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How to Build an Elevated Second Floor Deck. Updated on January 21, 2015. Also most major building supply places like Home Depot and Lowes will take your sketch. An installation manual is included with each standard electric residential and industrial dumb waiter kit. How to Build a Dumbwaiter. Building a dumbwaiter into an existing wall takes some planning and know how. Home Decor & Repair. Dumb waiter goes all the way to 3rd floor. The crane is mounted to the floor of the roof deck (the 'fourth' floor).
Step by Step How To Build an Elevated Deck
First thing that you should know is to check with you local government and find out what rules that you have to follow to be in code. They can change from place to place. I always use a 6” x 6” post on any deck that I build over 6’ High. The reason is that over time they tend to start to get a shake to them. With a 6” x 6” post buried into the ground 30” or more and filled with Concrete they will not move. Always use pressure treated wood. I always lay out the outside corners first and get them Square and Plumb. Then with a line I can set any other post.
The best way to design a deck for your self is to get a piece of Graph paper and making every square a foot laying it out. That way you can figure out what it will look like before you build it. Also most major building supply places like Home Depot and Lowes will take your sketch and make a blueprint of it also figuring out the materials that are needed to build along with the cost of materials. If you have zoning or code for your local government you can now present this to them for approval.
Tools Needed
Saw
Square
Hammer
Building A Manual Dumb Waiter For Second Floor Deck Plans
Post Hole Digger
Shovel
Saws All
Digging Bar
Level 6’ or longer
String
Wheelbarrow
Drill
Assorted Drill Bits
1. After you have drawn a plan of what you are going to build drive a stake in the ground on the outside corners. Making sure that they are square and located in the correct spot. Dig a hole at least 30” deep or below frost line, whichever is deeper. Setting the post into the hole with a level, Plumb and using a friend pour cement into the hole making sure it stays plumb and in the correct position. Once the concrete starts to set you will not move it. Pour concrete to the top of the hole. See Photo B. You will only have to hold it for a few minutes till it starts to set up.
2. After setting all the corner posts. Take a line and stretch it around the outside perimeter and start digging the inside posts. I like to space them about every 4’. Then set each post as you go making sure they are plumb.
3. While you are waiting for the post to set. I normally wait at least 24 hour or more for the concrete to set. If you shake them before it is set then you may crack the concrete around the post. You can start to put the plate board up on the house. See Photo C. If you are installing this on a concrete block wall then they need to be held on by concrete anchor bolts every 16”. Before doing this I always Figure out where the Joists are going to go then space 1 bolt between each joist see Photo C. If you are going to install this Board onto wood and there is siding there you must cut out the siding and put a piece of flashing in to keep the water from running up underneath. I also put 2 Lag Bolts every 16” if they are going to hit where a floor joist is then countersink them so the heads are underneath.
4. Next install a Galvanized joist hanger every 16”on center where the joist is going to go.
5. Next Install all the outside Plates and Bolt them thru see Figure D You will need 2 bolts per Post. They have to be 3/8 x 8” long Carriage Bolts.
6. After all the outside plates are installed then go ahead and install the rest of the joist hangers. I also like to double up the outside plates for the extra strength. I use # 10 galvanized nails and nail 3 nail every 16”.
7. Next cut and install floor Joists.
8. Using 5/4 Pressure treated decking. Screw with deck Screws or nail using Galvanized Ring nail or Screw nails.
How to make or install steps
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this deck is dangerous and susceptible to lateral stress, and pulling away from the wall.
lag bolts alone are not an adequate means of attaching a ledger,
This is really wonderful! Thanks for sharing your carpentry knowledge as well as the step by step images. I would have loved to have a deck for our home too. :)
Just Fantastic! Voted up and across. Wonderful images.
When building handrails for a wood deck, make sure to check your local building codes first to find out the acceptable railing height, space between balusters, and distance between posts that is required.
While building codes can vary, most building codes require:
- 6’ or less between posts.
- 36” or higher handrails.
- 4” or less opening between balusters.
Materials needed for a 6′ section of railing:
- Rail cap: 1 – 5/4” x 6” x 6’
- Top and bottom rails: 2 – 2” x 4” x 6’
- Balusters: 13 – 2” x 2” x 32”
Building Deck Handrails
The railings are constructed with the bottom rail on edge to resist sagging, and the top rail horizontal to provide lateral strength.
- Cut the top and bottom rails so they fit snugly between the posts.
- Cut the balusters to length with the end cut square on the top and at a 45° angle on the bottom.
- Mark the location of the balusters on both the top and bottom rails.
- Use deck screws to attach the bottom of the balusters to the face of the bottom rail so the angled cut on the baluster is flush with the bottom of the rail.
- Attach the top of the balusters through the top rail.
- Stand the section of railing up and attach the top rail flush with the top of the posts.
- Attach the bottom rail between the posts.
- Miter the rail caps where they meet at corners and join together.
- Attach the rail caps to the top of the posts and top rails.
- Attach a block between the deck and bottom rail in the center of the span to provide added support.
Watch this video to find out more.
Further Information
- How to Build Wood Deck Handrails (video)
- How to Build a Wood Deck (video)
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Danny Lipford: Once you’ve completed installing deck boards on your deck, you’ll want to add handrails. We’re using our deck foundation posts for the rail posts, so they have to be cut off at a uniform height above the deck.
In this case our rail will be 36 inches above the deck, which is common for most residential decks. Because building codes often vary, you should check with a local building department before you make that decision.
The rails we’re building include three components: two-by-fours for the top and bottom rails, two-by-twos for the balusters, and five-quarter-by-six deck boards for the rail caps. The bottom rail is positioned vertically to prevent sagging, and the top rail horizontally to provide lateral strength.
The two-by-two balusters are cut square on the top and diagonally on a 45-degree angle on the bottom. The gap between the balusters should be less than four inches, so installing them on five-inch centers will work with these two-by-twos, which are one-and-a-half-inch thick.
We’re using deck screws to assemble the rails so there’s no chance of loose nails later on. After each section is assembled on the deck, we stand them up and attach them to the posts. The top rail is lined up with either edge and flush with the top of the post. Driving the screws into the post at an angle, or “toe-screwing,” is the best way to attach them.
Framing A Second Floor Deck
The bottom rail is inset one-inch from the outer edge of the post. The last step is to install the five-quarter rail cap, which is centered over the posts. For longer runs you may also need to join these boards at a 45-degree angle cut. It’s best to do this over a post if possible. You’ll also want to make 45-degree miter cuts wherever the rails caps join in a corner.