Build a Deck Like a Pro: Expert Techniques and Tricks

Learn how to build a deck like a pro with expert techniques and tricks in this DIY video. From framing to finishing touches, we'll show you everything you need to know to create a beautiful and sturdy deck for your home.

0:00 Intro
0:47 Attachment to Concrete
5:01 YouTube Affiliate
5:36 Skip the Laser
7:04 Ledger Attachment
10:11 Locating Beams
13:17 Blast from the Past
14:36 Beam Attachment
16:27 Setting the Beams
24:02 Story Telling
24:46 G Tape
25:10 Joist Layout
27:47 Pop Culture Reference
28:12 Ripping Blocks

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[arthurc]

I'm not a framer or in the trades, but I really like your videos and the work you do.

[garycronk]

You seem to make a great teacher and mentor. I'm sure I would have gotten into the trades a lot sooner if I came across someone with your demeanor. Thank you for sharing:)

[Quietvibes]

The black chalk part is great 😂. If we can’t have a little fun at work then we are doing it all wrong.

[kgill]

Thank you for taking time to teach future tradesmen the pride and joy of learning a new skill and doing it well!

[kevenweaver]

I applaud the silica safety measures but here's some information for you tested by my company.
Drilling into a floor slab with a 1/2" bit, indoors in a 10x10x8 room takes 141continuous 3" deep holes to reach elevated levels of airborne silica.

Drilling 1 single hole overhead with a 1/4" bit 2" deep reaches the same danger levels.

[Jesson]

not to bad the “Québec and croissant”! - from a French Canadian

[ldtenenoff]

Been aminute since ive visted ur channel way cool fer u to have a convo with yourself, Great vid asa always Champ

[ernestrichardson]

Love watching you guys work, learn a lot to even though I know I will never have a home for myself. Hope you all have a blessed New Year

[jeffsullivan]

Tim, let me become an Awesome Framer too! I can also SketchUp drawings for you but more importantly, I would love to work side by side with you! I’m licensed in California but would love to be a part of your crew!

Plus, I always laugh at your jokes.


Is there something brown on my nose? lol

[derekderek]

I also went to Disney land in 86 and hated it too!

[bwillan]

'The string doesn't lie, but sometimes we're idiots and it does." Spoke by someone with years of experience. LOL 🤣

[DakkaDakkaDakkaWaagh]

All of our NZ timber is pressure treated woop. Even interior timber is treated with boron. You can use doug fir but only in specific applications. its funny to hear people complain about it and we have to deal with that not even just on landscaping timber but everything

[jeremywoods]

Train your guys! Yes. My best employers were the ones who cared to show me how to suffer the least haha.

[Integritybuilders-]

What do you think about Martinez hammers?

[VXComanche]

Shawshank! All too easy (<— how about that reference?). I built my deck in 2015 and learned about taping to top of the beams and joists the following year. Ugh! The regret still haunts me!

[zephyr]

Tim ? Your bags ? Akribis? I hv a set of trim bags I had them make for me and really really enjoy them ! Full of glue I wipe on them, marked and scratched up ? But nothing like a set of leather bags! Yep tried the light cloth I get it ? But leather is so nice ! Hey look good on you man!

[ryansoo]

When building a deck next to a house (especially one that's low to the ground) wouldn't it be better to not attach it to the house and just have it be free-standing (just add in another beam and a couple more posts next to the foundation)? That way the home's exterior insulation and siding can run right down to the foundation and you wouldn't have any tricky connections to flash at the deck ledger.

[davidhume]

Hey, random question: is getting the white pencil mark off the stained lumber an issue?

[Monath]

How are you liking those akribis tool bags?

[cxsey]

Shouldn’t you space that ledger off the wall? There’s a product called deck2wall that’s for that specifically