Questions tagged [deck]
For questions generally relating to outdoor, semi-elevated, non-enclosed structures such as decks, gazebos, pergolas, etc.
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Sill plate pushing siding off, causing gap for mice and moisture?
Younger home owner here. I've had water get into my basement a few times last spring in the corner and in this area (directly under my little front deck). The corner was due to no downspout (water was ...
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Adding a pergola to an existing deck?
I have an existing deck on the back of my house, and I’d like to add a pergola. The deck is 17’ x 16’, and I’d like to build the pergola to roughly match the size and shape.
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Ledger/ribbon framing load capacity
We are considering adding a deck to the top of our flat roof detached garage, if the necessary work involved is reasonable. The garage is 20' deep x 28' wide separated into 3 bays, the widest of ...
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How to attach a deck ledger board to a house with no rim joist
We are building a deck, and the whole time so far we have been planning on attaching the deck to the house via a ledger board. After stripping the siding and insulation foam board, we discovered that ...
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Melting snow on the deck leaked into the house. Is my deck flashing incorrect or insufficient?
Last fall I had a small deck built to replace three masonry stoops that were falling apart. The sheathing behind the stoops was not flashed and was rotting.
The contractor did a good job as far as I ...
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Joist span for grade level deck
I have a sunken backyard concrete patio which is sloped for drainage. The slope reduces usability for sheds, BBQs, picnic tables, etc. The space is approx 15' x 25', with concrete walls on 3 sides. ...
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What steps should I take before staining a deck that has weathered for several months?
I sanded my deck last year, power washed it this year, but have not yet stained it because it won’t stop raining long enough to dry the wood for me to stain.
When and if the wood ever dries, what ...
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Deck blocks on patio stones
I am planning to build the 16x18ft floating deck in the back of my townhouse. The back patio is paved with 12x24' patio stones and I am trying to figure out if I should remove patio stones and lay the ...
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How can I remove paint splatters from sealed decorative concrete deck?
I have a custom concrete pation & pool deck that is textured / painted to look like wood. It is also sealed. Recently I had the coping on my pool fixed and the guy did a great job but left quite a ...
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Extend front porch deck 7"
We are building a small cabin and the pier blocks are extending 4.5 inches past the face of the deck framing. When we were building, we didn't think of it, but now that we are in finishing stages and ...
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Hill side soil erosion control around deck
I've got a fairly large deck that sits, in part, on a hillside. Over the past years the soil is eroding away such that I'm getting worried about the outermost posts. I know I need to put a good amount ...
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Will Varsol eventually evaporate from my deck boards so I that deck sealer will bond well?
I am finally about to repaint my 20 year old deck with Restore. This project has gone on for far too many days already and I think it would have been easier (and cheaper if you count my time) to ...
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Attaching a surface-mount deck post into tripled-up joists?
My existing deck has a railing system that has no posts - just wooden ballusters secured to doubled-up joists on the ends and to the rim joist on the edge.
I'm interested in switching to a composite ...
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Azek PVC deck boards with Joist Tape?
I bought the Azek PVC boards from a local store and I am starting to install the boards soon. I am using pressure treated for the frame, the store I bought the board suggested to use "Joist Tape" to ...
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How to stop redwood decks from creaking
My home was built brand new in 2016. I have a front porch and two back decks made of redwood and they all creak so badly, it's almost embarrassing...
Anyone have any tips on how to quite them down?
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How do I support a deck-style floor in crawlspace?
This question is kind of a follow-up to the one asked here: how-should-i-add-flooring-in-my-crawl-space. My crawlspace is exactly as the one described.
Basically my house is on a slope and have a ...
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What to do about rotten sheathing behind deck ledger
My deck and patio door were improperly flashed. I've discovered that the osb sheathing between the ledger and the rim joist is rotten. Assuming the rim joist is still sound (I've not yet confirmed ...
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Rotted rim joist behind deck ledger board
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Over the past week I've ripped up the old decking and railings on our 12x15 deck, and installed new railings and all but the last two boards. Noticing that there was no ledger flashing, I ...
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Staining a Pressure treated deck
I installed a PT Deck in June. Wanted to get protection on it before winter set in, so pressure washed it & let it dry 1 week. I then stained it with a quality semi-transparent oil based stain. ...
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Trying to understand deck plans for pergola post
The deck plans I want to use has a pergola on the deck. It appears to use the same 6x6 post for both the deck and the pergola as can be seen in the rendering included with the plans:
I can't figure ...
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How do I add a 16'X16' Pergola to an existing floating deck?
I just completed building a floating deck. It is shaped like a trapezoid, due to the angle of my driveway. The deck is 22.25' on the longest side. The opposite, parallel side is 17.5' long. The ...
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Use Textured Strand Lap Siding or concrete board to attach outside deck trim
I want to "cover" the outside of the deck trim because the look of treated wood isn't good. But if I use deck material (composite) to run around, it's going to be expensive. I am planning to just use ...
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Attach one-step to ground level deck
I want to do something like this photo but I don't know how to attach the one-step platform thing:
I circled two areas that should be attached by nails (assuming 16d Common Nail). But the photo shows ...
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Need advice on deck posts that will have concrete poured around them
I have a raised deck, attached to the side of my house on one side and held up by three posts on the other. Under each post is a small cement pad and the posts bracketed to those with a buffer piece ...
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North Carolina Code question for splicing 6x6 posts
I have a 48 X 10 second floor deck with 6X6 posts. I want to add a roof above about half of it. It is not feasible to replace the 6X6's with longer ones as I would basically end up replacing the ...
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Deck Ledger with Manufactured Wood Joists
My house came with a second story deck added by the previous owner. The ledger is attached directly over the stucco and is attached to a 1/2 in plywood band board with deck screws. The band board ...
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If I'm attaching a freestanding deck to cement landing, is it ok to have it sloped and not perfectly level?
When I took the original measurements of the step height, I didn't take into consideration the sloping cement landing areas off the last step. So my deck height, plus the 1" decking board is about 1/2"...
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Building an 18' x 8 foot free standing deck with pergola
My plan is to build an 18 x 8 foot free standing deck at the front entrance to my home. Then add a pergola over the entire deck.
My area is sandy soil. No underground utilities in the area I want to ...
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Restaining a deck after scraping, prime with oil base?
We have scraped and washed our large older pressure treated deck which had originally had an oil based semi transparent stain, but now has a latex solid stain. We have always followed our paint stores ...
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How do I properly prepare a deck for repainting?
The deck at my house is peeling (and showing at least one previous paint job before the last) and I want to repaint it. I was wondering the proper technique to prep the deck for the paint. I know from ...
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What kind of patio flooring is safe to use on top of a rubber-treated balcony?
I have a balcony that is treated with rubber, it looks similar to a rubber roof to me, as is shown in the picture below.
I am wondering if the IKEA SKOGHALL decking can be used safely with it: it ...
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Sanding vs power washing vs chemical cleaning wooden deck for restoration
There seems to be various methods for cleaning and preparing a wooden deck for restoration. Some how-to's that I have read strongly advise against power washing. Some sources suggest a combination ...
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Hillman “Deck Plus” lag screws
I'm re-planking my deck and shoring up some of the substructure while I'm in there. The beams are side-mounted to the posts like this (from dca 6):
This is obviously non-ideal, but is impractical to ...
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Replacement deck beam equivalence
I have to replace the main beam in a deck at my house. The deck is 10 x 23 and the beam is 6 feet from the wall with the other side of the deck supported from the wall. The deck joists are sistered to ...
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Deck railing leaning outwards
I have a pretty old deck railing that is leaning outwards. If I pull the railing back, the entire side of railing is a little loose and I can pull it back most of the way back, but as soon as I let go ...
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Deck Coatings alternatives
22 years ago I built a Weyerhaeuser outdoor wafer board topped deck. Frame is fir 4x10 outside frame with stringers 2x10 anchored to 10" lag screwed ledger boards on the house. Top coating is two ...
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Why is my new and newly stained deck showing all dirt and grime that doesn't come off with soap and water?
I built a deck about a month ago. It was primed and stained with a solid stain. I am noticing that all the shoe prints from the dirt are showing up. I have tried watering it down, adding soap, and ...
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Deep outdoor steps double as seating
I bought a house that had an above ground pool built into the back deck. The deck is a rectangle, with a quarter oval cut out of the corner so the pool could fit in there. I removed the pool last ...
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Screening in carport
Wanting to screen in existing carport. I went to architecture school, so I have some building knowledge, but no hands on experience other than installing porcelain tiles in a small bathroom once. ...
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Fastening Double Ledger board for deck
I'm building a new deck and got my plans approved for the city. In order to reduce the point load from a beam meeting on the corner of the house, the inspector asked that I use a double ledger board ...
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Building low-angle outdoor stairs
My summer project is to build a set of stairs from the bunky down the slope in front of it. The rise is about 12 feet and the run is about 40.
I'm not a fan of dirt stairs or pavers/stone, and this ...
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How can I prevent the blocking between my deck joists from making noise under foot traffic?
Framing new deck 2x8x10 PT lumber.
Used solid blocking bridging and just walking across mid span the blocks POP.
All blocks were hand nailed with 12d common
Galv. When noticed popping went back ...
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Switch Between Paint and Sealer for Sprayer
I have a Graco Magnum x9 airless paint sprayer. I have only used it for latex paint. I am planning to refinish my deck this spring with a sealer of some sort. Can I switch back and forth between type ...
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Framing Deck around Cantilevered bay window
I have a Cantilevered bay window that is about 7' wide I need to frame around. The ledger board is on both sides. The Residential Deck construction guide says it can not be wider the 6'. It states ...
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Metal flashing with polycarbonate deck cover
I had fiberglass deck covering for over 30 years, it got incredibly dirty & nasty so I replaced it with polycarbonate. The problem occurred the first heavy rain (I live in Oregon valley), the ...
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Does the front rim joist have the strength to support this deck?
Should I just lag bolt the ledger to the rim, or should I reinforce the rim joist with say a simpson strongtie htt4, and carriage bolt, and cut some cats to attach it? It seems that if there were a ...
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Can't find enclosures for custom deck stair lighting
I'm building a custom deck stairs lighting system. I have purchased RGBW 40mm diameter waterproof LEDs and want to install them in the stair risers.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/DC24V-RGBW-DMX512-...
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How can I handle this splice joint between two shorter pieces of lumber?
I want to build a mostly ground level deck. I have created plans and I want it to be 16' x 20' one long side will have a notch for a circle of rocks and a firepit. my issue is along straight the 20' ...
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How to ensure correct distribution of beam load over deck posts?
Given the illustration above:
Are there any tips on how to ensure that the beam load is correctly distributed across the three posts?
All posts are adjustable (up/down) via hex nuts so I have full ...
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Fix for sagging deck rail made of Trek
Our deck that runs along the lake has a trek railing, top and bottom railings and main posts. We installed vertical black metal balusters. It has been sagging now for awhile. We tried placing blocks ...
