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A Panelized Home: All Decked Out
A Panelized Home: All Decked Out
With beautiful ocean views to enjoy year-round, creating outdoor living spaces was part of the plan from day one.
A Panelized Home: Tips for your Next Deck Project
A Panelized Home: Tips for your Next Deck Project
Building a deck can add beauty and value to any home. Here, some advice before you get started.
Anchoring a Deck
Anchoring a Deck
If you're building a backyard deck, you want to be sure it's secure on its foundation. Set a threaded bolt into your concrete ...
Applying Rubber Roofing and Flashing
Applying Rubber Roofing and Flashing
The crew is on the new roof deck to apply a rubber roofing material. A thin layer if adheasive is applied and allowed to set ...
Backfilling the Basement Foundation System and Installing the Deck Supports
Backfilling the Basement Foundation System and Installing the Deck Supports
At the modular home site in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts Bob meets with Michael Shiels to discuss the backfilling ...
Blending Decks into Yards and Landscapes
Blending Decks into Yards and Landscapes
To avoid a chunky separation between your deck and yard, soften the deck’s perimeter with plantings to create a seamless flow ...
Building a Composite Deck
Building a Composite Deck
Bob joins Wes Lohr of Lohr Construction as they install the deck framing and deck on one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts houses. ...
Building a Deck and Stairs
Building a Deck and Stairs
Bob meets with Bill Wilcox to build a landing and steps up to the French doors. Bob reviews the footings built to hold the ...
Building a Deck in Plymouth and Nantucket Sound
Building a Deck in Plymouth and Nantucket Sound
Bob Shows the construction elements of the new backyard deck in Plymouth, Mass. This deck is made using Epay wood, a unique ...
Building a Deck Stairway
Building a Deck Stairway
The stairway leading up to the rear deck is composed of 1-by-four-inch Mahogany treads. The distance from the ground to the ...
Building a Deck Storage Box, Part One
Building a Deck Storage Box, Part One
This western red cedar deck storage box is a one-day project spanning two videos. Western red cedar was chosen for this ...
Building a Deck Storage Box, Part Two
Building a Deck Storage Box, Part Two
Building a western red cedar deck storage box is a one-day project that will provide convenient storage and an extra place to ...
Building a Free Floating Deck
Building a Free Floating Deck
Bob visits a job site where a deck is being added onto a house. Due to flood plain regulations, the deck cannot be attached to ...
Building a Pergola over the Deck
Building a Pergola over the Deck
Charlie, the GC, is building a BrattleWorks pergola from pre-cut red cedar on the mahogany deck. Charlie slides the stringers ...
Building a Redwood Deck and a Redwood-Cedar Fence
Building a Redwood Deck and a Redwood-Cedar Fence
Bob helps Ryley build a redwood deck. Bob emphasizes the use of stainless steel nails when working with redwood due to the ...
Building a Western Red Cedar Deck
Building a Western Red Cedar Deck
Bob checks out the structure for the western red cedar deck that is being built at the Masher home in Rowley. He points out ...
Building Deck Framing
Building Deck Framing
Tim Berky and his crew are removing existing cladding from the Queen Anne Victorian to fit the ledger board for the deck tight ...
Building Exterior Stairs
Building Exterior Stairs
Bob meets with the carpenter at the accessible house in Roxbury, Mass. and builds a temporary set of exterior stairs.
Building the Backyard Deck
Building the Backyard Deck
Bob in the backyard of the Medford restoration project where Charlie and Matt are finishing up the picture framing for the ...
Building the Farmers Porch
Building the Farmers Porch
Larry Begins by installing the ledger to the frame of the home for the new deck. Bob talks to the contractor regarding the ...
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