Build a vine covered pergola in your backyard to shade a stone patio or wood deck using wood beams and lattice set on precast classical style columns.
Building a deck off back porch.
Cut the deck boards to this length.
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Install temporary bracing to keep the support posts level and in place.
Place the batter boards beyond the corners of your planned area.
This deck structure is designed to be enclosed as a four season porch in the near future.
Before allowing the concrete to cure for 48 hours embed a j bolt into each caisson image 2.
Attach a 2 x 12 inch ledger board to the house to establish the deck position.
Install the 2 2x10 header beams to the notched 6x6 support posts.
To ensure your boards are 90 degrees to each other make a mark at 3 feet on one board from the end and mark the other at 4 feet from the same point.
Eventually this will help tie down the deck.
The dappled sunlight created by the overhead latticework creates a cool relaxing environment perfect for backyard entertaining like standing in the shade of a tree on a hot summer day.
The 3 4 5 rule for how to build a deck use the 3 4 5 rule which is actually an algebraic equation a squared b squared c squared when squaring a single corner of a porch or deck.
Install the header beam.
Next to the house drive stakes as close to the house as possible and tie strings to them.
Tie strings to them marking the outer edges of your deck.
Pour concrete after mixing a batch of concrete shovel it into the holes and lop off the excess using a spare wood stake image 1.
How to build a outdoor wood deck by yourself in just 3 days.
Use thru bolts for a solid and strong connection.
This adhesive actually fastens the decking in place.
Measure the distance from the wall to the outside of the trim board and add 1 inch for overhang.