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Re: [Carpentry] Simple Deck PlanPower company stopped by. They said clearance is fine, just don't block the meter so they can read it. |
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 nunyaLXI 483
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nunya
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2014-Jun-22 11:12 pm
I don't buy that for 1 second. There is no way in the world that meter can be pulled now. |
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kherr
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Collinsville, IL |
kherr
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2014-Jun-23 5:08 am
... and he has the railing to go up yet also which will make it worse ... The railing nazis
here wouldn't allow pickets to be offset to make a hole for the meter. |
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to nunya
said by nunya:I don't buy that for 1 second. There is no way in the world that meter can be pulled now. You don't have to buy it though. If the OP says his own stuff is fine then it's fine. Why do people need to harp on stuff that obviously isn't getting changed? Too many pit bulls in this thread. |
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to kherr
I don't need a railing. It's not over 30" from the ground per code. |
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to themagicone
did not know about hidden fastners, now makes we wonder if i should switch to them before doing my deck.
does it only work by landing on a joist? so your only doing 2 screws per joist?
any close up photo's of the screw inserts. im using deckmate, but now im reconsidering |
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66860111 (banned)
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2014-Jun-23 9:24 am
said by LittleBill:did not know about hidden fastners, now makes we wonder if i should switch to them before doing my deck.
does it only work by landing on a joist? so your only doing 2 screws per joist?
any close up photo's of the screw inserts. im using deckmate, but now im reconsidering I think he used this or something like this. » www.amazon.com/Kreg-KJDE ··· 03CIP4G2 |
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nunyaLXI 483
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to Critsmcgee
Don't put it on the fucking internet if you don't want people to talk about it. |
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66860111 (banned)
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2014-Jun-23 9:38 am
said by nunya:Don't put it on the fucking internet if you don't want people to talk about it. Talk is one thing. What you guys were doing after the guy said it as fine is entirely another thing. Sometimes it feels like a re-run of Grumpy Old Men here. |
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said by themagicone:I don't need a railing. It's not over 30" from the ground per code. It may not need one per code but it would sure look a lot better. The deck construction looks great but aesthetically from your pictures it's lacking in eye appeal. |
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Don't think a railing will affect looks but will price. Would be another grand to put on one. I think wrapping the fascia with white pvc will finish it off well. Plus I am building some planters and benches with the scraps. |
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to themagicone
TBH, it looks like if you had moved it a foot over, you would have got 3 things out of
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1. If you ever put handrails up, they would have hit dead at the edge of the door frame by the meter
2. that concrete walkway coming out at a 45 angle would have lined up perfect with the stairs
3. You would have gained another foot away from the meter, possibly making that meter serviceable. |
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to 66860111
said by 66860111:said by LittleBill:did not know about hidden fastners, now makes we wonder if i should switch to them before doing my deck.
does it only work by landing on a joist? so your only doing 2 screws per joist?
any close up photo's of the screw inserts. im using deckmate, but now im reconsidering I think he used this or something like this. » www.amazon.com/Kreg-KJDE ··· 03CIP4G2 i just looked at this for an hour im going with » www.lowes.com/ProductDis ··· d=detail*Fixed Link! this is the camo system with a marksman edge tool. it doesn't use gaps period when installing so the shrink won't be bad. i read the reviews of the other guns and minus the x1 it seems its leaving way to much of a gap, and if you read the tool description they are mentioning composite not PT |
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The camo is nice but it misses a hit |
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what does this mean?
which one did you primary use? |
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Sorry auto correct. It misses once in awhile so you have to take the screw out and redo it. I mainly used the kreg as it seemed to hold better also and hide the screw head deeper. I used the camo for the outside as I didn't have any gaps there. |
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which camo tool did you use? im literally starting this tomorrow, and was going with deckmate. i have changed directions again |
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The marksman tool. |
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edge, pro, x1? they are all different, sorry for being specific, i am planning on buying today |
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nice, the one i was looking at.
did the KERF allow no spacing? PT shrinks bad. i set boards tight years ago on a trailer and they are now quarter to half inch gaps. i did not paint or seal, so i am hoping that is minimized |
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The kerg is min 1/4" may be a little less. But I used cedar so hopefully the shrinking is minimal. |
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wish i could afford cedar |
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to Killa200
said by Killa200:TBH, it looks like if you had moved it a foot over, you would have got 3 things out of
it:
1. If you ever put handrails up, they would have hit dead at the edge of the door frame by the meter
2. that concrete walkway coming out at a 45 angle would have lined up perfect with the stairs
3. You would have gained another foot away from the meter, possibly making that meter serviceable. +1 on all that. You're still too close to the meter, you missed lining up to the existing concrete walk and a handrail could have been easily integrated right next to the door if you'd have made the deck one foot or so shorter on that end. |
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Cedar really only cost us an extra $250 for 300sqft. Way worth it with the garbage that is PT now days. |
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maybe its based where you are, here it was over double and i already sank 2k worth into PT |
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66860111 (banned)
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2014-Jun-23 12:58 pm
said by LittleBill:maybe its based where you are, here it was over double and i already sank 2k worth into PT I did a deck in October last year. Cedar was roughly 50% more then PT. Composite was about double cedar. We just did PT and it looks fine. |
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to themagicone
Did you notch the posts for the beams to sit on? That way the load is carried structurally and you don't rely totally on fasteners to support the weight. |
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to themagicone
Depending on how high off the ground your deck is, it may not pass building code without a railing all around it, with spacing small enough to prevent a child from squeezing through it. I don't have any kids and still had to put up a railing on mine, and it's not any higher off the ground than yours. |
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Killa200
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2014-Jun-25 11:54 am
said by 8744675:Depending on how high off the ground your deck is, it may not pass building code without a railing all around it... said by themagicone:I don't need a railing. It's not over 30" from the ground per code. I'd say he's got that covered. |
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