Trex Composite Deck Installation - Start to Finish!
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- This was a fun but long process doing it mostly solo. Hopefully this helps someone on their DIY deck project. The 16' x 16' dimensions were designed for simplicity.
The decking is Trex Enhance Rocky Harbor:
shop.trex.com/trex-enhance-co...
The railings are Fortress Level Black Sand steel railings with Fortress Glow Ring LED Lighting:
fortressbp.com/railing/fe26
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I used the Camo EDGE Clips to secure the decking:
www.camofasteners.com/product...
All Decking and railings purchased at McCabe Lumber in Cincinnati, OH:
www.mccabelumber.com/
The transformer was bought at Menard's:
www.menards.com/main/lighting... - Навчання та стиль
Great job! I would just like to point out another issue with putting the post in concrete like a fence post. You have a lot of weight on a deck and the post can settle or slip through the concrete. To avoid that, either use a column base or you can put some lag bolts in the post sticking out to grab the concrete to keep the post from sliding down.
LOVE the light caps!!! The deck looks amazing.
Me too, the timer works great. Thank you, it was quite a project!
Beautiful! I am doing my own 16 by 16 deck this summer, thanks for the video!
Nice job!! Synthetic decking is the only way to go. No hassle maintenance, no bug damage and lasts forever.
Great video. Thanks for detailing and sharing the info. The deck looks fantastic.
Awesome video, not skipping on the hard parts. Very informative on what it takes
Nice job. Ingenious working solo. 3yr old will be a helper soon
Great solo job sir and great finish work.
It was fun watching how it’s done. Job done well. 👍👍
Gorgeous. And solo act as well. Spectacular
That's a nice deck! You and the family enjoy!!
Thanks Wiggles! 😁
Hey man this was a very good video , thorough and easy to follow !
Looks very good. You took your time and paid good attention to detail. 2 minor criticisms/suggestions now that the work is done. :). First, never put wood into concrete, wood is a sponge. Pour foundation and use a bracket in between the concrete and wood beam, you be happier when it comes to replace. Second, use a joist sealing tape on joists, helps extend life of joists be preventing moisture from rotting them prematurely.
Other than that, very well done.
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah those are two regrets and a future project for me to fix when the time comes!
I'm with ya on that, but our existing deck is just that and we're extending doing the post in concrete method. I'm gonna buy some wood sealant and hopefully that will help.
I agree. Never cement wood in a hole. Use the brackets to bolt the posting on the top of the cement pillars.
I can barely change my paper towel roll in my kitchen.
This looks great.
God bless you.
Haha thanks Josh. Good luck and let me know of any questions if you give it a try!
😂😂😂
Great job! Looks awesome! 👌👍👊🏻
God bless you sir, i came here to see how to build a deck and you made it sound sooo simple, lol you just lost me with the numbers, but i continued to watch because you have a gift and your very good at it. I love to see people work there talent
Thank you! That was used for figured a right angle. You can Google Pythagoreans theorem.
This turned out awesome. They grey trex color looks really classy too.
Wow, great job, it looks amazing!
Thank you!
Dude, you did an AWESOME job for being solo.
Thanks. My only regret was not doing the posts in peers. I could always go back and fix it since I have access.
good job great dad awesome crew
Usually we send all the bolts in the other direction, do all of them then go inside with an impact driver nuts and washers.
That 3-4-5 trick is gonna save me a headache when I replace our deck next year. Thanks for that!
A SQUARED PLUS B SQUARED EQUALS C SQUARED.
Beautiful job
This is very impressive... Wow!
Thanks!
Nice clean work. I just put my posts on a concrete footings. Too wet here in the PNW all our wood posts rot out in a few years
Nice Job..... Looks great!!
Nice job hermano. A clean classic design. You have a lot of land. I would have made it a few feet bigger, in order to fit a nice outdoor bar (for the cervezas). But it's a nice looking deck either way.
Looks great. You're hired !
Very nice job!👍🏻
Drop beams are my favorite and easiest way to support a deck
Beautiful deck, buddy.
Thank you! Let me know of any questions if you’re building.
Forms are a better support system than just wooden posts in the ground.
Just my opinion 👍🏽😎
You did such great job
Thank you sir, I appreciate the feedback!
Nicely done. Agree with the Copper Coat as I also used wood preservative as code calls for painting the cut ends of PT. Not everyone is aware of that. Nice job on explaining how you squared up the deck. That is something I wrestled with. I would've liked more detail on how you did the picture frame.
Thank you! Picture frame was 45 degree cuts. It looks good but mostly covered by the posts.
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Thank you for sharing. Great 👍 job
Great job!
real nice..good job!
Well done!
Great your deck looks amazing..also great taste in music
Haha thanks!
Do u do or could u recommend unattached deck video?
@@deborahsimmons3370 I’m sorry I cannot. Probably the most important thing is making sure you have enough posts and spaced properly. Every other way it’ll be easier since no ledger. My local zones didn’t allow freestanding, since house was built in the past 5 years.
Nice job! 👍 Beautiful
Thank you!
I'm ripping our old decking and railing out and bought Trex to replace it over the existing joists. The only thing I'm doing differently is how I'm doing my railing posts. I'm bolting my 4x4s to the joists. I just don't feel comfortable with the surface mount type. My deck is on the 2nd floor so it's a bigger drop. We are doing the foggy wharf and black railing so it will look very similar. Thanks for the vid.
you're welcome, good luck with your project!
Nice job 👏.
Great job
Beautiful
Great job sir looks awesome! I am about to do my deck for my pool do you have any idea how many boards did you use ? Thank you
Very nice job. Wish I knew how to rebuild my back deck.
Thanks. Just continue watching UA-cam videos and learning. That's what I did and I'm very happy with the end result. It seemed insurmountable at first.
great job thanks for the video
Very nice!
this is awesome
This has been helpful as I plan out our new deck, thank you! Are your footing posts that hold the joist 4x4 or 6x6?
You're welcome! They are 6x6.
Good explanation
nice work
Excellent!
Nice video. What size/type of screws did you use to mount the Trex surface mount railing bases to the deck?
my first thought.. GREAt Job! thanks for the vid
Great job. Do you buy the picture
Frame boards without the grooves or do you rip one of the boards?
Just fyi. I just replaced my 24 year old decking and railings which were mahogany 1x4, and white cedar log railings and balusters using stainless steel serrated nails. They lasted 24 years. Actually the decking could have made it another 5-10 years - mahogany is amazing if you want to stay with wood. I went to Trex and taped the tops of all the joists and blocking to prevent rot, since the PT joists are 24 years old and I need them to last another 24 years.
Looks nice ! May I ask what railing you used & how the post fasten ?
Awesome Job, looks amazing.
Thank you for this step by step process and great photos. Something I recently learned is that treated wood drastically changed in 2004 and the 2x that you buy at Home Depot or Lowes is not rated for ground contact. Only the 4x4s are and even they are sketchy. Nothing like the treated prior to 2004. Posts in concrete wont pass inspection here anymore. Has to be on columns of concrete and anchored. Personally, I don't see the difference but it is what it is. One thing I missed in this video was how to anchor the posts on the deck. Could you explain that, please? All I see are the screws. I'm guessing that is good enough?
Did you keep the 4x4 leg posts the way they are or did you end up painting them to match your decking? I’m trying to decide what I’ll do.
Very Nice!
Thank you!
Great job man. You did all that by yourself too salute. How did you learn how to do all this?
Looks great job .
I have couple questions because I am trying to understand little more about how you build that deck.
Distance between the posts?
Distance between posts and ledger board?
Try getting to understand the code , in which state you build the deck ?
Is the deck sharing a bit or no ?
Joist size 2x8 or 2x10 ?
This question are very important for me because i am planning to build my deck base on your video .
Sorry for my English and I appreciate your responses .
You could paint the wood underneath black to match.
Great video, thank you. Is there any issue with there being no posts between the ledger board and the 3 posts you put in? Do you know if that's "to code" in most areas? Thanks so much
No issue with this design and layout. You can span joist a certain distance before the need additional support. The factors are wood species, lumber dimension and the spacing of the joists.
He used Southern Pine (very appropriate wood), 2"x10" dimension, at 12" centers. This configuration can span from a ledger 16' 1" per the joist span table. In addition, he blocked in between the joists at mid span, which helps transfer the load from joist to joist.
Overall, very solid deck. My only critique would be the support posts set in concrete. A preferred method would be to pour concrete footings, and use a Simpson Strong Tie 6"x6" stand-off base.
So the camel clips in between the groove and there's no need to screw them from the top?
I wish you had shown how the rail post went on? I can't tell how they went on, or do they just sit on top and screwed directly onto the deck? Most times I've seen the outer post act as a slave over wooden post.
Looks GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!
I use tubes with brackets and would never put wood below grade. You will eventually replace those do to Wrought
May I know how much blocking did you put in your stringers for the aluminum posts? is it only 1 pc 2x8 or 2 pcs of 2x8? tnx
May of been a 1 man show, but atleast that man isn't broke 👍👍👍. Nice job on the deck and saving cash.
Thank you sir!
Great but wondering how the furniture will look in rain ☔️
What about cover?
First of love the way the deck came out looks really nice , I do have a question though for your post how off from the edge of your deck do you place them at did you just leave like 1ft of over hang ?
Thanks! The 2' overhang was determined by my local county building department when I went through the permit process. Almost 3 years later, still rock solid!!
How did you screw down the picture frame edge piece? Did you use the same hidden clips or just screw through the face of the trex. Looks great!
Thank you! Trex and most manufacturers make 2 types of deck boards, 1) those with edges grooved out where clips are used, and 2) boards with no grooves. The picture frame boards are no grooves and you must screw through the face. Some people countersink screws and use plugs, but mine aren't noticeable. good luck!
How has it held up against scratches? We are considering pulling the trigger on this same brand/color.
12:04 "I had to have a joint." O.K. whatever helps you get the job done!
Great work, enjoyed the video. Did you decide to stain the posts to match? Awesome job
No but that’s a great idea I may do.
@@michaelhutter9432 Happy it may help, thanks for posting, was sitting around sick today (just a bad cold) and enjoyed the watch.
This must be in a southern location where winters aren’t severe. Posts need to be on top of sono tubes down at least 2-3 feet in the ground and stair landings need to be thick concrete slabs or a single piece of granite on compacted crushed stone to prevent movement from frost which can go 2-3 ft into the ground here up north.
How steady are those metal rails? Does it wiggles when you shake them? It looks smaller. I rather have wood rails.
Very nice job - and solo to boot! Where did you get the surface mount post and railing system from? What size blocks did you use under the deck to mount the posts? Cheers!
Thanks Bill. All decking, posts and railings came from McCabe Lumber in Cincinnati, OH. They are a huge distributor for builders. The blocks were 2' x 10' scraps.
@@michaelhutter9432 Sorry - I meant who is the manufacturer of the posts and railings? Are they a TREX Signature set? The LED lighting in the posts looks really sharp. I will definitely look to replicate that here!
@@billm5235 Look at the description up top. It's Fortress. Good luck!
That 3,4,5 units stuff had me so lost. I’ll need to research that. lol
You should cut a 45 degree angle on the bottom of your outer beam giving it a more finished look. start it about 5 inches down from the top of end. just a suggestion looking very good.
Good idea, thanks for the tip!
This deck looks extremely solid and awesome-looking, I am in process of building one myself 6.7 hight with flat ground 16x20 and attached 10x10 for Pergola it will be all free stand 12" in center with 3 beams. My question is I like to notch the first beam 6x6, 4 post using 2x10 using carriage bolts I will loss 3" in 5.5 posts don't you think in the long run it will weaken the post since I will have 2.5 inches of wood left. Thank you
I don't think it'll weaken it. I did two 2 x 12 beams. It sits on there and held together by carriage bolts. If you watch other videos, it's how most of the pros do it. Good luck!
@@michaelhutter9432 Thank you kindly and I will go for it
Great video. What is the name of the hardware used for the stainless steel cable?
Thanks! Stainless steel cable?
Interesting way you broke the Pythagorean theorem into ‘units’. Most people find it hard to understand a squared plus b squared equals c squared. So this is good way to look at it
Looks great! Did you drill through the deck to secure those posts for the rail? Was it a kit? TREX sells a post kit. I want to do away with my wood deck and existing 4x4s. TREX the deck and use TREX posts and rail system. I would have less cuts by not reusing or replacing my 4x4 rails on the deck now.
Thank you. No it was not a kit. The rails are made by Forest. There’s a link in the description. The rail posts are rock solid using GRK fasteners, Rugged Structural Screws 5/16" x 4" driven into a combination of single or double blocking, rim joists, and joists. They are rock-solid but some people bolt posts down into the frame even more secure and then slide the aluminum railings over the wood posts. Depends on the brand. That method may have been tough for me to run the wiring for the lights.
It’s been almost a year and everything is in great condition. My previous house I had a wood deck and I hated the maintenance. This Trex one is worth every penny. Good luck!
Michael, I could not find the picture frame edging boards (steps, too?) or the facia boards on the Trex website. Are they a different material?
They are the same color and same material. The picture frame boards have solid edges not grooved edges. And the facia is the same except it is about twice as wide. My distributor in Cincinnati Ohio carries everything and helped with the bill of materials and delivery.
Great project. Do you have link for led lights ?
Thanks! LED info in the description.
How did you hide the screws when you installed the "frame" deck pieces?
Great Job👏👏👏what is the sq footage of this deck?
Thanks! 256 sq ft.
What was the diameter size of the auger for the 6x6?
Brother what a great job, how much did you have in it all together? And can you put a list of all material you used?
Thank you! I think my cost was about $6,600 one year ago. The materials are in the description.
could I get a list of all the materials needed for a 12 x16 deck with a roof
Nice work, how many man hours or how long did this take you to build by yourself?
Tha was really nice to watch. Can you answer a few questions for me? I’m building a deck shortly for my home. I watched with closed captioning while my baby slept so please excuse any questions that may have been answered in the video audio.
1) what is the span from the house to the pillars?
2) why did you not need to use disposal bracing from ground level to the deck since it was pretty high?
3) why did you choose to tie it into the house instead of it being free floating?
Thanks again for the great video.
Thanks. 1) 14' 2) Disposal bracing? My local code allows either sunk posts, which I did, or concrete piers with the posts on top. The 6" x 6" posts were to code. A good test was a foot of snow we just got and the deck supported it like a champ with no signs of stress. 3) My code had strict rules on free floating and I didn't want more posts in the ground since I store things under the deck. Good luck on your project!
@@michaelhutter9432 sorry, auto spell changed “diagonal” to “disposable”. I meant why does it not need diagonal supports? And is 14’ too far for just one support? I need to check my code here I guess because I too would like all that under deck storage.
Looks great!! What does something like this cost in just materials?
This was right before supply chain and Covid costs went bananas but it was around $7700 my cost. 16 x 16. Railings and lights were almost $2k I believe.
how much did you spend on material ?
Am I wrong, or aren’t you suppose to put the concrete in first let it fully dry, add a beam holder metal thing and then place the beam on top, in order to not have issues with the beams rotting; Correct me if I’m wrong
Excellent work. I have a question, do you have a license to do electrical matters..or this work does not need a license?? Thanks.
Thank you! No, the low voltage lighting system does not need to be done by an electrician.
Your project turned out very nice, is surely safe, and I’d let you build this at my house. With that said, it’s obvious you’re no carpenter. 😂