Here's the latest. We made a design change on the fly and decided to do 4 sections each with it's own "picture frame." This required me to add some more framing to support the additional parallel running deck boards. I also installed hurricane ties where each joist contacts each beam. Yesterday I started cutting miters for the first of the 4 picture frame elements. It takes a lot of trial and error and fine adjustment to get them all tight. Perfection isn't really possible because of all the variance from one board to the next, but if you don't start out with them fairly tight, they will start looking like crap pretty quickly. I am also rounding over each mitered board, then joining the corners with biscuits and construction adhesive. Today I finished the miters for the first section and got the first corner glued up and clamped. I need more clamps so I can do all the corners at once.
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For my woodworking shop my saying is you can never have enough clamps. I have them on racks all over the shop. All types and sizes. But it seems I always need one more......Comment
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This is like the Carly Simon tune, "Anticipation." I'm dying to see some deck boards and cocktails served on this beauty!Comment
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Good progress today. I got all of the field boards cut and fitted for the first framed section. Their not all fastened down yet, but we think it looks nice. It's fun to finally stand and walk on it.
EDIT: Forgot the pix!
Here's the mitered corner detail:
All of the field boards are rounded over on each end where they butt up against the frame:
A key feature of the deck is that there will be no end to end butt joints anywhere on the deck.Last edited by Dewesq55; September 28, 2020, 03:58 PM.Comment
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This is turning out to be a work of art. A lot of attention to the details. Really inspiring. Keep the updates coming!Comment
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Great work. Have sure enjoyed watching the progress!Comment
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I am really enjoying your build.Comment
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Looking good!
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Now I’m jonesing to see it done with you on it with a drink and the cooker goingComment
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Man, that looks fabulous! Great work on those joints, and it looks like your measurements were spot-on. This is giving me MCAS (More Cooker Area Syndrome.)Comment
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What perfection and precision. So enjoyable to watch. Thanks!
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I see you are not putting any space between the boards. When I did mine, 1990, they suggested leaving a space. Well as the wood dries out the space grows.
Lookin good!
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Dewesq55 we need an update, brother!Comment
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Haha! I've got the electrical power 90% roughed in. It's very slow going for me since I don't want to make a mistake. Now I'm waiting for some fittings to finish the electric. They're supposed to come tomorrow. Yesterday I built the platform step from the deck up to the back door of the garage. Today I'm planning to cut and fit some more deck boards, but can't screw then down until I get the electric run. I might have some pix to share later today or tomorrow.
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Okay, so here's some pix to bring you up to date.
The hole I drilled in the brick wall to get power to the outside:
Running electric out from the house;
And from side to side:
Light pole support wired:
Working on another section of the picture frame element:
Where the 4 deck sections confer together:
Field boards in the second framed section:
From another angle:
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