Just wondering what you guys do when building a deck that has a radius in it?
The first (only) one I've done was for myself, so I experimented a little.
Picture this:
Deck is 16' wide, 10' deep at the corners, 12' deep in the middle. Not a very big bend. I've attached 2 really quick drawings to give you a visual idea of what I'm talking about below.
I drew it all out with AutoCAD first, cut my joists to length. Solid blocking at the ends of the joists (2x8).
Screwed 2 2x6-16' per side to the center joist/blocking, bent them around the curve and screwed them on. Then cut off excess. (16' was necessary because they were a real ***** to bend. I used the excess for solid blocking between the joists at the half-span point.) This gave me an 11" high skirting to hide the end of the joists/blocking. It bent pretty nicely, but with a tighter bend I think it'd crack. You'd pretty much have to use thinner material.
Has anyone else done anything similar? Do you have any ideas for making this easier? Make it look better?
There are SO many square/rectangle decks around here it's disgusting. None of the local builders seem to have any creativity. I'd really like to start "specializing" in this kind of thing to distinguish myself from everyone else.
Thoughts?
Kevin
The first (only) one I've done was for myself, so I experimented a little.
Picture this:
Deck is 16' wide, 10' deep at the corners, 12' deep in the middle. Not a very big bend. I've attached 2 really quick drawings to give you a visual idea of what I'm talking about below.
I drew it all out with AutoCAD first, cut my joists to length. Solid blocking at the ends of the joists (2x8).
Screwed 2 2x6-16' per side to the center joist/blocking, bent them around the curve and screwed them on. Then cut off excess. (16' was necessary because they were a real ***** to bend. I used the excess for solid blocking between the joists at the half-span point.) This gave me an 11" high skirting to hide the end of the joists/blocking. It bent pretty nicely, but with a tighter bend I think it'd crack. You'd pretty much have to use thinner material.
Has anyone else done anything similar? Do you have any ideas for making this easier? Make it look better?
There are SO many square/rectangle decks around here it's disgusting. None of the local builders seem to have any creativity. I'd really like to start "specializing" in this kind of thing to distinguish myself from everyone else.
Thoughts?
Kevin
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