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How can I attach a ledger board to my house?
Spring is here so I finally started to take measurements for materials I will need to build a new deck on my recently constructed home. I just realized that this isn't going to be quite so simple as I ...
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Is there a correct orientation for hurricane clips?
When installing hurricane clips to joists where it crosses a beam, is there a preference to mounting the clips on the inside or the outside of the beam? And should the ears on the clips point inward ...
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Can I build a deck close to the ground? [duplicate]
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Can I build a deck this low to the ground?
Every set of instructions I've seen for building a deck requires me to put joists on top of beams attached to posts. But I ...
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What is the strongest way to join a deck joist to a corner joint?
I'm working on designing the support frame for a deck for my backyard.
The basic shape of the deck:
It's essentially a square with one corner chopped off. The red line is the joist in question, ...
