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Building a deck is a simple project for the most part. Planning is essential as with all home improvement projects. First you must decide on the size of the deck you want to build. Y9u also must decide how much time you would like to spend on it. Small decks can be finished in a weekend usually.

As always, keep the local building codes in mind. If a deck is a certain height above the ground, you have to install railing and ballisters. In the US the height is set at (28) twenty-eight inches. If you go above this height, you must install the railings. Ballisters are to be set nor more than (6) six inches center to center.

The materials you want to use for your deck is also essential. Most of the material we use where I live is treated southern yellow pine lumber. Lately we have been using more of the composite decking materials which is  fabricated from recycled materials.

Draw out your deck on a sheet of paper if you have a design you want, such as an octagonal deck. Even if building an octagonal deck. lay it out like a square deck and cut your corners off to make the extra sides.
Use safety precautions when using power tools. Eye protection is a necessity. Sawdust in your eye is nothing to laugh about. Ear protection is also good to use when cutting lumber.

Measure everything twice and write it down on a piece of paper if you must to remember it. Nothing sucks more than cutting something wrong and having to re-cut it, not to mention that you wasted a perfectly good piece of lumber.

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