Diy raised deck

An elevated deck (also called a raised deck) offers a great outdoor extension of your indoor living space. While it's not a job for beginners, adding a deck is a good DIY project with the right planning, skills, and equipment. We'll walk...

How to plan and lay out a DIY floating deck. Includes my initial plan, accounting for a sloping yard, deck blocks, foundation options, ground contact lumber info, and more.

A decking build Project to turn an unused, overgrown part of the garden into an area to entertain and unwind on a summers evening. Raising the decking helped to…

DIY special from Ryan - how he build our wood deck and changed our lives forever! If you're thinking about building one, read this!

A ground-level deck can be built from 2×6 if the span is less than 9’0″ (2.73m), using ground contact treated lumber. Under a 2×6 deck, the ground will need to be covered to prevent weed growth through the decking on such a low deck. The decking needs to be designed for ground contact or sufficiently raised off the ground to prevent rot.

Building a deck on your own will take time and planning, but can save you money in the end. We partnered with Evision Decking to bring you along on our process of building a deck on a budget! We had never built a deck before and decided to research the process and materials to use,

A deck is essentially an outdoor floor supported by a frame, posts, and footings secured in the ground; assembled in stages; and built from the ground up. The following terms define all of the important components of a typical deck.

by Ed Today we've got an overview of how to build a deck for a hot tub in a pretty easy and affordable way. Building a hot tub platform doesn't need to be complicated or

If you've been following along then you probably noticed that Jamie and I purchased a house to flip a while back. Well, it needed a lot of help and while it was an okay size house, it did lack some extra entertaining area that we thought would be nice. After a little brainstorming we decided that an easy way to do that was to replace the windows in the dining room with a door wall that would lead onto a deck. In this post I detail the steps I took to build this deck. Come follow along.

My easy and budget friendly DIY floating deck that cost less than $500 and was put together during naptime. my frugal lifestyle got me a 12'x22' deck In 48h

Ground-level decks that are floating (not attached to a structure) are easier to build and cost less than standard deck construction. Here’s what you need to know before you begin.

TuffBlocks work great over a range of surfaces. Here they're used on gravel and what was originally soil. Crusher dust was used as a base under the TuffBlocks for stability.

Basic DIY skills are important for every homeowner,’ says Jake Tyson. ‘It’s a way to spread those hard earned dollars, allowing small renovations to go further than expected.’ Jake and Shannon joined forces and completed the build in a day. As resident handyman on Network Ten’s The CircleJake helped his mate Shannan Ponton knock […]

Whenever we would sit on our finished patio, all we could see was the eye-sore of our under deck. We didn’t like the look of traditional lattice but decided we…

A ground-level deck can be built from 2×4 if the span is less than 5’8″ (1.72m), using ground contact treated lumber. Under a 2×4 deck, the ground will need to be covered to prevent weed growth through the decking on such a low deck. The decking needs to be designed for ground contact or sufficiently raised off the ground to prevent rot.

Deck Plans

In this post, we provide some of the best deck skirting ideas across different categories and preferences.

Although the deck shown in this article was low to the ground, any deck higher than 30 inches requires a handrail/guardrail system. Always check local deck building codes for requirements in your area when planning your backyard deck. Learn more and get the best backyard deck ideas, home improvement projects, freestanding deck builders, and outdoor projects at extremehowto.com!

Terrariums are fun to create and so rewarding, especially when you compare your DIY terrarium to the cost of a store-bought version.

I wanted something custom to hide the underside of my deck from the street. It is such a high, open area and now that we are storing some items and some wood, I wanted it covered. Adding some painted boards were relatively easy after all prepwork were completed.