If you're hanging lights across a large space, consider outdoor string lights with hanging grommets. The hanging grommet is a machine-cut hole within a rubber brace above each light. You can thread a support wire, also called a guy or guide wire, through each of these holes to help bear...
Stand the feet of the arch in the holes. Place a level flat and vertically against the posts to plumb them. Use scrap boards to support the arch, placing them diagonally as needed to brace it. Step 5 Pour the holes full of wet concrete. Check and adjust the arch for level and plumb...
Be sure you’re going through the “meat” of the cap molding so the screw won’t interfere down the road when it’s time to insert the lattice panel. We used deck screws since they come in a tan color that helps them blend in with the natural-colored wood. And it also helped that...
Stand these subassemblies up and brace them in position, then span a horizontal 4x4 deck support between each pair of posts. With the holes pre-bored in each deck support, level it and clamp it into position. Use the bolt holes in the support to mark the position of the holes in the ...