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Building the Backyard Deck
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" The backyard deck on this house is. 42 feet across the whole width of the house comes off ten feet off the back of the house is an unusual design really like an oversized balcony. And obviously all the structures that out of PTL and the post that you're seeing here are not for any kind of railing. They're actually the supports for. Post dressings or wrapping that are going to be put on over them to support trellis work that goes. In this section on top of the French doors another section over there it's a complicated design -- And what Charlie and Matt are doing right now is basically finishing up the picture frame for the decking. Decking is going to be made out of beautiful five quarters mahogany stock -- pretty and nail it first Charlie. It's one thing about intent and the -- At one end when -- However Garrett and we nearly other and and then before it has about four week. -- it totally loses sight it eyeball it may well noted worthless to be anywhere wants to be. -- We just come along every sixteen inches nail -- but don't. Put. Up. -- and then the final piece. Is the end one. Bring that -- at the miter. Well in that. -- by any dispute over work with you can leave it alone just leave it to the weather it'll silver up very very viewed. So now we've got an assortment of lengths. On the structure here and what's the advantage of having all these different -- big job -- applicable I would think so yes the world as we've got twenty's all the way down to six's now it is there any particular pattern that you're going to lay them down. Basically relate to keep I don't think you were there. I space my kind of -- 32 inches high. Have a joint similar to like here and then 32 inches away at minimum. Keep it there and then back -- Yet -- song like that that kept stack Zagreb at least -- is perfect and as you'll notice over here we've got a bunch of sixteen penny spikes that are temporarily put in position. To create a spacers. That's the spaces were used in between the boards as well as in between the butt ends of the boards and the picture frame that we already laid out OK and we start nailing some air it. These are going down with stainless steel nails annular ring Nelson. Two and a half -- deck nail -- way to put him. We don't want to say it. These nails home with a hammer. Now you leave them just just on the surface and then use your nail that right to drive them home. Come right back and seven -- was asked to avoid putting it kind of dimples on -- and don't mind. -- sometimes the best thing to do the butt end is to free drill. Make sure that you don't split. In the -- By driving a nail that's that close to the end."
