is 800 square feet with a great deck out the front My tip is don't start redoing your house in the winter LOL With thanks...
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The Rotten old front porch has gotta go! Has anybody used helical steel screw pile/piers?
2 commentsI have a 1922 house with a 1922 porch with dry rot in the floor and one of the walls. The covering is fine and will stay. No building permit required as long as i do not change the footprint. I am...
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Keauhou mauka replacement deck
The finished replacement utility area/garden deck. Note new, ABS plastic drain vent on wall behind reinstalled utility sink. New, capped hollow tile wall protects deck and serves as low...
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Double Decker
The upper balcony was falling off of the house, and the downstairs bedroom had only a window to the outside. We designed and built a deck that is twice the square footage of the...
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Fly ash deck planks
I know what you’re thinking: “Oh brother…how much can these guys at Fine Homebuilding tell us about synthetic decking?” Well, at least one more thing, apparently. But first a...
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Ornate Hand Railing
This deck was built with TimberTech Composite Decking and hand rail system. The owner wanted "classy" look, so instead of the standard spindle selection, they chose "scrolls"...
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Deck with a view replacement
The orginal deck was 1450 sq ft, much too large for the area and in very unsafe condition. I replaced it with a smaller footprint but because it was still around 1300 sq ft I incorporated patterns to...
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Mortise and Tenon, custom turned and carved mahogany deck railing (no fasteners used)
This railing was built in the fall of 2005 to replace a rotted railing on an existing fir deck. The client was planning on doing an ipe or maranti deck in the near future but needed to replace the...
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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
