How to build a wood deck?

[aitsuka]

When I was 8, my brother's best friend Miles who lived down the street was turning 6 or 7 or something. For his birthday his dad decided to build him a treehouse.

Pops plan for the tree house was fucking ill. It was to be built in this big wide open tree, would be completely covered with a real roof and had three separate rooms. He was even going to put in glass windows, a pull up ladder, everything.

He worked for 3 straight weeks up in the tree just getting the floor finished. He installed a simple pulley and the kids were in charge of putting the 2x4s on the platform at the bottom of the tree to then pull the rope until the platform reached the tree house and he could take the wood.

When the floor was done, he started working on the door frame so we had to put a couple of really big pieces on the platform pulley. It was way too heavy for us but we wouldn't admit it so we just pulled and pulled until it finally started to raise off the ground. When it had almost reached the top, a piece of wood slipped off the platform and came hurtling down, falling right on top of Miles golden retriever, who waited at the bottom every day for the Dad to finish work. The dog didn't die but he could never run right again and whenever he barked it sounded like someone crushing an aluminum can. It would remind us of the treehouse we never had.

That was both the most exciting and sad thing that happened in the summer of 1992.

that was sad and funny as the same time.

so.

sorry

ROFL

[murdered out]

reviving this. its summer and i want to build a small basic deck.

anyone have sample pictures also?

[salaryman]

fuck you for bumping this.

I still don't have a treehouse.

[seemeugly]

you have to dig postholes at each corner of the deck, and buy piers according to the span of the deck. postholes should be about 1ft dia, 3ft deep. mix concrete and set 4" nominal brackets, or if you prefer, set the posts directly. put piers where necessary. cut 4x4 pressure treated to length and put that shit in the brackets. remember that if you want to use these for the rails, too, you'll need to cut them sufficiently long. cut and bolt 2x6 pressure treated ledger around the outside of your posts. miter corners for best look. on the interior of the frame, hang 2x6 pressure treated beams every 18" on galvanized hangers. deck the top with standard pine 2x4. use galvanized deck screws. put on stain and urethane. done.

[salaryman]

did you work at home depot? because that store makes me proud to be an american.

I meant American.

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