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Well, the new deck is almost complete, just needs some railing and a paver base to step down onto.
We went from 5'10" deep to 9'3", pretty much the same overall width, went from 15'10" to 15'9".
Love it, it's super solid. The sunroom has a 1-foot overhang, the ledger board is attached to the house under that overhang, all the joists are notched and under that overhang, and there's all kinds of bracing under it. The step stringers have extra bracing on the inside and extra blocking in-between all 4 stringers, another super-solid item.
Abso-fuckin-lutely love it. Can't wait to get the railing up. Doing a cable system, just need to decide final details.

First pic is the old thing.

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Well, the new deck is almost complete, just needs some railing and a paver base to step down onto.
We went from 5'10" deep to 9'3", pretty much the same overall width, went from 15'10" to 15'9".
Love it, it's super solid. The sunroom has a 1-foot overhang, the ledger board is attached to the house under that overhang, all the joists are notched and under that overhang, and there's all kinds of bracing under it. The step stringers have extra bracing on the inside and extra blocking in-between all 4 stringers, another super-solid item.
Abso-fuckin-lutely love it. Can't wait to get the railing up. Doing a cable system, just need to decide final details.

First pic is the old thing.

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Nice job way better looking
 

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Looks good @Gabe! If you would like some pointer on that cable detail, let me know we do a lot of them. I am building our deck right now also and its to have cable rail with wood (IPE) post. I have several different detailed drawing for spacing, layout in metal or would post. Top hat cables are pricy but great stuff.

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Standard “rule of thumb” whatever you have cantilevering past your beam/girder, you should have 3 times that in the other side. Ie. If you have a 2 foot cantilever past your beam, you should have 6 feet minimum of joist on the other side. Your beam/ girder looks to be approximately in the midpoint of your joist span. I know you have a few diagonals but you might want to consider putting a few posts out across the end before you run your rails. It will be a bitch to jack up and make right after the fact if it settles. I know you like “your shit” nice, just sayin’
 

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Nice job way better looking

Thank you!


Looks good @Gabe! If you would like some pointer on that cable detail, let me know we do a lot of them. I am building our deck right now also and its to have cable rail with wood (IPE) post. I have several different detailed drawing for spacing, layout in metal or would post. Top hat cables are pricy but great stuff.

Thanks. We're looking into Atlantis Rail systems, and also options from the local HD/Lowe's which would not be cable systems.
Most likely gonna end up with a horizontally-laid cable system. Looking at thin posts whenever possible, but the top corner at the top-right of the steps is gonna be a little bit of a challenge due to the little jog right there, will probably need to do 4x4 posts.


Standard “rule of thumb” whatever you have cantilevering past your beam/girder, you should have 3 times that in the other side. Ie. If you have a 2 foot cantilever past your beam, you should have 6 feet minimum of joist on the other side. Your beam/ girder looks to be approximately in the midpoint of your joist span. I know you have a few diagonals but you might want to consider putting a few posts out across the end before you run your rails. It will be a bitch to jack up and make right after the fact if it settles. I know you like “your shit” nice, just sayin’

Thanks for the thoughts. The inner ends of the joists are under the 1-foot overhang of the house. I think we could have 30 people sitting on the outer end and nothing will happen. The thing is all screwed together, not a nail in sight, all GRK hardware, and built overly strong. We didn't notice any difference after installing the diagonal supports, they're mostly for looks. All 2x8 and 2x10 beams/joists. Even the stairs got extra stiffening. The framing was created and put together by my brother-in-law which is a contractor. He knows I like stuff overbuilt. This deck is overbuilt.

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Got the in-ground sprinklers turned on and only had one bad head.
 

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Spent the last couple of days in almost-90-degree temps and humidity, setting up our second set of raised veggie beds.
2 beds, 4'x8', I weed-wacked the whole area, then raked the loose crap, then sprayed the whole area with Natria Grass & Weed control, raked some more, laid down anti-weed matting, mulch, and installed poles for the upcoming mesh fencing that I'll be installing, to keep deer and other animals out.
I am freaking exhausted.

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@Gabe get your railings done yet? Here is another solution for building you own cable rails. Check out Feeneyinc.com they have everything you need to make your own. Cool stuff, more affordable then top hat cables.

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@Gabe get your railings done yet? Here is another solution for building you own cable rails. Check out Feeneyinc.com they have everything you need to make your own. Cool stuff, more affordable then top hat cables.

No railing yet, but thanks, we'll check out that link.
I'm having some issues with some of the board gaps opening up to the point where you can stick a finger in-between.
I used some Trex hidden fasteners, 2 different kinds, one T-shaped plastic retainer and a metal bracket. Both supposed to leave the perfect gap behind. Both going into biscuit cuts that I made into the sides of the boards (using a biscuit cut machine, lent to me by my bro-in-law). I want to pull them and use different hardware. I love the look of hidden fasteners, not face-screwed.
I used a heavy duty ratcheting strap when I installed the boards, to pull them tight. Gaps were great when I was done. Then within a few days they started changing. WTF??

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On a side note, yesterday I killed an adult groundhog with my BB rifle.
I've shot at this thing before and it just laughed it off.
Yesterday I got him right in the forehead. Bounced around for a second and lied there immobile.
Went outside with a few more BBs and the rifle, the fukkin thing was still alive. I shot him in the head another couple of times, once in an eye, twice in an ear, trying to find soft stuff for the BB to penetrate. Eventually the thing died.
Nothing more I would've loved than to go out with my .40 and blow the thing up, but my neighbors probably would've called the cops, LOL
 

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On a side note, yesterday I killed an adult groundhog with my BB rifle.
I've shot at this thing before and it just laughed it off.
Yesterday I got him right in the forehead. Bounced around for a second and lied there immobile.
Went outside with a few more BBs and the rifle, the fukkin thing was still alive. I shot him in the head another couple of times, once in an eye, twice in an ear, trying to find soft stuff for the BB to penetrate. Eventually the thing died.
Nothing more I would've loved than to go out with my .40 and blow the thing up, but my neighbors probably would've called the cops, LOL
I just bought a Ruger Precision hmr17 for all these reasons. Lol
 

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No railing yet, but thanks, we'll check out that link.
I'm having some issues with some of the board gaps opening up to the point where you can stick a finger in-between.
I used some Trex hidden fasteners, 2 different kinds, one T-shaped plastic retainer and a metal bracket. Both supposed to leave the perfect gap behind. Both going into biscuit cuts that I made into the sides of the boards (using a biscuit cut machine, lent to me by my bro-in-law). I want to pull them and use different hardware. I love the look of hidden fasteners, not face-screwed.
I used a heavy duty ratcheting strap when I installed the boards, to pull them tight. Gaps were great when I was done. Then within a few days they started changing. WTF??

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Are the boards Trex or wood? If they are wood, do you think with the humidity they are swelling and causing them to shift?
 

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