How to Build a Deck, Part 6: Installing Deck Railings, Balusters, Lattice and Skirting

[DyslexicLunatic]

Worthless.

[icimblind]

You are not going to know how to build a deck from watching this mass confusion. They are in the hurry up offense. Slow it down there Henry! Have some video more than 2 feet away.

[craighix]

That deck is so overengineered that if there was a nuclear holocaust it'll be the only thing left standing.

[vercingetorix9]

@craighix Rofl, reminds me of that picture with that arch as the only thing standing after Hiroshima got nuked.

[MonkeySpecs301]

Much better than home depot's vid

[nataliecropper]

Thanks, My project for this weekend!

[corpsegrinderz]

Not a bad deck but I dont like the girders (main support beams) They merely rely on the shear strength of the carriage bolt. Its better for the girder to sit on top of the posts instead of along side them. The framing for the lattice work was also VERY poorly done. If you put a few blocks here and there like they did, that lattice will twist and warp in no time. That needs alot more framing behind it. Lastly, the railing on the stairs would never pass inspection. Otherwise nice deck!

[tomx63]

@corpsegrinderz Not true for this deck's main supports, Cleats were attached to the post sides first. The joists are placed atop the cleats and then carriage bolts through the joists and posts.

I'm with you on the framing of the lattice. That stuff tends to twist more than Chubby Checker.

[corpsegrinderz]

@tomx63 Tom... we need to get our terminology correct here first. The timber that he ran carriage bolts through the posts are called ''girders''. The ''joists'' are what is sitting on top of his ''girder'' His ENTIRE deck is relying on those carriage bolts. The cleats are pointless. He has a ton of joists, plus decking all relying on carriage bolts and those crummy little cleats. poor design... period. matter of fact this deck would fail a framing inspection.

[tomx63]

@corpsegrinderz Corpse, My bad. Terminology is everything. I wrote "joists and posts", meant "girders and posts". As for the cleats, at the necessary length AND correctly attached to the posts they are assisting the carriage bolts in support of the girders. Fact is this is a very common main support beam style and is to code in many locations with our without the cleats. That said, my preference is the girder atop the post attached using a post beam cap connector.

[SlickManChoux]

well done

[jarrell86]

@TheRonnieBruv Your problem might be trying to screw in nails. Usually drills work better when screwing in screws.

[chickybiddy]

looks good...but i bet he didnt do it.....wheres oliver....oli oli oli oy oy oy....fuck this im moving to the moon....this yank is starting to hurt my face......

[DJJUSSI]

@TheRonnieBruv Makita Impact Driver will smoke a Dewalt Drill ant day

[iguanarc]

too perfect for being just a deck

[Iamdudens]

@Yournamehere954 You sound like doc brown from back to the future ha ha.

[ChetsChannel]

Excellent work, but how much did this project cost?

[yournamehere954]

build it on the weekend when the city is closed. who needs codes

[red666A]

Materials look very costly....

[zanzabar123456]

Sorry lowes but your stairs and rails don't comply with CABO, IRC, IIRC, and BOCA codes. nice try though.

[MolonLabe84]

its always good not to burn pressure treated wood :) anyway is there a few tricks of the trade for notching lattice to fit exactly?

[AppleSouffle]

Excellent job! You made building a deck very easy to understand and follow!

A tip: Whenever I use ANY saw, I always check - Where is my left hand? Are my knees or any other body part near the path of this saw?

When he was cutting the railings, I imagined a careless person could cut a piece of wood across the newly installed deck boards and leave a deep kerf in the wood.

The cut made by a saw is called a kerf.

[zanzabar123456]

@AppleSouffle duh!!!!!

[samdeluxjones]

yea habbo build a deck over it, out of site out of mind :-)

i'm burning treated timber all the time, gives off a lovely greeny blue flame, looks cool in the stove..

[malachy1847]

@samdeluxjones Little wonder they call Ireland "The Green Isle"...... Yep The solution to pollution is NOT Dilution......your may be creating some serious Carcinogenic compounds there with the thermal decomposition of these exoctic compounds in your chimney lining and stove ... coupled with removal of this concentrated ... "Fly ash" from your Mini"waste incinerator" ...... Way to GO!

[Habboplayer2]

Great Videos (all 6). Heres a question: I have a patio covered with bricks layout. I've had the patio for about 10-12 years while living in a high-class neighborhood. Now, things in the house are started to fall apart so we are making more maintences in one time.

Question: For the patio brick layout, the bricks have rise up greatly, so that its no longer matched up together. It seems to only rise in one line, and we have a wood base underneath the patio.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[richmantck]

yeah, I thought the same thing.

[alin2300]

Preserved wood must not be burned because combustion breaks the unique bond formed between the preservative solution and the wood. When this bond is destroyed, the components of the preservative can be released in the form of ash and particulates, which can be harmful if inhaled. It is completely proper and legal to send treated wood to a landfill.

[richmantck]

cool thanks. learn something new everyday. :)

[iliGDN]

why shouldn't you burn treated lumber?

[lozairakija]

cause theres chemicals in the wood and then when u burn it the fumes r toxic and u will probably die later

[cevetts3]

Thats funny!!LOL : )

[smeedman]

@lozairakija hey good thinking dude.stop the huffing and all will be well.