Questions tagged [deck]
For questions generally relating to outdoor, semi-elevated, non-enclosed structures such as decks, gazebos, pergolas, etc.
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Can I use post being sunk for a sail shade as corner support for a deck?
I'm currently replacing a slightly above ground level deck that rotted. The deck will fit between the house and a flag stone patio. One edge is tied to the house via a ledger board. I would like to ...
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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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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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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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Should I still use joist hangers when building a deck with all joists on blocks?
I changed the layout of the decking on a free-standing front porch I am building.
Original design: Deck blocks with 4x4 posts under double 2x8 beams. joists to the beams using hangers.
New (lower) ...
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Help securing freestanding wood deck fence
Disclaimer: I know it is broken and missing some slats
I reinstalled my wood fence and I need better ways to secure it. I cannot attach it to the aluminum sidings (on the left).
The 2 posts are ...
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Fastener Material for Children's Play Structure
I'm building a back yard play structure for my children. It is composed of some treated lumber (where necessary) and cedar. I'm trying to keep it as "healthy" as I can, which is why I ...
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Attaching treads to stringers when building deck stairs
I have deck stairs with 2x10 treads attached to 2x10 stringers with 2x4 cleats. Should I also screw the treads in from outside the stringer? If so what fastener should I use.
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How can I insulate my porch floor?
I have a wooden screened-in porch on a cabin that I am remodeling, with approximately 30 inches from the ground to the bottom of the porch tongue-and-groove boards. I am considering insulating the ...
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How to support a floating deck stair
I am working on building a floating deck and am having trouble deciding on how to support my stairs. I was planning on having a single step, and was wondering what the options were as to what it could ...
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Desert deck, waterless maintenance, no ‘beauty of the wood’, can I sand and paint @ 3-yr intervals?
I have a 10-year old deck, 20-feet in the air, with peeling paint. It is surrounded by white stucco ( below also ) so I can not afford to have chemical stripper running down the stucco and pressure ...
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Sanding Screens vs Sandpaper for Cedar Deck sanding
I am sanding my cedar deck.
The deck has been stained and in places it is worn away leaving bare cedar that has weathered and turned silver.
I have the sander for the weekend, ( 12x18 ) inches and ...
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How to attach single step for deck where deck rim joist is not low enough to overlap step rim board
Similar to this question. I am trying to attach a single step to a deck located adjacent to a patio, a setup which looks like this:
I'm trying to figure out how to secure the step effectively. Here ...
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How to support freestanding trellis with 2x4 legs
I'm getting married soon. One of the decorations is a custom built arbor 7.5 ft tall, 7 ft wide, and 2 ft deep, made with 2x4 legs. After the wedding we want to install it in our garden as a rose ...
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Floating Dock Framing Length?
I'm planning on building a floating dock and am looking for advice on framing. More Specifically, i'm wondering if anyone knows what the maximum length I can span between two floats?
I inherited ...
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Installing a porch over a concrete patio, issues-concerns?
I am working on a house right now and we are trying to figure out what to do with the backyard. Right behind the house there is a 4" concrete pad. It is about 14'x25' and sits pretty flat with a ...
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Leak Under Deck Door and Improperly Sloped Deck
I recently had a deck built on my new house. Now when it rains water enters my basement near my patio door. I've attached a picture of the area that leaks near the door and a close up of the same ...
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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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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 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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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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Decking splitting before installation - how do I stop this?
Background: I deliberately ordered extra decking assuming that I would possibly ruin one, cull some, and perhaps a few might split, warp or cup as they dried.
Since then, all but a couple of the ...
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Attaching wooden posts to existing deck
I have a rooftop deck and want to put up 4 posts for string lights and attaching a shade sail.
After consulting some YouTube videos and diy sites, I'm planning on purchasing post bases that ...
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Is my foundation design for this garbage can hutch overcomplicated?
I am looking for feedback on the plan for a hutch I want to build for my garbage cans and table saw. I plan to have it sit on a slope next to my driveway. I’ve used a deck planning tool to guess at ...
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Rot or mold on the underside of deck
Anyone know what this stuff is?
Had boards similar looking to these on our deck two months back, ripped the bad boards out, but the neighboring boards acquired the same ailment since then. Ripped ...
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Best wood for wood post base?
The bottom of my porch post is rotten. I will be painting the new wood. What kind of wood would be best for this?
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deck footer issue
My deck is 40 years old. It is 2 Tier and very well maintained.
The posts are 6x6. The original footers were poured directly into the earth with the posts submerged into concrete.
The deck is rock ...
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Attaching wood railing to cement
I want to remove the metal railing and put in a proper wood railing. I was planning on cutting the pipe flush with the cement and then using a bracket to connect my 4x4. However, when they put in the ...
