Category: Decks & Sheds
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How To – Organizing Your Shed With Shelves And Tool Racks
So you bought a shed or built one to put all your stuff in but it seems that everything ends up in a pile in the corner and it is just as bad as when it was all in your garage. Well in an afternoon with a few tools you can put your storage in…
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How To – Building A Beam For Your Deck
Decks and Porch additions require that the joists be connected to the home with a Ledger Board and joist hangers. On the opposite side (away from the home) you rest the joists on top of a beam that is supported by posts. In this HowTo we will cover the steps for installing the posts and…
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How To – Constructing Footings For Decks
Constructing footings for your deck or porch project is relatively easy if you take time check the span charts for your beam and measure the locations correctly. Some contractors will install beam posts directly in the ground with a small footing at its base and surround it with concrete. This is probably not the best way…
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How To – Building Wood Porch Stairs
So, now that you built your deck you need a way to get off of it and stairs are a great way to do that. The first thing you need to do is decide of you will be building the stair stringers (things that hold the stair tread steps) yourself or if you will be buying some…
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Making A Concrete Pad For Porch Steps
When you are building your porch or deck one of the last things you will need to do is build your steps. You have many choices you can attach your step stringers to your rim joist of the deck with a header and then use a ground contact rated pressure treated footer at the bottom…