Deck construction

In this video I'll show you how you can build a free standing pergol. The first big tip is use the straightest best looking wood you can find. Also it would be best to let the wood stand out for a while to let it do what ever it may do, ie. warp, curl, split or what ever. With a pergola the wood is really just floating there. It's not really nailed in from all four corners that would hold it in place from warping or what ever. Thats another reason why I like using cedar. With cedar if it looks good now, it will look later.

In this video I'll show you how to frame a basic deck. Hey did you know That I can make your deck blue prints for you for.  Just give me  the size of your deck and I'll email the prints to you. In this video I show how to frame a basic deck. Well as you can tell this deck is only a few feet

I see a ton of pepole that used a bad contractor to build thier deck

And guess what, yup they used screws or nails to secure the uprights.... 

Pressure treated lumber is what we use mainly today for building decks.

But we all knew this already 

No matter what don't space them more then 4 inches apart.  You will fail your inspection. Here I explain on to space the balusters.