Building a simple backyard deck
When we bought our home there was an unresolved water issue behind the garage causing the walls to rot.
I removed an addition built on to the back of the garage, dug a 100 foot trench and installed a drain to solve the water issue.
This meant we had a lot of reclaimed wood, so we built a deck.
That was a few years ago. The reclaimed wood was not pressure treated and has since rotted, and the deck is no longer safe. So today we're building a new one!
Candy was excited and said she would help, so, I went to the hardware store late in the day and purchased some lumber knowing I would have a helper.
The first order of business was to remove all our winter sowing jugs off of the deck. This took just a few minutes, so we removed the old deck to make getting started in the morning a breeze!
Here you can see the 4X4 structure the deck will sit on.
Once we gathered all the tools we would need, we marked a front and rear bearer to fit the existing 4 x 4 structure we are building this on. These were then both set at the house side of the deck. Next, we laid out the stringers and marked each one. Because the 4 x 4 structure this will be sitting on is not square, this seemed like the fastest way to put this together.
Next, we cut all the stringers. Then, we moved one bearer to the front and once each stringer was lined up with the measurements marked on the bearer we screwed them into place.
Here we used the scrap ends cut off the stringers to support the structure while it was turned around. Once turned around, the rear bearer was attached just like the front one and the deck was turned around for a perfect fit.
Next we laid out the deck boards. Once cut and fitted, all we had left to do was screw them down.
This entire project took only a few hours of work, but will provide many of hours of relaxation!
A good helper is key to the success of any big project. Looks like you had two helping you.
That's true.....the real boss got in on the action!!!
I really can't thank you enough buddy, you've rapidly because a big source of inspiration and motivation for me! Being able to see it getting put together is so helpful (apparently I'm a "visual thinker").
Hopefully you'll be glad to hear that since your Spring video I've pretty much maintained a steady pace of work outside. I didn't snap any before photos, but I'll get some after photos put up soon! Thanks again, it's so nice to see how much you enjoy what you do
Thank you Brother. Glad to be a source of inspiration....looking forward to your outdoor update!
Fantastic brother @brimax, this is a wonderful idea what you did in your pipe, the water problem I think is in most of the houses, right now in my house there is also a boat of water inside the pipes and is filtering through the walls and this causes the wall to get wet and lose the paint so you have to repair that there. As for the patio cover I am very good, and it was perfect because you used that wood that you already had and you only had to buy a little nothing more, and the best thing is that the work was fast, simple and the final result was the appropriate . The cover looks great to your patio, so now you have that place to take advantage of it, and with the help of candy everything fits better. For those who have fantastic farms like yours, this is an excellent idea, so to the acquaintances with farms that I have, I will give you this idea. Thank you for sharing it with us, greetings and that you are well.
Always a pleasure, thanks for watching Brother!
Always something to do on the homestead. Great Job!
You know all to well there is always something to do. Thanks for watching.
How is my friend? I think I could not do a job so you have a very nice gift the final work was very good. I love that you do your own work, that you take care of your farm since they get many benefits from it, how is your wife? candies always so cooperative and active she is so beautiful, I appreciate your support and I thank you very much your videos are very helpful
My wife @anise is fine, thank you. Glad to see you are enjoying our videos, thank you!
Candy always wants to collaborate that is good always attentive there you have a good company she is beautiful many here we love her very much, this was a great job I think you're great at this, with you I learn a little whenever you do your publications is good to do the job yourself so we take care that everything is fine. Greetings to candy @brimax
Candy is a great little helper, thanks!
It's a great idea, how you solved the water problem that damaged your structure, you will not have the accumulated water, and instead you built a patio cover. Candy was very helpful, supervising the work and she made you good company. Very successful of you, sharing how you solved the problem, the video was very well recorded. the work of bricomania was excellent. Greetings in the distance. @brimax
Thanks for watching. Candy is a great supervisor...haha!
Good video about gardening @brimax. I like its. Very good.
Thank you
It is good that we explain how to do these jobs maybe at some point we must do one at home and we can do it ourselves so we saved a little money and the work is very well done, this is how you say this took you only a few hours but now you will be calmer and you can play more with candy
Candy sure won't mind if we play with her more!
This is always active dogs always want to play, we have one at home is small never tires
@brimax, excellent work my friend
Thank you