DIY Freestanding Deck (Part 1 of 2)
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you can tell you were covering all bases. nobody can bitch in the comments if it's perfect haha.
overkill
It's a freaking ground level deck Built to accommodate semi truck parking
exactly.. the reason things cost way too much and we're in the financial bind that we're in.
the fact is. after 5 to 10yrs owners may sell or owners themselves will want a new deck or extension/remodel of some sort that will require it being removed..
and it's built to last 50yrs.
wasteful
@@clasreid2571 I’ve never heard someone complain about something being made TOO well. But here you are.
@@garburto
Sorry if you are wasteful.
Read thr other comments you'll see everyone agrees. That's over doing it. Wasteful. Undue. And that's why our country is crumbling. We are Wasteful. And we overcharge for everything.
Like I said. That is built to last 100yrs!!. But more than likely it'll be replaced in less than 20yrs for a "newer or shiny looking one".
My thoughts exactly. To over build is to waste. Waste is a sin. The correct material to just do the job is best practice and conserves resources.
@garburto this is complete over kill for a temporary structure. No outdoor uncovered wood structure is going to last the life of the house. Idk about his decking but 12in centers is closer than the joists in the house. The big problem with over building is weight and cost. He could have spent much less. Also idk about the area, but if he is in a wet area the 2×10 will not breath enough in those demensions and can be subject to white rot. However, if he is in a dry area and using composite flooring, he's probably going about it the right way, but he's paying alot for it. Some would say too much. The knee wall could have been secured with post blocks and it would have saved him a tone of time and money. If this is a house it's one thing, but the deck won't last any longer being overbuilt.
Wouldn’t want to see the final invoice on that.
Agreed.
Also a simple solution using deck blocks is appropriate for low height decks, cheaper and much less work (no renting machine to drill holes, no concrete to pour, less hardware, etc.
Those 2x10's are going for about $30 each atm if you buy in bulk. Without counting, guessing at 40, that's $1200 for the joist alone.
If a tornado comes along the house might be gone but the deck will still be there.
😂😂😂
And that my friends, that is how you build a nice $48,000 deck
Yup! Now double that price in Canada 🇨🇦
First thought that went through my mind
Yeah about $30,000 too much your Quoting.. 😂 I guess you're trying to be dramatic
@@Pinkielover if you can build that deck for $18k I can keep you busy forever building them
@@fearnopatriot It's probably $7k for materials and labour plus auger rental for half a day.
holy shit bro 18k lumber for 600 squares? wtf
Lmao 😂
Why half-ass something when you can full-ass it.
lmao... facts!! you win!! 🏆 ✌️
Ron Swanson agrees! 👍🇬🇧
50 years from now somebody is going to be cussing like hell as they try to dismantle this beast of a deck. He is going to think he under bided on this job for sure.
Seems like an expensive way to get out of cutting that part of the yard. 😂
The rats n other critters are gonna be so thankful for their new home...
Yeah he’s also built a nice home for termites too seeing that he didn’t treat the area with a liquid pretreat solution before he built the deck.
We have been demolishing our decks for that very reason.
Why would you drill a freshly poured footing? Why not place the bolt in wet concrete?
Just sticking a bolt in wet concrete isn't the correct way to install. Wet set anchors have like a little spoon on the bottom or some other method to provide sufficient uplift rating. A drilled wedge anchor in set concrete or epoxy secured anchors are required to achieve the proper rating. A bolt that just shoved in the wet concrete is likely to pull out long before a proper wet set anchor or properly installed wedge or epoxied anchor. Especially on smaller bolts like those. The concrete is only really holding onto the slightly larger bolt head and won't provide enough resistance to lift and any cavitation around the bolt will make it even easier to pull out. So sayeth the engineer. But some anchors are designed with much larger all-thread with nuts and washers in the ends which will reach much deeper into the concrete and meet specs. Just depends on the anchor and specs.
@@invictusbp1prop143 That's exactly what I'm getting at. A properly designed\installed wet set anchor would be much stronger than a bolt in a drilled out set post. By drilling the concrete, you are compromising it's efficacy, even if only a bit. Once you drill it, it will never be as strong as it could have been.
The proper way is to drill through the dry concrete and use epoxy to set the anchor bolts.
@@invictusbp1prop143 finally a competent commenter
@@WannaBeHocker An engineers approval of a properly installed wedge or epoxied anchor of the proper size is indication enough that there’s nothing being compromised to any extent that should concern you. Trust and believe, they’re just fine. And have you ever installed wet set anchors that aren’t along an exterior wall or float that indicates it’s position in the slab? Exact placement of many anchors in the middle of an area being poured with no solid reference other than having to pull measurements off of a corner for each one, and achieving the precision necessary to assure that your anchor bolt is going to be exactly where it needs to be in order for it to go thru the hole in the post base that goes on it with less that 1/4” of wiggle room isn’t always as simple as you may think. And probably requires one guy to do nothing but set those anchors and tend to them to make sure they remain in the exact place until the mud sets enough that they can’t be bumped or otherwise moved out of place even a fraction of an inch…and you’re still not going to get them all exactly correct. You’re going to have to pay a guy to mess with anchors all day and still have to drill some in later…. And drilling them in later is totally approved by the engineer. And sometimes even specified in plan details just because it’s too much to ask to get that many anchors perfectly set without any guidance in the slab. …so why give somebody a bunch of shit about not wet setting them?
Good thing you put sono tubes in the holes....there is no way that dirt would be able to hold the concrete in place😂
It is a bad idea. The best for a footing is to be surrounded by undisturbed soil. The dirt you fill back around the sono tube will be less dense, and will support the concrete less than the original soil.
@@williamforsyth6667 op was being sarcastic.
Lol
First step should have be to call for utility locates, then dig your holes. Electrical and gas line hits get expensive really quickly.
Good thing you put those hurricane ties in. Wind would definitely rip that deck right off the house.
A lot of counties have that in their code. It doesn't matter how far off the ground the structure is.
If the house is in a windstorm zone, they're required regardless of height above grade and they're required for a reason.
@@invictusbp1prop143 okay mr inspector
Lol required. Like how he gracefully left out the kerosene and motor oil PT trick
It's floating. Not attached to the house.
And that
is how you spend your inheritance.
Not unless he put it all on his credit card and will spend the next 10 years doing minimum payments and balance transfers. I don't recommend that.
@@kotk05
Meh...
I just will never believe that anyone would build like that, unless daddy (or his daddy, or daddy's daddy etc) was paying for it.
Makes zero sense. 🤷♂️
This is exactly how I build decks.
@@matthewberling5926 with your inheritance 😂🤣😂🤣😂
@ Lucas1978 no with the homeowner’s 👍
Awesome deck, well built.
Buuuuuut, everybodies a critic. So heres mine. Sonotube goes above the ground. Not in it. Its meant for light standards and concrete columbs. I built a wearhouse in stockton california recently where there were 38 light standards. All 48" from TOC. Being that it was summer and they ground had so much clay, its hard to get that nice hard edge at the top of the hole after you auger so thst you dont get massive blowouts when its time to pour. So our solution was to insert the sonotube several feet into the ground on some of them to prevent that. Well when the inspector came and noticed that. He failed those ones. Explaining to us that the dirt creates a natural lock as the concrete fills all the nooks and crannies and the uneveness of the hole. He also stated that eventually in the years to come the sonotube that gets buried will rot. Creating a void. And after years of spil contraxtion and expansion with the rain. And the winds on the pole, it will eventually lean. Sooo long story short. Sonotube belongs above ground.
Good inspector.
@@invictusbp1prop143 he was. Good guy, easy to talk to. And not overly dickish
@ Paul Ortiz, That same reasoning I explained to our village DPWH in our area and he agreed to me.
Never. 4’ to grade.
Man made a helicopter pad hahaha very nice
This is by far the best video I've seen on this subject. Your ability to connect with your audience and present information in a relatable way is truly impressive. Keep creating such awesome content!
Keep in mind post hole depth depends on your location. Frost Depth can make it allot deeper then 24 inches. Its 4 feet here minimum.
Incredible statement, it’s a deck.
You obviously don’t understand how frost lines affect the concrete
Better built than most American houses 😂
You didn't need to bury the sono tubes. You just need it at the surface for aesthetics
So many people use Sono Tubes absolutely wrong. They are only supposed to be used to form the exposed concrete. When you did and insert like he did, you ruin the contact between the concrete and soil.
So sono tubes should only be above ground?
That makes sense, it will rot in the wet soil and shift your creation
Exactly
are you trying to park trucks on that deck?
No just keeping it code u not a builder
Bwahaha 😅
My six-person hot tub holds 550 gallons of water. A gallon of water is almost 8 lbs. That's a lot of weight even without 6 fat drunks in there.
@@red2965 haha that's way over code buddy
@Mykle funny as it might seem codes vary by state/region.
Florida and I'm sure California along the coastal regions require hurricane ties.
Not so much farther inland but some states still do because of being in tornado alley.
Not sure where you find this overkill
No blocking between the joists?
They are 12” on-center.
@@SIE44TARThat will help with bouncing, but doesn't address lateral forces.
Right? No pressure blocking? Wouldn't pass inspection here, you need pressure blocking along all girders.
I can only assume if he did all that other stuff, he installed lateral blocking and joist tape before decking
Wow, that's taking over engineering to a new level. I completely approve!
I just wanted to know how much you spent on this 😳😳. That can't be cheap
How to spend way too much money for a state of the art plain square deck.... Totally transformed your backyard...
State of the art... isn't this standard proper building procedure?
@@ericr154 yes it was sarcastic....
message me priv I eed someone to tech me build a deck ill pay you good .
Nah... If you want to overspend... Use metal framing!
Guarantee an inspector would find a problem with that thing
I'm a gc, and I found a few.
@@jmackinjersey1 what would you say?
@@jmackinjersey1????
Put EPDM flashing on that double joist or it will rot, water goes in-between and can't get out
Aight bet he put that thing right over the top of his sewer line/ septic tank 😂
You’re midspan beam have full bearing of the joist that should overlap and nail to each other otherwise beautifully done😊
Minimum 1.5” bearing
Yep. As long as both sides have proper bearing and the doubles are properly nailed from both sides it's good to go. Although more bearing surface would be better or if you're a real overachiever, you could have gotten longer 2x10s and joined them with a scarf joint at the support so the client could tell his friends at the barbecue they could park their car right there because his deck was built so friggin strong that they hand cut interlocking joints in the beam because you get what you pay for...and he paid a buttload of money for that deck. Lol!
How about some blocking?? A well intentioned handyman built this 100%
That’s a nice deck. May I suggest Schaefer’s New Zealand Style deck sealant!! 100%
Install the adjustable post base screws AFTER the concrete dries?
It is easier to install the post holders while the cement is wet and you get better bound between holder and peer.
I just had deck built over my concrete patio . No need for hole digging itt does have the metal where post sit on concrete. I have nice composite deck now it’s very nice !😊
Good thing you didn’t use any rebar in your footing pile
Why would you? That’s completely unnecessary
First thing is call for the locate. Always.
NOW THATS HOW YOU BUILD!
Damn. Did you build a garage floor out of lumber. That will hold a semi truck?
Right .. I said well geez
It better.
Fantastic job on the deck foundation and subframe. A little bit of overkill, in my own humble opinion, but very well done. This deck should, theoretically, outlast the house it adjoins, and possibly even may survive a MOAB strike. I have an extensive background in structural engineering and I firmly believe that it's always better to over build rather than just "sticking to the codebook" and hoping for the best. Bravo.
24"?!? So jealous, our frost drives down 4' where I live
It's not pressure treated solution. That is a manufacturing process and you are not pressure treating, you are waterproofing/sealing cuts, usually on ends.
Oh to live in a region where 24" is all you have to go into ground
I completely transformed my backyard by covering it with a deck
That’s overkill bro…😅
waaaaaayy overkill!!! that's why we're in this financial predicament we're in. everything overdone to be overpriced! guarantee that deck will be removed in less than 20yrs while it's built to last 50!
No this is literally just the standard for a professionally built deck.
why not just set j bolts into the footings before they cure?
But what he suppose to do with the drill bits , he already've bought?😮
And when they're off an inch or two, you're going to drill in wedge anchors anyway.
@@Ihtiandr13 Lol!
You can't win UA-cam comments. Someone finally does something right in a building short and people think it's TOO good🤦♂️😂
The only reason people think it’s too good is that it’s overbuilt for being 6” off the ground.
12" on center... Sheeeshh!
I thought I misheard that. Wth
16" or 24" on center?
You have to do that with thinner composite decking. Especially if it's in direct sunlight.
Well that thing ain't going nowhere! Solid build!!
Beautifully done!
It is unusual to have the beams so close to the ground.
No it’s not.
Thanks for the detailed instructions
Hope you checked setback from the fence, most building regs wont allow for a full backyard deck, with out some approvals
Thanks for showing your deck to us
Add the anchors before the concrete dries.
Never.
Whoa....the sonotubes are for above ground. Not buried.
Better to pour concrete in dug hole. With sonotubes for any above grade parts.
I see this all the time and it drives me nuts. It's not a big deal in this case but it's still bad practice.
What makes these post base adjustable? I have installed these before, but I at a lose for their adjustability. Please explain. Thanks! The project looks well built. 👍
I think they have an angled slot to receive the bolt so that they can be adjusted horizontally (not vertically)
24” depth must be warm climate . We have to go minimum 48” below grade because of the frost line hete
Looks good but I always go by the 2x4-4ft span, 2x6-6ft span, 2x8-8ft span. Don’t know what the deck is going to be used for but looks good
Very nice workmanship , and great narration . Well thought out and explained in compressive instructions while using proper terminology. Real easy to me k
4got2 say call B4 u dig to scan 4 wires gas lines
We have to dig down to 46” for our sonic tubes here in upstate NY.
Sonotube is a brand of cardboard tubes for concrete. It's usually easier to dig a trench in a straight line rather than using a post hole digger. Done it both ways, I wouldn't use a post hole digger again.
@@nunyabusiness5075 On the decks I had put on last year the sonic tubes had to be inspected and measured that they are at least 46” deep. They used a power auger , it did a pretty good job digging it.
I don't think sonotubes are necessary for inground, and certainly not needed at full depth.
They are handy concrete forms for making neat circular columns above ground.
They add no structural effect after the concrete has set.
The depth to be inspected (mentioned above) would have been the column depth, not the sonoform depth.
I see a lot of Budlight drinkin Monday Morning Contractors here.
Looks great
Love this type of stuff
😂😂😂😂😂 this dude ... Overkill as soon as I saw basically a crane to dig the holes
The critters are gonna love that low deck that you can't clean under... permanent home for them
That’s a nice big deck!!
Beautiful and legal deck.
Holy overkill Batman!
Well done - no faults...🤝🏻
nice deck!
When you put that first beam down it sunk a couple inches. Probably not level.
Love it. But the first step was to check positions of water, gas and potentially power and cable internet. THEN step two was to dig.
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Needs a couple rows of dwangs 👍
Nice looking lumber you got there.
What time of wood was used. When you put down the 4x8 post first. Type or brand new. Thanks
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Overbuilt for sure, but at least new decking will be able to be placed over the old joists in twenty or thirty years.. and I have to tell you, my problem with composite decking? Morning condensation- quite sucky with composite.
Oohhh I wanna see the rest 👍🏼
His voice screams engineer 🤣 and the overkill too
did you forget to tighten down on the anchors? lol
DIY projects. Well it's well built. Their money not mine. Good job bro 👍
Considering wood deteriorates why don’t they coat each beam with epoxy or some kind of clear coat to support it?
I seen a guy use weather proof tape on the outside of the deck on top so it doesn’t rot later where water puddles seems like a good idea
Never do this to your home. Even your forever home. You can build something just as permanent while saving 10 grand.
Some serious overkill lol but as long as you had fun
No this is bare minimum standard.
Big Deck Energy
Make sure you trim your bush, make your deck look bigger
Since you won't have access to below deck, why not use pressure treated materials for all the joists. Spraying won't last.
this man is rich....
No bedrock in those holes. Lucky bastard. :)
12 inch centers lmao. And I dig 48 inch’s check the code for frost law in your state. He should mention that. Mine has been up 20 years and still great 16 centers
Aren’t you supposed to create a dome of concrete on top of the Sonotube for drainage, or does that not matter under a deck?
Fail. There was no "that baby ain't going nowhere."
"You said twenty 4-inch-deep holes, right?"
NO ...
24 INCH holes ! 👍✊
No, the first thing is call and get the ground marked for underground utilities
Just need some joist blocking at the center beam.
The first thing you do is get a building permit from city to avoid fines and or costly removal of brand new deck
A lot of counties as it should be don't require a permit if it's not attached to the house.
How do you pressure treat wood with a 4" roller?
Is that correct? Can you hammer in that bolt into the dry concrete like that, just wondering?
I know where I live, your concrete is supposed to be 4 inches above finish grade.
You could’ve made your joist flush to the top of the beam, using joist hangers to gain the extra height. Also, instead of overlapping the Joyce in the middle, you could have bought them together. Now you’re screwing is going to be staggered, which is not aesthetically pleasing.