Decks

I've built a few decks or repaired them over the years.

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    Deck rebuild

    Mid way through deck demolition.
    Mid way through deck demolition.

    A friend asked me to take a look at a deck that was built many years ago. He recently fixed up some of the exterior fencing and now the deck needs some real TCL. Wow…no kidding. An hour into it I had to stop and call him. There’s some SERIOUS rot going on at the house threshold.

     

     

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    Neighbor gets a new deck

    New patio deck.
    New patio deck.

    Kathy and Lyle asked me to help out in building a patio deck at their home. We used 2×8 beams on pre-cast concrete piers, 2×6 joists 16 inches on center using metal joist hangers, topped with 6 inch wide verandah boards.

     

     

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    Deck railing

    Front deck railing.
    Front deck railing.

    After this house was built it was up to the homeowner to install deck railings. So we decided to go with a picket style in the front of the house (facing the road) and a glass panel system for the rear of the home (facing the lake). I designed my own framing system for installing the glass panels.

     

     

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    Round deck walkway and walk-through arbor

    How to build a backyard deck.
    The curved walkway decking is done!

    All done. That outer edge was cut using a circular saw. You would be surprised to learn that a circular saw can indeed cut a curved line. Just make sure you wear hearing protection. These types saws are loud enough as is, but with the added friction of the circular blade rubbing against the kerf cut… trust me when I say it gets loud.