My Next Project

Danno6102

Starting Layout & footings on this one next Friday. My biggest to date. Drawigns not 100%, bottom stair rail isn't flared out & I'm missing a small section of rail at the upper stair, but you get the idea. Three levels, all pressure treated, deckorators balusters, fire pit. Looks like it might turn into a new relationship with an upscale custom builder too. I'm more excited about the places this might take my company, than I am the profit from it.

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BuiltByMAC

Right on, man, right on! Lookin' forward to the pics, that looks like a nice sized project. You doin' the fire pit too or are the masonry guys?

Mac

Bone Saw

you doing lighting I hope, or at least a section of rail across that pit surround perpendicular to stair run. That relationship between stairs and pit surround (while may not be a code violation) looks like a future ankle breaker for sure, and a possible american history X on that pit. nice drawing

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Danno6102

Thanks guys!

Mason's doing the fire pit. I'm doing everything else. Their original budget was $6,000. So they've had to stretch it quite a bit. This one came in WAY over that. So I'm going to bring up the lighting once it starts to come together, because I know they would not go for it right now. I'll wait until they start to get excited about it being done. Sneaky sneaky. It's mostly open so it should still be easy to install after the fact. I agree that some lights would look pretty sweet in those risers around the firepit. It's a nice looking deck, but some well placed lighting would take this deck to the next level.

Just landed this small one about 2 minutes ago. Lower part is existing. God I hate lattice! Fugly stuff!

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Garrett

lol dont ya hate that the deck is up int the air you think you are done and they go we would like lattice under the deck EWWWWW. i had a customer that wanted lattice and AFTER i was done asked where is the door to get under there(deck was 6' off the ground) looks like you may need another beam to support the overhang on the main deck but looks awsome non the less

Danno6102

Are you talking about the first pic? footing locations shown are for an old design. I didn't update them, this was just a quick visual change I made to the original design for the homeowner to see if he liked it. Don't worry, the real footings/beams are all good!

Garrett

yes, not nockin' it looks awsome