![]() ![]() It will be a better quality plus they will stand behind it. Buy your lumber from a lumber yard and have it delivered. Give yourself plenty of time to complete the project. Step up and use stainless screws with torx drive to attach all the deck boards. Apply self adhesive butyl tape to the ledger board, then use aluminum flashing under the siding. Use a multi layer strategy of flashing where the deck attaches to the house. Keep a small roller and stain or paint all of the cut ends. The rot will happen wherever your structure joins together. Pre paint or stain all of the lumber before building with it. On top of all of the joists use self adhesive butyl weatherproofing tape to keep the structure from rotting. If you want to build an elevated deck, look carefully at itsnemo's posts and structure. Will last forever and does not elevate you and guests to the neighbors view. My suggestions are to build a ground level patio as first choice. A true custom deck built to order is out of the reach of most of the middle class.Īwesome deck itsnemo! I have a poste here several years old sadly done using photo bucket, so all the photos are blocked. This is a typical deck built by professionals. ![]() They will make minimal effort to protect the structure from premature aging, such as flashing where called for, double joists for nailing, sealing the ends of boards, etc. They will bounce-fire the decking with over-driven fasteners (because that saves time.) They will make simple miter joints wherever needed, even though the wood shrinks and leaves an unsightly gap, because that saves time. They will not take time to cull out wood with defects. The finished product will look like one of a million other decks. They will make minimal effort to customize the design, and discourage your input, because that takes up time for little profit. they (the contractor) will build it their way, with the materials and techniques they are familiar with. ![]() If you get it built professionally, it will get built fast and be expensive. ![]()
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