" -Ok, What we're putting on here is the pressure treated ribbon or ledger that will carry some of the framing for the deck. We're going right into the existing house which you are looking here is the last piece of sheathing and behind it, of course there's a full 4 by 6 which is in excellent condition and we're putting in some 15 pound felt paper just to strip, to keep some separation there. And, Larry, you've got an unusual, unusual situation here; you had to cut into the existing 4 by 4s --"

" -Yeah we had to cut into the same sil [unk] that we have over there."

" -It's a 4 by 6 per sil [unk]. And what we're gonna do ---I put a piece of ice and water shield down there to prevent the moisture from the concrete to ---for entering the wood --"

" -That's a good idea --"

" -It's a barrier."

" -And this will be a doubled up 2 by 8 right."

" -Right."

" -With a plywood joisted in between."

" -But we only put the first one in for now so that we can nail the joists on."

" -What kind of nails are you using?"

" -16 penny hot-dipped galvanized nails."

" -The hot-dipped ones, they're the ones that really gripped."

" -That's right."

" -Right, ok."

" -What we like to do is blunt the head of the nail, so that's less likely that it splits the wood when I drive it in."

" -Now every piece of lumber, even though it might look real straight has a natural deflection to it, a crown we call it, and you wanna eyeball it, and make sure you place that crown facing up so that when you load this. deck frame work , with the decking material and people, it flattens out."

" -Now Larry, how come we're face nailing it like that on this side?"

" -Well we're gonna have another unit on the outside, and the 2 by 8 should double up on it --"

" -Yeah."

" -So it's not necessary to put some joists --"

" -And whenever you can threw a nail like that you're better off ---but I noticed that on the ends, this, join the ribbon up against the house you're toe nailing first before you put the joist hanger."

" -Right. We like to attached it to the frame of the house first and then apply the joist hanger afterwards so that it locks it in better."

" -Indeed coz if you do it the other way around and you just put your joist hanger in place and then set the ends of the 2 by 6's right into it, you're always gonna have a certain amount play, you're never gonna be able to get it really really tight."

" -That's right Bob."

" -Ok. Now, this outer member, I guess is the most important one and what you've done so far is you put up a plywood that goes in between the two, 2 by 10's right."

" -2 by 8's."

" -2 by 8's, I'm sorry, what's the purpose of making this, it's just so beefy"

" -The former gusset, which would make this outer beam, which is gonna support the third post which supports the roof."

" -That's it, exactly."

" -Coz essentially you're laminating a beam that's gonna take the roof off."

" -Exactly."

" -And transfer down to the deck which is --"

" -To deck which is then transferred to the piercings."

" -Ok this just goes nailed right on the same fixing."