All New Building Decks

by Editors of Fine Homebuilding

Overview

All pros on deck in the completely new edition of All New Building Decks. It’s the ideal time to start thinking about your deck – either the one you already have that you want to fix up, or the one that you’ve been dreaming of building. Either way, All New Building Decks – the hot-off-the-press new edition of the bestselling favorite – will walk you through the steps, materials, and do’s and don’ts for taking on your deck-building project.

Get more tips, more advice, and more deck projects you can easily take on. All New Building Decks, a fresh collection of best advice from the experts at Fine Homebuilding, is deep with up-to-date content for designing and building a deck for your home. Our pros take you through every step of the process including:

• Tools and Materials: From hardware to fasteners, flashing to finish, this section covers everything you need to tackle your deck project.
• Deck Design: Create a small but elegant deck, take advantage of the natural views, build a porch with a roof deck, add in decorative inlays, and cull the brightest ideas for lighting.
• Deck Framing: Loads, footings, frames with steel – there’s lots of ground to cover in your deck’s frame. This section will also show you how to make an old deck safe as well as clue you into the “Top 10 Deck-Building Mistakes” so you won’t fall into them!
• 400 Photographs and Illustrations: if a picture paints a thousand words, imagine what 400 will do! Follow along, get inspired, and let the step-by-step approach get you to your finished product easier than you thought.
• PLUS! Gain quick access to everything you need to know about railings and stairs; benches, planters, and decorative borders; custom sizing and details; and more.

Get started now and, in no time, your beautiful deck will be the key location for memorable parties and barbeques, lazy days with a good book, and an outdoor paradise where you can simply enjoy the season at hand. With the site-tested tips and techniques that Fine Homebuilding is known for, All New Building Decks will help you build the safe, secure, and beautiful deck you deserve.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631863288
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/01/2015
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	242,613
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

All contributing authors are seasoned professionals whose articles have appeared in Fine Homebuilding magazine.

Since 1981 Fine Homebuilding has been providing information and inspiration to everyone who cares about quality home improvement and construction. the magazine is the best source of home improvement information and helps readers build projects better, faster, and more efficiently.

The farmhouses have been selected from the pages of Fine Homebuilding magazine.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tools and Materials

A Plank for Every Deck

Deck Hardware

Fasteners for Grooved Decking

Ledger Flashing

Choosing the Best Deck Finish

Deck Design

Design a Better Deck

Improve Your Deck’s View

Designing a Small but Elegant Deck

A Porch with a Roof Deck

Bending Decking for Decorative Inlays

Bright Ideas for a Well-Lit Deck

Deck Framing

Deck Loads

Frost Heave

Sizing Deck Footings

Deck Footings Done Right

Make Any Deck Ledger Secure

Framing a Deck with Steel

Top 10 Deck-Building Mistakes

Make an Old Deck Safe

Decking

Decks That Stand Up to Wildfire

Site-Built Deck Drainage

Decking over a Roof

Deck Refinishing

Railings and Stairs

Manufactured Railing Systems

Railing Retrofit

2 Ideas for Custom Railings

Mounting Deck Stairs

Complete Deck Guides

A Low Deck Is Spiced Up with Curves and Custom Details

Building a Raised Deck

Custom-size, grade level deck with benches, planters, and a decorative border