Love DIY vids like this! Nice house and back yard on a clear blue sky day with birds chirping, a great fence, a greenbelt beyond, and a homeowner who gophers all his own materials, digs the footing holes, likely mixed his own concrete, uses the right lumber, waterproofs the post/joist tops, uses mondo Simpson Strong-Tie (SST) exterior hardware, wife helping out, and takes his time doing it right! Love it! Did this myself back 7 years ago and then got under our 1923 bungalow's 5-foot crawlspace and seismically retrofitted the home's foundation by replacing all the old posts with new pressure-treated posts propped up by screw jacks and attached the homes sill plate to the concrete stem walls with SST universal earthquake plates. A real sense of accomplishment beyond my using mondo seismic hardware compliant with 3rd floor seismic codes! Given the home was in San Diego and had previously gone through a 7.1 mag quake in 2017 that shook the hell outta the place, I'm surprised the home had never slid off the concrete stem walls over 100 years. Like your solid deck, that home could now go through a mag 10 quake and would likely be the only home standing in the hood. We sold it in one day for 1M in 2020 off a 320K purchase price in 2006 and the deck and seismic retrofit were two of the things that cinched the dealio.
Thank you for the comment. Sense of accomplishment is right on point. I will be enjoying that sense of accomplishment as I sit on my deck this evening watching the CWS and having a refreshment!
@@woodworksbysnyder3456 Darn straight, you deserve it right?! We sure enjoyed ours as outdoor living is huge in very arid So Cal - and then after all that work, we sold the place and that deck was a big seller! We're way up in Aberdeen, WA now and given the rains up here, the decks are all maint-free Trex! But hey we'll take it! Whereabouts are y'all in Virginia? My cousins are in neighboring Maryland! Happy Fathers Day!
Lots of string and string levels. It will depend if you have joists running up against the beams with joist hangers or if, like mine, you set the joists on top of the beams. So run your line on the height of your joists and start subtracting measurements to get to you ultimate cut of posts then beams then joists and then finished decking. Measure a bunch so you only cut once.
Like a lot of us, I have watched a shit ton of deck, const. videos. Never have I seen someone pan back to himself SO MUCH like this dude. Either he is that much in love with himself or he is just trying like hell to show us his cool beard and bitchin bouffant hair doo. Either way I could stand about 5 mins. of the bull crap. I'm out.
Is there a way to correct the beam when it is sitting on the post that is not vertically plumb perfect? I was thinking cedar shims. Our top posts were cut using a square so most likely our concrete was a bit out of level below the Simpson post holder.
talk about over build...sealing pressure treated lumber? how long do you plan to live there? triple 2X12 beam WTF? Glad to see you thought things through however. Think its way over board but rather see that then half ass shit. Will be a nice sturdy deck my friend
I had the same thought. Way overkill with the 2x12s. For this size deck he could have easily used 2x10 beams and 2x8 joists. But like you said, this thing will be super sturdy so maybe it's all just peace of mind.
It has a massive covered pavilion sitting on top so 8x8 and beams were required. The pavilion is all 8x8, 4x8 4x6 solid lumber and mortise and tenon build so needed the deck strong to support it all. And my last small deck before I built this had pressure treated wood and deck screws and wood rotted away in like 8 years. Everywhere a screw went in the top, rot set in. I was amazed so I liked the wrap idea.
Great job, one thing i'd note is completely wrapping the bottom of the 6x6s with tape is that you potentially are creating a sealed cup that keeps any moisture (ambient or otherwise) locked as it travels downward and has nowhere to escape. Maybe consider leaving weep holes or avoid wrapping the bottom of the 6x6s to prevent that from happening. This guy has a good video explaining why for stair stringers: th-cam.com/video/OlV908puxlU/w-d-xo.html
Love DIY vids like this! Nice house and back yard on a clear blue sky day with birds chirping, a great fence, a greenbelt beyond, and a homeowner who gophers all his own materials, digs the footing holes, likely mixed his own concrete, uses the right lumber, waterproofs the post/joist tops, uses mondo Simpson Strong-Tie (SST) exterior hardware, wife helping out, and takes his time doing it right! Love it!
Did this myself back 7 years ago and then got under our 1923 bungalow's 5-foot crawlspace and seismically retrofitted the home's foundation by replacing all the old posts with new pressure-treated posts propped up by screw jacks and attached the homes sill plate to the concrete stem walls with SST universal earthquake plates. A real sense of accomplishment beyond my using mondo seismic hardware compliant with 3rd floor seismic codes! Given the home was in San Diego and had previously gone through a 7.1 mag quake in 2017 that shook the hell outta the place, I'm surprised the home had never slid off the concrete stem walls over 100 years. Like your solid deck, that home could now go through a mag 10 quake and would likely be the only home standing in the hood. We sold it in one day for 1M in 2020 off a 320K purchase price in 2006 and the deck and seismic retrofit were two of the things that cinched the dealio.
Thank you for the comment. Sense of accomplishment is right on point. I will be enjoying that sense of accomplishment as I sit on my deck this evening watching the CWS and having a refreshment!
@@woodworksbysnyder3456 Darn straight, you deserve it right?! We sure enjoyed ours as outdoor living is huge in very arid So Cal - and then after all that work, we sold the place and that deck was a big seller! We're way up in Aberdeen, WA now and given the rains up here, the decks are all maint-free Trex! But hey we'll take it! Whereabouts are y'all in Virginia? My cousins are in neighboring Maryland! Happy Fathers Day!
Northern VA area.
Great job!! One person does all this large deck, super DIYer! And clear explanation.
Incredible job my friend. Love how you covered all the floor joists with the rubber membrane. That thing will last forever.
Love the guys that say overkill no such thing ...beef up last forever.
Thanks Jeff. Sucker is as solid today as the day I built it.
We gotta be the same age... our music is the exact same. :)
Remarkable work. How did you determine the height to cut the post to ensure the joists are leveled on the beam?
Lots of string and string levels. It will depend if you have joists running up against the beams with joist hangers or if, like mine, you set the joists on top of the beams. So run your line on the height of your joists and start subtracting measurements to get to you ultimate cut of posts then beams then joists and then finished decking. Measure a bunch so you only cut once.
Iam man, a builder hear me roar…huha
It’s “rev’d up like a deuce”.
Good stuff, just work on you camera work…. Slow and steady is best
Like a lot of us, I have watched a shit ton of deck, const. videos. Never have I seen someone pan back to himself SO MUCH like this dude. Either he is that much in love with himself or he is just trying like hell to show us his cool beard and bitchin bouffant hair doo. Either way I could stand about 5 mins. of the bull crap. I'm out.
Can you share where you purchased that black tape? Thanks for awesome vid!
Amazon. 😂
Is there a way to correct the beam when it is sitting on the post that is not vertically plumb perfect? I was thinking cedar shims. Our top posts were cut using a square so most likely our concrete was a bit out of level below the Simpson post holder.
Shims can work but making sure the foundation is level helps the post become plumb. Plumb post leads to beam sitting plumb and level.
piece of roof shingle
those 6x6 s are huge.. i have 4x6s this looks awesome
The deck posts are 8x8.
How you know the height of your deck footing did you had a string?
I did use a string but also local regulations require 2’ depth of footer plus height to string for beam. Whalla, your post height is found!
what was the spacing you did for the beam screws? 16in staggered?
I forget now but regs required certain spacing.
talk about over build...sealing pressure treated lumber? how long do you plan to live there? triple 2X12 beam WTF? Glad to see you thought things through however. Think its way over board but rather see that then half ass shit. Will be a nice sturdy deck my friend
I had the same thought. Way overkill with the 2x12s. For this size deck he could have easily used 2x10 beams and 2x8 joists. But like you said, this thing will be super sturdy so maybe it's all just peace of mind.
It has a massive covered pavilion sitting on top so 8x8 and beams were required. The pavilion is all 8x8, 4x8 4x6 solid lumber and mortise and tenon build so needed the deck strong to support it all. And my last small deck before I built this had pressure treated wood and deck screws and wood rotted away in like 8 years. Everywhere a screw went in the top, rot set in. I was amazed so I liked the wrap idea.
When the Milky Way Galaxy gets sucked up by a black hole that deck will be the only thing intact
Best comment ever buddy. Thanks man!
23:08 lmfao.
Great job, one thing i'd note is completely wrapping the bottom of the 6x6s with tape is that you potentially are creating a sealed cup that keeps any moisture (ambient or otherwise) locked as it travels downward and has nowhere to escape. Maybe consider leaving weep holes or avoid wrapping the bottom of the 6x6s to prevent that from happening. This guy has a good video explaining why for stair stringers:
th-cam.com/video/OlV908puxlU/w-d-xo.html
Your ledger isn't up to code with only 1 lag in each bay
For my county it is. Staggered every 15” basically. Ends are a bit extra but it meets county code. Thanks.
Your moms not up to code
Boring!!!
Thanks bud. Will try to improve upon and make it more exciting for you next time.