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sweating the details

7/22/2012

This is how I get started with a project like this deck I am doing, I first draw it out and figure out all the details using Google Sketch up.
By Taking the Time to do this answers alot of questions before you start to build. It also allows you to show the customer what the project will look like.
So after careful planning and precutting of various parts we spent the first day on site yesterday and after a long hot day we were able to get the main part of the deck frame erected, Take a look at the collection of photos below.

It's starting to look just like the drawing.
We'll be back a few nights this week, after the masons and Landscapers are out of the way and the sun starts to fade and continue with the process.

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prep school

7/19/2012

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I've spent some prep time in the shop, I made up the stand offs (concrete filled pvc spacers), Pre cut the pvc Skirt board that will attach to the house and the first piece of the deck frame that will bolt to the house with the stand offs between it and the skirt board.

The other components that I'm able to pre cut are the rail posts, These need to be installed as we assemble the deck frame.
Notice the variety of different cuts.This is were drawing things out in Cad ( computer aided design) really helps.

Previously I have made up the support posts (steel), Primmed and painted them and have installed 3 of the five that will be needed.
Here is a shot of the top of one of the 45 degree corner posts.

The on site work starts this weekend, While the masons and the landscaping crew are out of the way. It's not that I don't like these guy's they just get in the way and I'm sure I'll be in there way.

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Pictures of the finished deck as promissed

6/20/2012

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Although these aren't the best quality pictures they do give you the Idea.

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The Deck Revisited

6/10/2012

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I'm still working on squeezing in the list of projects I have around our house.
    These are the deck rail posts that I cut using my MulitCam CNC router there are 14 of these posts and the all came out exactly the same thanks to the precision of the CNC.
    The flat part at the bottom gets through bolted to the deck frame and the notch at the top will accept a piece of cedar that will tie them all together , then a Cap rail of 5/4 by 6 cedar for the top.
    The holes that are drilled through the posts get (vine affect) steel rods slid through which completes the rail system.
This should leave us with an open airy feeling deck. We'll see!!

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On to The rails

4/22/2012

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Back at it this weekend, I was able to get the decking on with the exception of the outside band.
I rough cut the decking at the edges at about 3/8 " larger than the finished cut, I wanted to allow the material to acclamate and shink a little before I made the final cut. I'll let this sit for a week or so and then make the final cut and install the outside band of decking. With all the decking options I chose to go with stk( solid,tight,knot) 5/4 x 6 cedar. With the composites costing nearly tripple and the fact that I just don't like how the composites look after the age, I opted for real wood. The deck I removed was about 18 yrs old and the decking stk cedar was still solid.

I have been going back and fourth with the type of rail system I wanted to use. I designed this simple but unique post using my Enroute software and I will cut these out on the Multicam CNC router. The section to the left is the bottom end which will get thru bolted to the deck frame perimeter ( six on each side about 24" on center). If you look close these posts will have holes drilled (by the router) I plan on getting 1/2" bark or vine textured steel bars that will be inserted horizontally through the posts. This will get capped off with a sub rail and a cap rail of the same cedar used for the decking.

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DECK THE HALLS.

4/17/2012

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The weather was cooperative and I was able to make some good progress on our deck this past week.

I had the materials delivered and using the drawing I did in sketch-up, I was able to pre cut all my parts. This shot shows a jig I made to put a dado in the ledger that mounts to the wall of the house. This dado accepts the joists for the deck frame.

This is the Stand off deck mounting system (DAJ'S DECK MOUNTING SYSTEM . INGENUITY) I've been using for a few years now and seams to work very well. I start with a piece of 3" pvc pipe and a piece of 1\2' pipe, I make a jig to hold the 1/2" pipe in the center of the 3" and pour concrete in the 3" pipe. Then I drill a hole that (fits the 3"pipe) through the siding and I'll lag bolt the deck ledger through this stand off into the framing of the house. Note that I bed the stand off in urethane caulking to seal out any water as I install the system.

This was at the end of day one!
Kim assisted me with the two long outside pieces (what a trouper!)

End of Day two! Joists in place, support for post dug in, concrete poured and a granite block set up to grade, cut and tappering the support post.

Stay tunned for more thrilling action!!!!!!

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I've pretty much had my hands on wood for the most part of my Life. Started in High school, on Marthas Vineyard Mass.Worked under a Father and son Partnership that taught me the valuable foundation of what High End work really is.
I've taken those fundimentals and put my own spin on things. Today (some 36 years ago as I write this )My shop is located in Northern New Hampshire, where I have followed my philosophy of doing high quality work and delivering more than the customer expects.

sweating the details

prep school

Pictures of the finished deck as promissed

The Deck Revisited

On to The rails

DECK THE HALLS.

Stay tunned for more thrilling action!!!!!!

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