A Day in a Mundane Life: Working on my Deck Remodel (no trains, sorry)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 เม.ย. 2024
- This video is neither a "how to" nor a seeking of help or advice. It is merely showing what I have been doing while away from TH-cam lately....
Hi everyone,
If you are wondering why I am not commenting on videos or catching most livestreams, it is because I have been mired in a project at home since last Tuesday, April 9th.
I am remodeling my deck. We have a 14.5' W x 23' D that is in need of some cosmetic and addition work. I began demo on the old deck last Tuesday, worked on some repairs as I could through the non-stop rain of Wednesday and Thursday and began installing boards and such on Sunday, April 14th.
This is the 4th partial or whole remodel since the original deck (a 12' W x 12' D) was built in 2002. We built the original deck when we had a dining room built onto our small house. We also added a pool that year. In 2004 I built a 4' extension and upper level to our deck, so family and friends could go up into the pool from the deck, rather than using a ladder.
In 2013, we took out the pool and no longer needed the upper deck. Joyce wanted a grand deck for entertaining and just sitting to admire our garden. She came up with a design with the help of our two daughters... the current 14' W x 23' D deck, which I made with red cedar. This required re-doing some of the old structure and then expanding the width by 2 feet and length by 7 feet with new support... which needed some clever building and marrying the old and the new.
That deck was beautiful the first 4 years, but slow, little issues in the cedar (the rare knots and not taking the original stain and sealant well) led to some problems of the deck just looking less lovely. For a couple years we debated repairs or removing. We decided to go composite, but it was not in the budget. When we finally saved up enough to go composite, other work came up and we just were not happy with the composite in our price range... so natural wood it is, and I am doing it slowly.
Amazing wood work skills Anthony, you have a beautiful home.
Hi, Deano. I am functional in woodworking. Building frames and decks and the like is relatively easy. Some things are getting harder to do alone as I age. Thank you. Our house is a nice house in a nice neighborhood. We've been here 31 years and are now "the old guard" in our neighborhood. We've been here longer than anyone.
Looking good Anthony. What a nice area for family gatherings. Thanks for sharing. Regards Tom
It will be, for sure. It was beautiful the last time... just did not hold the beauty as long as I had hoped.
Fun times, redid mine before Covid. Looking good and thanks for sharing. Dave
Hello, Dave... thanks for watching. This has really needed a re-do... whether sanding it way down and restaining, or replacing. We opted to replace the boards. At least the substructure was in excellent shape, so no need to re-do it all.
"All hands on deck!" Deck is looking great. Fortunately where I live in the northern San Joaquin Valley of California wood decks last longer. I have a wooden bridge. I have replaced it twice in about 25 years. We have been in our house 35 years this month. Don't let the nail counters discourage you in your build. They probably never built anything in their lives. Rule One is key to me, "It's your deck build it the way you want. " I like the two Dodges in your driveway. I own a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Bill and Janet from California
The white JOurney is my daughters, the red is ours, and the best Dodge is our Charge in the garage (not seen). My other daughter drives an Avenger and my son has a Dodge Dart, but is looking to upgrade. :D
Rule no.1..its your decking do it your way!! Thats a nice looking neighbourhood you have Anthony. Plenty of space and grass. Thats cool to be able to do all that by yourself. More power to your elbow.
It is a nice neighborhood. It has changed a lot, and I do not know the folks like we once did. Nobody left from when we moved in 31 years ago.
The deck is looking good. That will be nice when the weather gets good -Jenny
Weather has been good and trying to get as much in as I can before it gets crappy again.
@@ModelTrainOutsider Yes indeed for sure.
@@StormySkyRailProductions 👍
Excellent work Anthony, your a talented man, deck looks superb so far. All the best and good luck with your endeavours. Brian.
Thank you, Brian. I won't be able to judge it until I am all done and it is sealed/clearcoated.
Wow great work Mr Dodge sir 💯
Thanks a lot. I think I do okay for a non-trades man, but my father would rise from the grave and smite me if I hired pros. LoL
Nice work so far. It's looking great.
Always a huge job replacing a deck.
Adding a couple of layers of surface coat is bad enough.
I have to reseal my deck again soon too so know all too well about doing that type of work.
One advantage with Cedar is it's supposed to be insect resistant. Hope the new wood is good once the coating seals it.
Good luck with completing the project.
Will be worth it in the long run. 👍
The best thing is, my support system is still very sturdy and ready to go another 15-20 years, so it is just replacing the boards and steps (and repainted some areas). I did have to replace 2 fascia boards, but that was a cosmetic rather than structural job, so very easy to do.
Maybe a surprise/secret garden railway to be installed on this new deck, we need to wait for Anthony to finish this deck
No... the basement layout is time and money enough... No garden Show. lol
Anthony, great job, very talented regards Greg
I am functional. LoL I have built enough decks to do well on the basics, especially the substructure. My father wanted me self-sufficient.
Arh the joys of DIY. I`m now pricing up upvc cladding
I do like a good DIY project. Now roofing? I will leave that to the brave folks.
Glad to see it coming along, also good to hear you only had to replace a joist or 2 and the rest of the framing was still ok. also nice to know you actually found a true 5/4 board last ones I got were only 4/4. Deck is looking good. happy trails my friend
Best news after taking all the old boards off is that I did not have to replace any joists... just two fascia boards and some stringers for the steps. I did putty\cracks on a couple joists, just to be on the safe side. I also sister those up, if I feel it is warranted.
nice tarres deer cool . ian
Thank you, Ian. It has been some busy days.
That was truly wonderful video Anthony. Fabulous to see where you live and broadcast from. I was surprised to see a house made of bricks. All the USA houses we see on our TV channels here in the UK show houses made of wood and bluetac in America! I am typically British and ignorant lol. I have referred to it as a house but of course, more importantly, it is a home and one of which Joyce should be very proud. As we get older, material stuff means less and those around us mean more. BY the way, did the neighbours ask you why you trying to video inside their house? :) As always my friends, stay safe, peace and love x
The ONLY compliment my father ever gave me was when, at age 28, I bought this house and he came to see it. He said, "brick... smart move! Guess you listened to a couple things after all."
Very nice. Want to come over to Indiana and help me rebuild my deck? LOL Looking great!
The short answer is "yes... when I am done." I do love these kind of projects.
Master Builder
Or "Too Cheap to Hire Pros" builder. My dad would rise from the grave and haunt me were I to hire pros to do this kind of work. lol
Anthony dodge, the lumber outsider.
Yep. So true.
Hi Anthony 👍 I think your working harder now than you ever did before I don’t know how you had time to go to work 🤣🤣🤣
I remember doing this projects AND working, Andrew. I would teach from 8-3, then come home and work from 3:30 to 10PM build a bathroom or kitchen, or whatever.
Anthony has one speed when it comes to projects like this. That hasn't changed. It's full steam ahead.
Hi Anthony & other workmates,
Well done for undertaking this big project and its so far looking good I hope there will be part two as having wetted our appitite it would be unfair to leave it at this. I would be interested to hear how you get on with the main steps with the risers being different heights as in the UK building regs this would not be allowed and yes it is outside but as humans we tend to move as the last movement was going up or down them and you can trip up easily thats why the regs are as they are. You will be pleased to know I did not miss the trains and it was great to see where the video magic comes from every week and also how open it is around you with hardly a seperating fence anywhere so nice to see.
Cheers Robert.
Code in this area allows a 1.5 cm variance on exterior wooden decks on the bottom step. That's also requiring handrails. I will eventually have to self make new stringers... not a skill I have. Code requires step rises to be 7.50" or less and a minimum of 8 inches deep.
@@ModelTrainOutsider OK good there are rules I have watched part 2 so again well done part 3 to come hopefully.
Cheers Robert
@@robertstrainset6556 I always follow building code/laws.
I don't like bees and wasps either 🐝
Carpenter bees get no mercy, but the rest I try to tolerate as long as they are pollinators.
Can you share what product you used to seal the tops of the joists?
Hello. I fill any screw holes with paintable filler, and then top it off with exterior grade paint (with sealer). This trip around I used a Valspar highest end house paint. In the past, I used Cabot solid paint and sealer.
I would call it train related. You're scratch building a 1 to 1 deck.
Yeah... would rather this be in 1/87 scale. I would be done. lol
Whew, lot of lumber, take it steady.
Sadly, I only have two speeds... off and full throttle, so once I start I keep working until I drop. I just drop sooner than I used to. Getting old sucks. lol To paraphrase Kenny Everett's character Marcel, "it now takes me all day to do what I sued to do all day long."