Building a deck...It's Done!

[Hambo]

Real slick, man! Very nice craftsmanship.

 

[Eric]

Kick ass job bro! My only question is, where are the fences in your neighborhood? :dunno:

And... GO NAVY! heh

 

[joshua]

Looks great. Our deck here is barely even a deck, its more like a bunch of wood 6 inches off the ground. I wish we had a deck that looked like that.

 

[Wasch_24]

Thanks guys, I am pretty proud of it. :inlove:

Kick ass job bro! My only question is, where are the fences in your neighborhood? :dunno:

And... GO NAVY! heh

There are actually quite a few houses with fences in the neighboorhood, just not on any of the yards around us. We are secretly hoping that the neighboors on each side will get one so we don't have to. :razz:

 

[Black Dog]

The lights and railing are required by code. I am installing a flood light to meet the code as the solar powered lights aren't really to spec.

Wow, the codes have changed a lot since I was building stuff down around there. I like the lights and rail but back then they would have been options most people didn't want to spend money on. The codes are good though. If you were having the deck built by a contractor it protects you from shoddy workmanship and keeps everything uniform so you don't have people putting things on their houses that drag down the surrounding properties. Out here in "West By God" I've actually seen people pull a hay wagon up to a house trailer and call it a deck.

 

[Wasch_24]

Wow, the codes have changed a lot since I was building stuff down around there. I like the lights and rail but back then they would have been options most people didn't want to spend money on. The codes are good though. If you were having the deck built by a contractor it protects you from shoddy workmanship and keeps everything uniform so you don't have people putting things on their houses that drag down the surrounding properties. Out here in "West By God" I've actually seen people pull a hay wagon up to a house trailer and call it a deck.

LMAO Brian!

The inspectors have said that all the specifics are there because bad things have happened in the past...like two story decks on Townhouses collapsing and stuff. :bigeyes:

 

[Black Dog]

...like two story decks on Townhouses collapsing and stuff.

Yep. I know firsthand. In the mid-80's I had a crew working from the 2nd level deck on the back of a $250,000 (big bucks for the mid-80's) townhouse. I noticed that I had to keep reaching up higher to do my work and realized the deck was sinking where it attached to the house. I got my guys off the deck and then we "helped" it the rest of the way down. It made a very impressive crash! Probably shouldn't have done that but we were pissed that we nearly went with it and we wanted to demonstrate to the builder how crappy these deck guys were. This is the same project where 4 three story masonry parting walls toppled like dominoes due to a strong wind and lack of bracing. Luckily it happened minutes after the RoachCoach pulled up at break time and all 20-30 guys that had been working inside were out on break. No one was injured. It was an awesome sight though.

 

[allanf]

Congratulations, looks great!

 

[tripp]

Thanks guys, I am pretty proud of it. :inlove:

There are actually quite a few houses with fences in the neighboorhood, just not on any of the yards around us. We are secretly hoping that the neighboors on each side will get one so we don't have to. :razz:

LMAO about the hoping the neighbors put up a fence.
That has been my idea but they have waited me out for a couple of years.

 

[smokem94]

Just looked at the pics.....VERY NICE! :applause: :applause:
I can see by the pics that you've all ready had a little pussy on the deck! :headroll: :headroll: :headroll:

 

[Wasch_24]

Thank you Mike. Very funny! That is likely all I will ever get on that deck with my neighboors so close.

 

[joshua]

Thank you Mike. Very funny! That is likely all I will ever get on that deck with my neighboors so close.

Time to plant some nice big hedges :ninja:

 

[allanf]

I say give the neighbors a show. You should see what goes on in my neighborhood, or rather, HEAR it...

 

[tripp]

I have some lattice work and butterfly bushes around my deck so the neighbors dont see me in the hot tub.

It is for their benefit not mine.

 

[Wasch_24]

:rofl: :hysterica

 

[tobby4]

I wanna comment but i cannot bring myself to it...

 

[tripp]

You guys better keep in line or I will post pictures.

talk about domestic terrorism.

 

[Wasch_24]

Noooooooooooo!
:barf:

J/K :hysterica


Not really.

 

[Wasch_24]

Just got the furniture today, minus one chair and two end tables we had to order.

Link

 

[ehdg]

Wow that looks pretty nice in fact. I have just one question!! when the hell did you move into my neighborhood? :scratchhe I'm going to have to move now before folks realize you moved and property values start to fall like a brick!! :headroll:

ehdg