Deck Railing Ideas

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... with Kaia on the ship's deck. When you had taken that... something leaning against the ship's railing." Roxie tapped the phone before... the footage, leaning upon the railing was a life ring with ... give me a few good ideas. Plus..." She pointed at Orbit... sure she'll have some good ideas." That was a relief. Even...

...," she said. "I've got some ideas," I replied with a firm... was apparently transported to the deck of what seemed to be ... several inches above the ship's deck. "Hey Brak," I said, looking ... moaned loudly, stumbling into the railing as the boat rocked, hoping ... and back onto the main deck. The hologram of Brak was ...

..., billowing ominously, standing by the railing, falling snow spraying down our ... a secluded spot on the deck, where I've been freezing my ... it sounds, but what other ideas do you have?" He took ...

.... Your mother clings onto the ideas of the past. Of the... on Earth but younger. Any ideas on that?" Zack could only... not have the answers but ideas." AWOR explains slowly as Zack ... sister stood off from the railing. While their Champion's fox ears .... Ishmael looks behind at the deck to see Nerium leaning against ...

...of action that were good ideas. "Father didn't know more than...." Kuina looked through the deck of cards. "The King of ... the gavel onto the ship's railing. "Portgas D. Ace. You stand... it on the ships railing, creating a louder noise than ..., Tanya took out a deck of cards from Saifu's back. ... them?" "You have a deck of cards just for Big ...kids?" Kuina asked, taking the deck and looking through them. "Oh, ...

...you play using someone else's ideas that is perfectly fine. ... articles (are there still deck articles these days? I ...Just as silly as "my deck is original so my loss...course winning with an original deck or a deck you heavily modified (due .... Losing with a rogue deck means you either need to ...this is the kind of deck I like to play" to "...There is no point in railing against other peoples choices imho. ...

... procession of witnesses to his ideas. Eddie. Vesperine. Kavita. Roland. Several... Lucian Carrovel leaned over the railing with his spyglass fixed firmly ... toward his aides. "Infantry!" "On deck!" Hatches burst open. From below ...!" Jonathan climbed onto the central deck rail, raised the captured sword ... roared. Huzzahs echoed across the deck. Vesperine drew her saber with ...

... Helbram stepped out onto the deck of the ship. Twilight painted... be." He leaned against the railing and looked over the bow. "... tapped the railing. "We haven't been able to progress past the cargo deck." "Because you... with you straightening my vague ideas, progress is still agonizingly slow. ...

... Helbram stepped out onto the deck of the ship. Twilight painted... be." He leaned against the railing and looked over the bow. "... tapped the railing. "We haven't been able to progress past the cargo deck." "Because you... with you straightening my vague ideas, progress is still agonizingly slow. ...

... soothing progress has given me ideas for what to do going... get entirely kitted out and deck out my bike in neon... partially hanging past the broken railing. I get as close as... to the ground, the torn railing responds to the call reforming ...

... was leaning back against the railing, sipping on a juice box... to sail over him and deck a charging lowlife square in ... come up with such good ideas, Ryo?" Ryo's mouth opened. It ...

... heavy thuds on the observation deck. The Gargoyles had arrived, led... very floorboards of the observation deck. He didn't move to attack..., hopping down from a stone railing. "I like this one. He's... more shadowed corner of the deck where a massive, canine-like gargoyle ... mean. Because I've got some ideas that would make you break ...

... necessary than not because some ideas were too dangerous to leave... remove." His hands found the railing, grip tightening until metal creaked.... "So yeah, I'm stacking the deck. Among other things, I'm building ...

... one eyebrow where an obstacle-course railing had clipped her a year... one bot to turn. "Any ideas?" she asked. That was what... smelled like engine coolant, polished deck, and the last hour of...

... did something more constructive than railing about Congress’s power to regulate... got married, on Cato’s roof deck. The Capitol dome loomed behind... and hire diversity consultants. Phantasmagoric ideas took concrete form: calls to...

.... Her incessant ideas and thoughts and stories, carried across the deck and out... gulls perch on the boat’s railing, inspecting the fishing rod in... on the edging of the deck and barks. For a while, ... circle of red onto the deck. Silver scales catch the light. ... the ropes and cleans the deck, he thinks of her fire. ...

... photos) and welcome your comments/ideas re: any/all of the... (approx 10’x5’), front stairs and railing, walkway (cement? brick? stone?). The... to keep the railing stained wood (similar to the back deck) rather than painted... to trim or to stairs/railing? Should we add shutters to ...

.... Skadi stood near the railing, arms crossed, eyes fixed on...get down there? Any ideas?" Hands immediately shot up. "We ...." The Players kept brainstorming ideas. Stupid ideas, but ideas nonetheless. The Knight and Skadi ... "Okay, so far the ideas are pretty much 'how can ... spoke. "You misunderstand." The deck quieted immediately. She did not ... the metal. Across the deck, the other two submarines sealed ...

... asked, half leaning over the railing of my flagship, as if... were firmly back on the deck. All the while, I rested ... that he didn't get any ideas. Ragnar's expression pinched with thought, ... stood with him on the deck as they sailed to Mercia ...

I am building a deck this summer and I need some idea on how to secure a grill and a Blackstone on a deck during a windstorm. I’m attaching a quick sketch of the layout (the brown areas is the deck). The deck will be the 32’ width of the house and extend 12’ out. On the house there are two 5’ patio doors and an 8’ window so there are many places on the house to secure it. It is also a 3rd story deck with no stairs down if that matters. The deck faces up a mountain valley and has great views but the wind also whips down that valley. We have about 5-10 wind storms a year with gusts over 50mph and the occasional storm with much higher wind. In the two years I’ve had a weather station installed, the highest wind speed was 92mph. We also get a lot of snow, so I need to account for that too. Anyone have any idea of how to store them besides strapping them to the railing? I was thinking about building some sort of grill garage along the railing but wasn’t sure how that would look. I wouldn’t plan on grilling in them just roll in and out when needed. Any thoughts or pictures would be appreciated. submitted by /u/Lunchbox190 to r/Decks [link] [comments]

I have a unique problem. The 6x6 post for the railing is rotting at the point where it meets the post. The post is totally fine, ground level, it's just the top 2-3 feet that are rotted. It would be very hard to replace the post as there is now a hot tub right next to it. It's not load-bearing, so I'm hoping I can replace just the top half of the post. Any ideas? submitted by /u/steezburgers to r/Decks [link] [comments]

I have a client that would like to use a railing system with glass panels on their second story deck. It seems like there will be no issue finding a product for that. But the main issue I'm having is finding a manufacturer that produces a product for exterior staircases. My idea at the moment is to do the glass panels on the deck and then cables on the stairs, unless somebody has a product that they highly recommend. submitted by /u/hemmmingway to r/Construction [link] [comments]

I’m looking for recommendations and design ideas on how to remodel the front deck on my house and improve the overall appearance from the street. I’d like to make the deck look more updated, clean, and proportional to the front of the home. I’m open to suggestions on deck size, shape, railings, stairs, materials, colors, and any other changes that would help the front of the house look better overall. If you’ve done something similar or have pictures, ideas, or advice on what works well, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you submitted by /u/anthonyd89 to r/ExteriorDesign [link] [comments]

I have a client that would like to use a railing system with glass panels on their second story deck. It seems like there will be no issue finding a product for that. But the main issue I'm having is finding a manufacturer that produces a product for exterior staircases. My idea at the moment is to do the glass panels on the deck and then cables on the stairs, unless somebody has a product that they highly recommend. submitted by /u/hemmmingway to r/Carpentry [link] [comments]

https://preview.redd.it/iyegat1a87vg1.png?width=1419&format=png&auto=webp&s=7b8fd1aff495972c395287a8b6ba18ef0e46982e I've been struggling for literally weeks trying to figure out this deck railing detail. It's a deck above and a finished porch space below. Steel is so expensive right now - is there anyway to make this more efficient and/or more cost effective? The constraints are the overall depth of the assembly can't get any deeper, and the edge angled geometry needs to stay, as well as a gutter than can be accessed for maintenance. Please help!! submitted by /u/tatterhood-5678 to r/StructuralEngineers [link] [comments]

Photos of backyard without a deck, and 3-4ish different design options (one with dimensions): https://imgur.com/a/q2592uy (note about the photos: in all of the cases the diagonal railing on the diagonal stair where the mitre is would not be there, I just couldn't figure out how to remove it in the design software) tl;dr;s Thanks for your thoughts Is one design much better than others? Are any of the designs just bad (why)? Better designs / general advice / what should we consider? Is the deck space too small to be super usable anyway so maybe just make the deck smaller to have more space in our backyard? Deck height is around 30-31" with pea gravel under - is it silly to put an inch of pea gravel around deck to raise ground up to meet 30" height for railing-less deck? Our total backyard area is roughly 27' x 49' (1500cm x 830cm) Longer more wordy post :) I'm in the early stages of planning to build a deck and like everything, things seem a lot more complicated once I'm really thinking about all of the details. I've got a few questions for now, and will likely have more, so thanks in advance for all of your thoughts / experience / opinions! First question is more practical: based on my measurements the deck floor will likely be around 30-31" in height - JUST at the cut off for a railing-less design. I am a rule follower, mainly, and don't really want to play the "inspector lotto" so if we're above 30" I am wondering if it's reasonable to re-grade around the deck to gain an inch in height? In our case, we have pea gravel stones under the deck (the old patio, keeping it for drainage), so it'd basically mean bringing in a bunch more little rocks. Maybe this is dumb? In general my spouse and I like the "all stairs" layout, but I'm concerned that our yard is too small to pull it off - where do all of those stairs lead? And the stairs take up a considerable amount of over very small yard (27'x49'). That said, the goal of installing a sliding door off of our diningroom was to bring in more green of the backyard and it feels like the railing might make it feels more contained. We like the idea of the deck "flowing" into the yard, where we plan to have pavers and a small 10' x 10' pergola. Any thoughts / advice, wisdom, etc, etc, would be very much appreciated! submitted by /u/kevysaysbenice to r/Decks [link] [comments]

Hey the vertical bars on my deck in this corner have been falling out. it seems like those were just cut too short? anyway I have a toddler and really need to replace this for safety reasons. just wondering what to call it so I can look into how to fix it. or if anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate any advice! submitted by /u/platypus678 to r/Decks [link] [comments]

any ideas would be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/dwinn88 to r/Carpentry [link] [comments]

Our toddler is currently in the stage of running, and our new to us home had the deck re-done before buying but the previous owners chose to not put a railing system on. It’s not high enough for code to require it, but we need it for safety reasons. I picked up all the required parts from Lowe’s for the trex’s railing systems. Steps 1/2/3, I bought pressure treated wooden 4x4x4’s for the posts to attach the railings to. Currently I have no access to the under porch section to find the footings and or the structural posts. I’m assuming where I need posts to go on either side closest to the house , there SHOULD be a structural post that I can attach these to. My question is, what’s the best way to attach these to the existing deck with minimal damage? My sections between my reclaimed wooden structural posts on the deck at like 10 feet apart, so I need a post between them to support the railing length since the railings are 6 ft in length. In that situation, is a facica mounted post a better idea? Just trying to figure out the best possible solution, or if I should return the wooden 4x4x4’s and go with an aluminum structural deck post and then slide the trex vinyl sleeve over that? submitted by /u/SubbiesForLife to r/HomeImprovement [link] [comments]

We have a porch deck on the back of our house. I'd like to relax out there but don't love the direct sight lines to/from our neighbors back yards. I'm interested in adding some kind of privacy screen both above and below the top of the railing. Curious if folks have any ideas for something that wouldn't be too hideous and also not require making significant modifications to the existing railing? submitted by /u/Positive_Ad_1344 to r/Decks [link] [comments]

I started playing Magic about ten years ago with Amonkhet. When I started playing, I felt like a rookie, meeting people that had started to play Magic before I was born. But nowadays, oddly enough, I sometimes feel like belonging to an older generation. Lots of people that join commander nights or cubes have started to play Magic only a few years ago. For them, playing for ten years is a long time. And it is true; Magic has changed a lot in the last decade. When Ixalan released, I was drafting in person non-stop and I loved the set. For me, Ixalan was what a set is supposed to be, what Magic is supposed to be. The plane felt extremely original; an A Song of Ice and Fire Sothoryos-like Dinosaur island with native Merfolk, Pirates and Vampire conquistadors?! The world building felt great and the card’s designs really resonated with the flavour. Big Dinosaurs have big stats, small Dinosaurs have small stats. Pirates and Vampires are not 6/6s, because big Dinosaurs are bigger than them. The design and flavour matched, something which is missing for me in a lot of newer sets. However, at the time, Ixalan wasn't really loved by everyone. And I believe that it also hasn't aged as well as it should. People thought that the cards are weak and the draft format is stale. It is rumoured that sets like Ixalan and its perception of the player base resulted in R&D changing their philosophy which lead to Fun, Inviting, Replayable, Exciting (FIRE) design. This design change was certainly also driven by Magic Arena. In that sense, Ixalan is not only one of the last "block" sets (receiving more than one set), it is the last block set that did not release on Magic Arena. What seemed to not be noteworthy at the time to me, looking back, these few sets ranging from Amonkhet, Ixaland to Ravnica marked the end of an era. The end of blocks, the end of exclusive non-digital play and the end of exceptional Magic stories. This cube is my love letter to my favourite set block and my favourite plane. A draft set which is meant to celebrate excellent Magic world building and art, while also providing this “old-school” slower limited gameplay. This is the Ixalan Island Cube. The cube is really close to a set cube of the first two Ixalan sets “Ixalan” and “Rivals of Ixalan”. It was important to me, to have another component, which makes the drafting more involved. Namely, Ixalan was a typal set, so the draft sometimes felt on rails. Playing a bit of Lorowyn Eclipsed Limited, I didn’t want drafts to feel the same every time. Thus, I decided for the cube to be a desert cube, meaning that basic lands have to be drafted in the main draft. I always wanted to build a desert cube anyway! However, there was a problem. A flavour problem. Deserts and Ixalan don’t fit. However, being lost in a desert is actually not too different from being lost at sea. From that thought, I got an idea which not only lead to the name of the cube but also to an additional stipulation. To address the fact that we are sailing around the islands of Ixalan, desperately searching for places to lay anchor, there should be a disproportionate number basic Islands in the cube. Thus, I decided on a color asymmetry, meaning that there are more blue nonland cards and more basic Islands than each respective other color. Namely, there are 32 of each basic Plains, Swamp, Mountain and Forest but there are 60 Basic Islands. It was an interesting design restriction for me but also provides some cute flavour: In the draft, which is pretty much our sailing adventure, we will see a disproportionate number of Islands. And if you are a Dinosaur Connoisseur, and you are looking for the rarest Dinosaurs on your draft journey to add to your menagerie, you might start to be desperately looking for anything else than those damned Islands. The cube is played like a normal desert cube, with 3 packs at 18 cards. I believe that playing with six to eight people is ideal, however, playing with four people while keeping 3 packs at 18 cards each makes the draft really interesting. One has to constantly remember how many basics lands one has already seen, because not that many lands will be opened. Due to variance, it could happen that there are simply not enough basic lands of your preferred type going around. I wouldn’t recommend this four player draft to beginners, but for more experienced cube players, this is really fun and challenging. Also, I believe that this cube might be a lot of fun for star Magic, a five player draft format. Gameplay Games that are played in this cube are not extremely fast. In contrast to more modern draft sets, you do not (nearly) lose the game immediately if you do not play a 2 drop on turn 2. You can miss a land drop and not lose immediately. However, you can definitely lose the game if you are not interactive enough because focused decks in this cube can be fast. In white, you can play a 1 drop 2/1 into a turn 2 [[Adanto Vanguard]]. This is still a good start in some Legacy power level cubes. However, most games will eventually result in a locked board, and a top-deck war. This is where creatures with evasion and flood-protection shines. Cards with activated abilities or cards that let you loot are great in a lot of games, and Flyers have a much more important role here than in newer draft sets. Ixalan is famous for its buildaround enchantments which flip into lands granting infinite value. Examples are [[Search for Azcanta]], [[Vance’s Blasting Cannons]] and [[Journey to Eternity]] to same only a few. Whereas these cards would mostly be absolutely unplayable in modern draft sets, these cards provide an important angle to win the late game in this cube. In particular, card advantage in this cube is at a premium. Cards at low mana values do not snowball and you do not get cards for free by doing what you wanted to do anyway. You have to pay resources, life and tempo to get cards. The cube is close to a set cube, but I am not restricting myself to just the first two Ixalan sets. There are cards from “Lost Caverns of Ixalan”, but also cards which have artworks which fit the theme, or got reskins on the Ixalan plane. With Lost Caverns, I have the option for a lot of more powerful options to adjust the power level. For example, in Green, I include [[Ixalli’s Lorekeeper]] and [[Cenote Scout]] to give Green viable 1 drops in particular to the Dinosaur and the Explore deck. Decks To give you an idea of how the draft plays out, I will talk a bit about the four decks which have been drafted in the first iteration of this cube. We played with four experienced Magic players and drafted 3 packs at 18 cards, like described above. The decks pretty much follow the main archetypes of Ixalan, but not all of the four major archetypes were drafted. 1) Merfolk Merfolk were quite strong in the original Ixalan set. They have access to good bodies in Green and good disruption and value in Blue. Because of the color asymmetry, you will see more blue cards and plenty basic islands, when drafting Merfolk. However, as other drafters are heavily prioritising taking basic Forests, you might not see enough green cards and forests. This is exactly what this drafter experienced. The deck is a mono Blue deck splashing for green for mainly the two Merfolk lords while also splashing black for [[Hostage Taker]]. The black splash is not fully intentional. Namely, when drafting with only four people, you probably have to play some off-color basic lands. In their case, it was Swamps because they took the Hostage Taker early. So, if you like to splash greedily with only a few on-color basics, you can do this here guilt-free! [[Silvergill Adept]] is a really strong card as it has a decent body while providing card advantage. [[Deeproot Pilgrimage]], [[Deeproot Waters]] and [[Aquatic Incursion]] all generate lots of annoying tokens. I personally love Hexproof as a mechanic, so I love the token theme of Merfolk here. This cube is not a set cube, because I want to include some cards, that I think just fit. One extremely powerful example here is Lord of Atlantis, which has an amazing Ixalan artwork. It is a perfect payoff for a mostly mono blue Merfolk deck. The deck needs a bit of time to get going, because it does not play 1 drops, but can quickly generate an abundance of annoying tokens with Hexproof, which are buffed by Lords. 2) Dinosaurs Who doesn’t like Dinosaurs? Being a three color deck, Dinosaurs had a lot of flexibility in original Ixalan. You could play more aggressively in Boros or be more of a ramp deck with lots of Green ramp. Interestingly, the Dinosaur deck pretty much loses on playables and lands from the color asymmetry. To circumvent this, there are quite a few fixing lands in the cube and Green generally provides a lot of good fixing from nonlands. This deck has an excellent mana base with five no basics, like Mountain Valley. I absolutely love the Mirage Lands in this cube. Not only do they fit perfectly from their artworks, they also fix a nonbasic land asymmetry. Namely, there are five tapped dual lands in Ixalan for Boros, Golgari, Simic, Izzet and Orzhov, which I play two of respectively. For the other color combinations, there are the check lands. However, I didn’t want to break Singleton for rares. The Mirage fetch lands fix this perfectly giving each color combination two nonbasic lands. This deck also has lots of nonlands that fix for mana or search for basics of any type, like [[Thunderherd Migration]], [[Pillar of Origins]] and [[Pirate’s Pillage]]. Playing more of the role of midrange (to a ramp deck), the deck needed time to setup, but had really powerful top-end like [[Carnage Tyrant]] and [[Burning Sun’s Avatar]]. I put [[Huatli, Poet of Unity]] in the cube because the card looks great and it seemed to be good enough on the front side. From my modern Magic thinking I thought that you will not flip this often. However, you will flip it often, because you actively want to flip it. I will spare you the 5min to explain what the card does on the backside: it does everything. Huatli played like an extremely powerful card, and might be the best card in the cube. It shows how much better cards from Caverns of Ixalan are compared to the original Ixalan. 3) Golgari Explore One of my favourite buildarounds in Ixalan is [[Wildgrowth Walker.]] Whereas it is perfectly playable in Gx decks, its main color combination is not a typal one, it is Golgari. The goal of this deck is to simply outvalue the opponent. Lots of low CMC Explore creatures combined with good removal is an excellent strategy to fight more aggressive decks. The deck also features two absolute on-color bombs. [[Vraska, Relic Seeker]] is another contender for the most powerful card in this cube. Hard to remove and quite easily splashable. Do you remember the time when six mana planeswalkers were absolutely unbeatable cards? In this cube, I wanted color pips to matter. Therefore, I absolutely love the second bomb: [[Casualties of War]]. Its artwork is great, and its power level is spot-on, while not being easily splashable. It is a perfect payoff for a Golgari value deck. Another aspect which I love about the slower gameplay is that cards like [[Arguel’s Blood Fast]] can win games. As the Merfolk deck, this deck did not get enough on-color basics and had to play two mountains. This was really backbreaking in a lot of games as the deck plays a lot of cards with BB or GG coloured pips and doesn’t have a great mana base. 4) Vampires Except for Pirates, all typal decks were drafted in this pod. Having gotten two lords, like the Merfolk deck, this deck could also pack quite a punch and had fast starts. A curve of 1 drop into [[Legion Lieutenant]] into a turn 3 [[Sadistic Skymarcher]] is really scary. A card which surprised me is [[Tomb Robber]]. The card looked absolutely unplayable on first glance, but I decided to put it in the cube anyway, because I think the card is interesting. Longer games mean that you have turns where you can’t spend all your mana. This card was frequently activated multiple times in a game and is the ultimate flood protection. It has good evasion and cannot be easily blocked because of the threat of activation. It is also a great discard outlet for [[Self-Reflection]] which is a cool card from Lost Caverns, providing a bit of Graveyard value. The deck features two non-Ixalan set cards that played really well, namely [[Master of Dark Rites]], a [[Dark Ritual]] on a stick and [[Bloodghast]]. I was very surprised by how good Bloodghast is. I put it in for sacrifice shenanigans, but that is actually not a big theme. What it did really well was attack every turn to give attack triggers for Raid or other cards. Excellent card in this cube and also a great thematic artwork. Anecdotes Where did these cube idea come from? Ironically, I might have to thank Universes Beyond for it. I attended most prereleases in the past few years, however, Ninja Turtles just did not do it for me. So, whereas I would normally spend my time on the weekend going to the prerelease I was at home going through my bulk, where I saw lots of Ixalan cards. And there was this feeling of overwhelming nostalgia. I decided to simply sort out all of the cards and I noticed two things: Some of these cards look great and are actually quite interesting. I was wondering why Ixalan was called a bad set when I saw 1-drops like [[Duskborne Skymarcher]], [[Siren Stormtamer]] and [[Daring Buccaneer]]. These cards are all great! I wanted the draft environment to feel more like the older two Ixalan sets. However, I include quite a few cards from Lost Caverns of Ixalan, in particular to push certain archetypes. [[Ixalli’s Lorekeeper]] is excellent for Green-based Dinosaur decks, which were not that great in original Ixalan. [[Colossadactyl]] is a great four drop for Green-based Dinosaur decks, and can’t be easily splashed in other decks. In the first drafts, I was quite happy with most colours, but I think that red needs help. In particular, its 3 and 4 drop Pirates are lackluster. I will have to see, how to fix that without inserting too many complicated and pushed cards from Lost Caverns. Looking at red Pirates at 3 and 4 mana, I found yet another reason on why I do not like Broadside Bombardiers. Finally, [[Sailor of Means]] deserves a shoutout. I love this card, which is why I have six copies of it in this cube. One of my fondest memories in my Magic journey is an Ixalan draft, where I drafted a Simic deck, but not Merfolk! After pack 2, I had four Sailor of Means and lots of other Blue-based Treasure makers and Green fixing. From the middle of Pack 2, I started to pick any spashable bomb and removal spells. The muster example is of course [[Charging Monstrasaur]], which is an excellent card in this cube. In the end, I had a Simic deck splashing into all other colours. The deck felt like a true control deck, which I thought could not be drafted in a normal limited set. I expect such a deck to be viable in this format as well, although we have not drafted enough to see how such a deck looks like. In particular, Treasures certainly help with splashes, but most bombs in the format cost a lot of coloured pips. submitted by /u/Davchrohn to r/mtgcube [link] [comments]

Looking to make this massive deck more practical. Everything left of that trash can is mine. The 3rd layer to the deck is pretty useless, I’m thinking about tearing it down but the terrain under it is very hilly. My current plan is to sand and stain the bottom and 2nd level. Bottom level would have a high top table and just one couch, with outdoor tv on the backside of the house. Second level would have my grill, a divider/planter, and chairs + gas powered fire pit. I’m aware there is a lot of cleanup needed. Any recommendations or ideas for making it a more practical, better looking space will be appreciated. I’m also a new homeowner and don’t have a huge budget for repairs, despite wanting new railings lol - pls keep this in mind. submitted by /u/Ok-Flan8529 to r/Decks [link] [comments]

Hey all - we’re hoping to get some input on deck design ideas for the back/side of our house. What we have now is barely a deck, rather a set of stairs made from deck wood. We’re looking to replace the current platform/stairs (because it’s failing) and build something a little more useful and attractive. We really appreciate any thoughts or ideas you may have as our thoughts have been rather uninspired!! Background & Context: Lots of photos uploaded for context and overall landscape. Family of 5 living in Michigan – two adults and three younger boys. We live in an 1800s farmhouse built by my great-great-grandpa. It is now part of a “city” neighborhood (although we have a relatively large, elevated lot). We have a pool and hot tub in what we call the back yard. The door and deck serve as our primary way in and out of the house to get to the back yard. We use it constantly when it’s warm out. We often throw parties with families and friends and this part of the lawn is the epicenter of outdoor events since it is between the pool, the hot tub, and the house. We love having an obnoxious amount of ornamental and potted flowers and we’re into retro vibes outside. The wooden stairs came with the house when we bought it and do not reflect what we’re looking for. They’re now failing and an upgrade is definitely in order. Our Basic Thoughts on Design (none of these are requirements): Definitely something a little larger and more useful than what we currently have. Not too big though – just enough to allow people to come and go from the door with ease and possibly fit a couple of folding chairs during parties. We like the idea of lowering the deck – maybe have two stairs immediately off the door leading down to the main platform area, which would be one or two steps above ground level. I think this would look more seamless and largely eliminate the need for railings. I like the idea of using waterfall stairs where possible. We want the new deck to extend out to the grass, but only a few feet…not so far that it eats up too much of our valuable lawn space here. We’d like it to follow the contour of the house, possibly extending to the windows to the left and right of the door (or thereabouts). I was thinking the part of the deck closest to the AC units might house our grill or a boat box for storage, but I’m not sure that makes much sense (if anyone has thoughts on how to possibly obscure the AC units, that would be a bonus). I kind of like the idea of incorporating a pergola (mostly for aesthetics and to help reduce the extreme sunlight that hits the door window), but it’s definitely not a deal breaker. Other Notes: *The current deck railing broke due to massive icicles. We will be making improvements to eliminate/reduce those before next winter comes around. *The bricks will be repointed before we do anything with the deck, so the masonry will be uniform/look nicer. *We’ll be replacing the hot tub soon. It will likely remain in or around the current location, but we’re open to alternate placements/incorporating it into a larger deck design if the idea is right. submitted by /u/cnewberg to r/Decks [link] [comments]

I built my deck and just had the final inspection. I was failed because my handrails weren’t considered “graspable” by IRC guidelines. Seems ridiculous, but nonetheless the inspector has to follow the rules. I decided to build a rail myself using some material I had around. The rail is made of PVC and wood dowel core for rigidity. I attached it so that I didn’t drill directly into the post, with the idea I would take it off. I rescheduled the inspections and he still failed 😂. Here’s what he stated “it is not code complain. The ends do not return to the posts, there are ends that will snag clothing, emergency gear” Any thoughts here? Does anyone else have really strict code enforcement in their county/town? submitted by /u/Recent-Breadfruit-21 to r/Decks [link] [comments]

This is for a treehouse type deck. I’m trying to figure out a way to attach a 4x4 for the railing to the 6x6. I’ve seen metal brackets that will work. I’ve also considered offsetting the post to where it isn’t in the corner. Any ideas? submitted by /u/hoovj9 to r/Decks [link] [comments]

I posted a similar deck to this about a year ago and you guys seemed to like my work. I was fortunate enough to get several deck jobs and this big project out of it. All of which have been wonderful clients so I've been wanting to show you guys this one for a while now and see if any homeowners in my area are looking for someone honest and highly skilled to build a deck for them. My prices are also extremely reasonable. When I start a project, it gets 100% of my focus until its 100% complete! I have many references that can testify to that. I also do most of the work myself because to me, quality matters. I can't stand the idea of someone being able to look at my work and say it was no good. So here are the details of the deck and city where it was built. So Dm me if you have a project or deck youd like me to quote. Also feel free to comment and tell me any mistakes you see or anything you would do differently. Here are the details and city where the deck was built. Deck details: Location: Marietta, Ga Covered area: 28'8"x16'(459 sq ft) framed with all 2x12 PT lumber. Ledger board is properly flashed and fastened to the house with 3⅝" ledgerloks. Joists span the full 16' to a double 2x12 band for maximum space for area below. Upper area has PT 5/4 decking, two 12' sections with double breaker boards in between and a double boarder with mitered corners around the perimeter. This was to avoid having any butt joints in the decking. Ceiling is pine T&G with 8 recessed lights and 2 fans. All support posts and beams are wrapped with treated 1x8 and stained. I wrap the 3 inside pieces but leave the outside piece off until I run the screens which are stapled and then covered by the outside 1x8 piece. The main focal point is the gas fireplace with natural looking stone veneer ledge flats. I installed LEDs under the mantle and behind the tv to create an ambient light look that lights up and accents the stone work. Stain colors were chosen by the homeowners who came up with the 2 tone look idea with the floors being lighter than the boarders, columns, and beams. Which compliments the colors of the furniture they chose. Stain is ReadySeal from Home Depot the floor color is light oak and the rails and columns are Pecan. Lower area also has 8 recessed lights and 2 fans. The ceiling is 4x8' bead board sheets with 1x4 trim covering the seams and all painted semigloss white. The 2 columns are to support the bay window above. They are 6x6 posts wrapped with pvc with base and crown mold installed. Uncovered deck: 12'6"x8' and 4x4'(116 sq ft)upper landing with a flight of stairs with 16 steps landing on a concrete slab landing. Ran a gas line to the gas fireplace and also out to the outside deck for gas grill. The project in total ended up around 56k not counting the extra work I did to other parts of the house. I'm curious if there are any GCs here that can tell me what they would charge for a project of this size with all the finishes . I struggled some to get it done for this and make the money I usually like to make. Thanks for any info and thanks for checking out my work! submitted by /u/PretendParty5173 to r/Decks [link] [comments]

Are these prices normal? $55k?! Definitely need to rethink this or completely scrap the idea. Add a new 8'x14' deck with a 4'x4' landing - approximately 175 sf Decking material will be TimberTech PVC (Vintage Collection) Railings and posts will be TimberTech black aluminum Install 6'x6' support posts with concrete footings Total $39,425 Optional Porch stairs (similar to existing design) Total $14,900 submitted by /u/MofongoPizza to r/Decks [link] [comments]

Looking for ideas on ways to improve the look of my deck railing. As background we recently purchased this 100 yr old home, and the previous owners spent $15k replacing only the deck boards with composite but decided to leave this awful trailer park style deck railing. I’d love to rip it off and somehow add a proper composite/vinyl or aluminum railing but I’m assuming that requires removing lots of floorboards. Give me your ideas on how to improve the look of this. It makes me angry every time I go out there 🤣 submitted by /u/Designerkyle to r/Decks [link] [comments]

Looking for ideas on a railing for the deck at our lake house. I love the look of cables, but the cost for the tension cables is insane. I want something that isn't too big that it blocks the view of the lake, which is why I like the look of cables. What is something more economical that isn't going to be as bulky and blocking as wood spindles? submitted by /u/LoanGoalie to r/DIY [link] [comments]

Not a deck ‘zackly but this is my way of doing railing. This is good ol electrical conduit on 4 inch center. 3/4 holes about 1.5 inches deep the pipes get stuck in before tightening up the lag bolts. Quite sturdy and have been on decks for about 20 years no rusting. submitted by /u/yottyboy to r/Decks [link] [comments]

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