If you’re planning for an on-grade deck, it can likely diminish the size of your client’s yard. A raised deck could be a better option for entertaining friends. If you have a yard with a steep slope, your deck
It is important that thelayout of the deckitself be square and that it be square to the building that anchors it. Even if some portions are free-form or curved, the basic support structure must be square (in the horizontal plane) and plumb (in the vertical plane). The first step is t...
How to Hang String Lights On A Deck I recently gotthese inexpensive deck railing string light polesfor my parents’ new deck, and the installation took about 20 minutes. The poles come with brackets that attach them to the deck railings. We tested two different brands of poles and were equ...
If you are most concerned with the “footprint” issues of size and location, use garden hoses or string lines to mark the perimeter of your proposed deck. Place some furniture inside the layout, and consider collecting a small group of people to simulate the kind of social gathering you e...
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Several months ago I ganged together the deck boards to get dimensions for the deck design, but I wanted to double-check it now. We’re installingTrex® Hideaway Fasteners, just dry fit. I’m using a system where the hidden fasteners are designed and intended for use with the decking ...
very little control over. You can pick the types of screws you use to secure the decking. You can customize the deck’s positioning and layout to fit your vision for the project. With your preferences in mind, you can build a deck the fulfills your criteria down to the smallest ...
Using Venngage, it’s easy to create your entire presentation deck with slides containing pyramid charts, like this one:EDIT THIS PRESENTATION TEMPLATEIn the example above, a pyramid chart is used as just one tool for visualizing the content in a pitch deck, and this example is ideal for ...
Left: First step is layout. Locate the beginning edges of the sunroof on the house wall and use a plumb bob to mark the location.Right: A homemade 3 x 4 x 5-foot square makes it easy to lay out post locations square with the building. Plan the Right Design The homeowners wanted a...
Note:This lesson covers writing layout code by hand, which can be challenging. If you are not interested in learning all the details of layout management, you might prefer to use theGroupLayoutlayout manager combined with a builder tool to lay out your GUI. One such builder tool is theNetB...