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Rock-Solid Deck Stairs

Tim Uhler breaks down how to build sturdy no-slip stairs with concrete treads... More

The 4-Hour Deck

How a North Dakota deck builder builds modular deck sections in his shop, then... More

Better Stair Stringer Layout

This calculated approach guarantees that your deck stairs will have uniform risers... More

Diagonal Bracing on an Elevated Deck

Here's how to brace the corner posts, and why you shouldn't brace those... More

Deck Ledgers and Cantilevered Floor Trusses

You can't just bolt a deck ledger to a truss floor system without the help of an... More

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Box-Framed Curved Deck Stairs

Stacked on top of each other, a series of ascending tapered boxes form the... More

Right-Sizing Deck Beams

Mike Guertin breaks down how to read the new code tables and adjustments for... More

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Should We Be Building Decks With Oversized Framing?

Mike Guertin says that “up-sizing” deck joists so that they exceed code... More

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Right-Sizing Deck Joists

Mike Guertin deciphers the ‘Maximum Deck Joist Span’ table in the 2021 IRC. More

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Easy-Install Deck System

Lay out the pedestals, snap the rails on, and then snap on the deck boards. More

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