How To Renovate Your Homes Exterior Part 6: Framing the Front Deck

During this episode of how to renovate your homes exterior, I had to tackle framing the front deck. In order to go any further with the LP Smartside I need the framing on the front deck to be installed so I could flash it properly. This is the part of the project I definitely never planned on tackling, but in the end, I am glad I did.
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  • @RRBuildings
    @RRBuildings4 жыл бұрын

    About to wrap up this project, but had to tackle this porch framing first to continue....anyone else go the simplistic route sometimes when framing...like just laying it out and figuring it out as you go? Math never lies, but this was a just a simple one to run with

  • @billmiller7138

    @billmiller7138

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think the newest code calls for flashing between the ledger and the house framing? At least where I am.

  • @hammertime7349

    @hammertime7349

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bill Miller that’s how it is bye us. The theory is if moisture gets behind the ledger board (the treated board on the house) it could rot out. But the way he does things it’s pretty much bullet proof.

  • @billmiller7138

    @billmiller7138

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hammer Time I do both, so it passes code and doesn’t rot. I like the flashing over the top, don’t like to fail inspection.

  • @hammertime7349

    @hammertime7349

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bill Miller it is the best way to do it. I like ice and water behind the ledger then metal flashing on top of the ledger but everyone does it differently.

  • @Bigjmoney83

    @Bigjmoney83

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why did you not double up your outside band? Does code in your area not call for a double band?

  • @blainehartzke4852
    @blainehartzke48524 жыл бұрын

    I run a Menards store in Indiana and I am always referring people to your page to watch your instructional videos! Very informative stuff you got here. Thank you for sharing.

  • @vuonglexuan3960
    @vuonglexuan3960 Жыл бұрын

    It is a very good book for beginners as well as for those that are already into kzread.infoUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt A very good basic ebook to keep as a reference too. I like it and the way the subject matter is presented. It has humor and that helps with the reading.

  • @spankiedoodlesteve2086
    @spankiedoodlesteve20863 жыл бұрын

    I can’t say that anything about this was terribly quick or efficient but I got wicked respect for how carefully and properly you went about building this. Very well done

  • @MsValerieDev
    @MsValerieDev4 жыл бұрын

    I love how you go above and beyond to do a project well.

  • @mikesauve9381
    @mikesauve93814 жыл бұрын

    I love this series. I think it's watching you problem solve and work out things in your head that i relate to the most, you're not like a robot expert builder. great work!!

  • @safemasteryoh2717
    @safemasteryoh27174 жыл бұрын

    I love your work- it’s clean and precise all the time. I wish I was trained by someone like you.

  • @ramonochoa9855
    @ramonochoa98554 жыл бұрын

    You sliding that level across that smooth was the best thing I've ever seen

  • @tombryan1

    @tombryan1

    4 жыл бұрын

    He grew the trees from which the lumber came. He held them straight up for 139 years.

  • @michaelcarroll991
    @michaelcarroll9914 жыл бұрын

    Also we always double our band where I'm from. Gives more for the decking to grab ahold

  • @Likadees
    @Likadees4 жыл бұрын

    All the different tool sounds and explanations is the perfect musical just like your good work! Keep it coming..

  • @davidlittle611
    @davidlittle6112 жыл бұрын

    I would take this guys recommendation on power tools all day. I used that bandsaw commercially for several years mobile welding, it can take the place of a cutting torch in the field very often.

  • @HousBinPhartiin
    @HousBinPhartiin3 жыл бұрын

    Great job! Thanks for the tips on improving the project.

  • @Fetecheney
    @Fetecheney4 жыл бұрын

    I love the standing around scratching your beard and readjusting you hat bits you included. It's the first step to any project :)

  • @TommyFamous
    @TommyFamous4 жыл бұрын

    Your hard work becomes your motivation, so keep it up!

  • @xSpiritAWx
    @xSpiritAWx4 жыл бұрын

    Man I need more videos. Keep em coming. I like the flashing ideas. Water is the enemy.

  • @I_Am_Michael
    @I_Am_Michael4 жыл бұрын

    the best videos. little to no talking to the camera. only talking while working and to each other. this is a good video because of that.

  • @christophercrowle9753
    @christophercrowle97534 жыл бұрын

    Hi bud recently stumbled across the channel, enjoying the content keep up the good work from a fellow carpenter in Cornwall, UK.

  • @mikenicholson2548
    @mikenicholson25484 жыл бұрын

    This has been a really fun series to watch. 👍

  • @DevinHeaps
    @DevinHeaps4 жыл бұрын

    I love your attention to detail.

  • @chrisherringshaw3588
    @chrisherringshaw35884 жыл бұрын

    Kyle - LOVE the first ~20 second of this video. This is me on just about every project...! Hahaha

  • @RRBuildings

    @RRBuildings

    4 жыл бұрын

    that's why I left it...I thought it portrayed every project everywhere

  • @rezzgoatrising1829
    @rezzgoatrising18294 жыл бұрын

    My first deck build wasn’t good but still holding together lol. My 2nd build was better, 3rd awesome. Just keep building everyone 🤘

  • @kevinwise982
    @kevinwise9824 жыл бұрын

    Saw you on the LP add on Facebook. You must be doing something right when they ask a post framer to do an ad for wood siding. Well done

  • @grimreaper4556
    @grimreaper45564 жыл бұрын

    Greg trying to sabotage the deck.😂😂

  • @birkenc7924

    @birkenc7924

    4 жыл бұрын

    The middle of the wood is the strongest (+ a few things more) = always put middle up.

  • @Fishpalms

    @Fishpalms

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@birkenc7924 he framed it wrong

  • @PRACTICALBUSHCRAFTSURVIVAL
    @PRACTICALBUSHCRAFTSURVIVAL4 жыл бұрын

    great stuff as always. thank you

  • @DannyH77
    @DannyH774 жыл бұрын

    This is becoming one of my favorite channels!!

  • @cameronswanson407
    @cameronswanson4074 жыл бұрын

    +1 for the deck protector. You can also use it on the side where the joist hangers go to protect those nail holes.

  • @jonathankretman5887
    @jonathankretman58874 жыл бұрын

    Greg with the “bands a make a dance” quote!

  • @silenthill5794
    @silenthill57944 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like this will be a New Products Show House in the future, sponsored of course :-)

  • @ARTTLife
    @ARTTLife11 ай бұрын

    We gotta rebuild our rental porch, and this gives me a good idea how to revamp it

  • @dalmiroliveiraborges3436
    @dalmiroliveiraborges34364 жыл бұрын

    just when it was getting good to watch the video is over! ..... Only 19 minutes kkkk ta Very good.

  • @LhajBELAAIDWorkshop
    @LhajBELAAIDWorkshop4 жыл бұрын

    Perfect work bro

  • @dionisioc1078
    @dionisioc10783 жыл бұрын

    Great job bro

  • @bobbyweldon736
    @bobbyweldon7364 жыл бұрын

    OUTSTANDING

  • @tbix1963
    @tbix19634 жыл бұрын

    Always interesting

  • @mohamedameen4526
    @mohamedameen45264 жыл бұрын

    good work

  • @sgsax
    @sgsax4 жыл бұрын

    If nothing else, I bet that tape will help reduce squeaking from movement later on. Thanks for sharing!

  • @CjimpalaHD
    @CjimpalaHD4 жыл бұрын

    Love it!

  • @ATaylor369
    @ATaylor3694 жыл бұрын

    Ima give a like and comment on that solo porch action!

  • @liquidmidnight0748

    @liquidmidnight0748

    4 жыл бұрын

    ataylor greg showed up because he heard all this racket going on outside his window and woke him up lol or it woulda been totally solo

  • @EMattHowerton
    @EMattHowerton4 жыл бұрын

    Really? That's a tease. I'll be right here waiting for the rest of the deck.

  • @TEDOTENNIS
    @TEDOTENNIS4 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding work! Did you make enough noise to wake Greg up? It looks like a great Saturday.

  • @doinjusfine1
    @doinjusfine14 жыл бұрын

    A red head beating up on another red head... sounds like a drunk night in Ireland.... 😅😅

  • @ttfweb1
    @ttfweb14 жыл бұрын

    Nice build.

  • @CLDiesel02
    @CLDiesel024 жыл бұрын

    As a fine young gentleman once said, I believe it was in the 30’s “I love it when it when a redhead, beats on another redhead”

  • @acclaimedsheepdog6375
    @acclaimedsheepdog63754 жыл бұрын

    “It’s just temporary” my famous last words

  • @DanielRamirez-bm3lu
    @DanielRamirez-bm3lu4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing bro👍👍

  • @wigidy12
    @wigidy124 жыл бұрын

    How did you get your logo on that house wrap?! Great vid

  • @WEALRO
    @WEALRO4 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see someone using proper fasteners , indonalot of remodels and it never amazes me to see either poor fasteners or skipped framing steps. Just did a deck Reno , there was no blocking on 17ft span no lags no through bolts and no hangers. Shame someone cut all those important steps , good job on this deck 👍

  • @lilbigdaddy3042

    @lilbigdaddy3042

    2 жыл бұрын

    Late to the comment lol but I did some work on a deck and the original builder whom was literally a crackhead used drywall screws for the treads and for attaching the brackets for the railings 😂😂

  • @davidmoseley6896
    @davidmoseley68964 жыл бұрын

    Another great video have you used the makita dtd171j 4 speed impact driver

  • @owenttddedd5728
    @owenttddedd57284 жыл бұрын

    Jajajajaja men I love your video ,good job .....still waiting for the final result.

  • @asinger261
    @asinger2614 жыл бұрын

    Greg with the late arrival lol. Thought you might be alone on this one.. always wondered if you had a board bender ( aka bow wrench) for the deck boards makes install super easy.

  • @ckelly3862

    @ckelly3862

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes it will..just installed 10 ft. Mahogany boards, can't believe how much they warped since I bought them. I just used various clamps to close that warp down..worked like a charm!

  • @jesusvillasenor6902
    @jesusvillasenor69024 жыл бұрын

    Muy bonito sus trabajo muy profesional mis respetos saludis desde california y yo tambien trabajo en construcción

  • @Rickmakes
    @Rickmakes4 жыл бұрын

    I like to position my boards with the cup down so water runs off. The end grain should have a “U” shape. It seems like the “U” would catch water but the cupping is opposite of what the end grain looks like.

  • @RRBuildings

    @RRBuildings

    4 жыл бұрын

    I changed them all to cup down

  • @TheRooster1122
    @TheRooster11224 жыл бұрын

    Oh Oh Greg’s Sabotaging the new deck!!!

  • @zfilmmaker
    @zfilmmaker4 жыл бұрын

    Oh part 6 nice! If I don’t want to wait for part 7, 8, 9 and 10 can I download leaked versions from torrent?

  • @mmmmmmm8706
    @mmmmmmm87064 жыл бұрын

    Awesome deck build! Loved seeing this! We're the post holes dug by hand using a post hole digger? Must be level if you can slide your level all the way across the beams. That black stuff was a good idea.

  • @yovanyramos8321
    @yovanyramos83214 жыл бұрын

    nice good job

  • @floppeddoma571
    @floppeddoma5714 жыл бұрын

    RR your metal work is exceptional.[now running corner trim like you vary nice sir ty)framing is im sure code ware u are little more load here in oregon....but here Biggest misstake i see.."no notch post to except rim???" That way u get full bearing..looks good though love the vids from a barn builder in oregon. We deal with alot of rain..wish i could show u how we trim our metal buildings out especially the windows/doors.

  • @aron6998

    @aron6998

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can, KZread is easy to post a video on, please post a video of your technique we’d love to see it and learn!!

  • @floppeddoma571

    @floppeddoma571

    4 жыл бұрын

    Id love too but...these amongst other things seperate us from other companys.."i gave u guys the notch post into rim " thats standard deck building 101 chapter 2 page 7

  • @suicidaljell

    @suicidaljell

    4 жыл бұрын

    This deck will never be used it's for form not function so who cares

  • @aron6998

    @aron6998

    4 жыл бұрын

    Suicidaljello why are you even commenting? Also do you live there and how do you know if it will or won’t be used...these keyboard warriors are getting old

  • @mattpkp

    @mattpkp

    4 жыл бұрын

    The deck a foot off the ground im sure if this was this was a second story deck and it mattered he would do it

  • @yaserkafealhdadalhdad7643
    @yaserkafealhdadalhdad76434 жыл бұрын

    Cool man

  • @donaldfahrner5479
    @donaldfahrner54794 жыл бұрын

    What brand is that cordless nailer you used on the porch post brackets

  • @hinglemccringleberry8805
    @hinglemccringleberry88054 жыл бұрын

    Kyle, those 2x12s that are lag bolted to the 4x4s, dont thet need a 2x4 on the bottom of the 2x12 to aid in vertical load support? Alot of decks collapse or fail because too much load is placed on those lag bolts. A 2x4 or a notched post supporting the underside of that 2x12 will nvr fail due to the strength of vertical load on the wood fibers. If that makes sense.

  • @are6mr2

    @are6mr2

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's not the bolts that fail it's that the wood splits and fails around the bolts because of the holes.

  • @hinglemccringleberry8805

    @hinglemccringleberry8805

    4 жыл бұрын

    But the bolts still don't do their job. Added support under the 2x12 would help. And the bolts do shear off at a certain pressure.

  • @RBallarddesigns
    @RBallarddesigns4 жыл бұрын

    I like the flashing on top of the deck joists. Had not seen that before but makes sense.

  • @sweetlou6539
    @sweetlou65394 жыл бұрын

    You should do some fpv shots of the work your doing. That would be a cool angle and point of reference.

  • @Natedoc808
    @Natedoc8082 жыл бұрын

    Funny how different people do things very differently. I never like toe nailing structural load bearing members, like these joists, where they experience shear force, so I would have framed the whole thing on the ground, back nailing all the joists through the rim. Then set a couple temporary pickets at the elevation desired, and a scrap 2x4 cripple on the outside corner, found my post locations, drill/set post bases, attached rim and joist to post, removed pickets.

  • @jamesmoon1841
    @jamesmoon18414 жыл бұрын

    Thought there was a code requirement for isolating the rim board from the house with a copper flashing between rim board and house wrap when installing copper borate treated wood.

  • @juliangutierrez3222
    @juliangutierrez32224 жыл бұрын

    Good job guys Puro TEXAS

  • @ivtec845
    @ivtec8454 жыл бұрын

    they make a plastic deck ledger flashing and we run a row of grace behind it up the wall

  • @rrr46060
    @rrr460604 жыл бұрын

    very nice as usual guys, its looks LSP! level.. square .. and plumb btw kyle, feel free to use that if you want., its mine but you can use it lol

  • @RRBuildings

    @RRBuildings

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha

  • @edgaranibalzunigaruano123
    @edgaranibalzunigaruano1234 жыл бұрын

    excellent friends videos and excellent work I have a query what brand is the gun used to drive the hangers I had not seen it and I like the tool bags you use to work what brand are they ?? 👌✌

  • @ronmurch3830
    @ronmurch38304 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever used Maine deck brackets or something similar? Gets the deck away from the house to prevent any rotting in the future.

  • @TheMexican0128
    @TheMexican01284 жыл бұрын

    Mikita and Milwaukee nice 👍🏾

  • @ramilsonsoaressampaio9951
    @ramilsonsoaressampaio99514 жыл бұрын

    Ola! Boa tarde! Muito bom trabalho de vocês!

  • @mikeburns4101
    @mikeburns41014 жыл бұрын

    Fiberon is a great composite decking.

  • @h2oskier32
    @h2oskier324 жыл бұрын

    Hey Kyle, Deck spacers are a great add between ledger and house to prevent any water rotting out the ledger. Also, what about a metal flashing or Z bar detail on the ledger before you install the decking? After seeing some of your other metal details, I was sure I was about to witness a custom RR metal flashing detail, I could steal for myself. :) ????

  • @priscillabohn4621
    @priscillabohn46214 жыл бұрын

    we did the same to our front porch that I DID 12 years ago ( a woman) in the southwest of New Mexico. Great idea especially where you reside

  • @xrayhead
    @xrayhead4 жыл бұрын

    Can I ask what the little yellow device was you are using for measurement/calculations? Thank you

  • @Justin-C
    @Justin-C4 жыл бұрын

    Was that the new M12 surge impact?

  • @dougiedoug2921
    @dougiedoug29214 жыл бұрын

    Does your code say the support post has to directly support the structure not by means of the fastener? Via a notch or directly under.

  • @peterstevens4223
    @peterstevens42234 жыл бұрын

    Good afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand.

  • @jimandy9472

    @jimandy9472

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good afternoon from Christchurch, New Zealand.

  • @peterdement
    @peterdement4 жыл бұрын

    Since cut the posts flush with the deck what is the code for maximum deck height above grade before a safety rail is required?

  • @ddforrester

    @ddforrester

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thirty inches

  • @borys444
    @borys4444 жыл бұрын

    Do u pitch the deck at all to have an area for the rain to run? If so what degree? Thanks

  • @sandravanlankvelt7975
    @sandravanlankvelt79754 жыл бұрын

    Landscape fabric and rock under deck and on former sidewalk area??? prohibits future anxiety on weeds for sure growing up through deck and making your beautiful deck look awful lol. I learned from experience and a landscaper when we built our home. So glad we did this one step.

  • @Joshua79C

    @Joshua79C

    4 жыл бұрын

    Most decks from my own experience usually do not grow weeds and such underside, unless there is sufficient water and sun, but it never hurts to do a fabric and stone cover.

  • @gispartan416
    @gispartan4164 жыл бұрын

    Hi, my company has been getting more into metal siding after coming across your channel. We were curious as to how you go about cutting the angles of a gable end on your metal. Specifically what tool you would use and the best way for marking out the angle.

  • @Parzivaul

    @Parzivaul

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you go back and watch some of the Tool Tuesday vids about snips and other cutting tools, Greg goes into a lot of detail about the differences and which ones to use in which circumstances.

  • @doinjusfine1
    @doinjusfine14 жыл бұрын

    Can you give me a model number for the Milwaukee 4 series drive like you use ?

  • @jmonsted
    @jmonsted4 жыл бұрын

    Next year's Nobel peace price should go to the inventor of the small impact driver.

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    4 жыл бұрын

    nope, stripper pole inventor first, then maybe impact gun guy !

  • @benjaminwilley3578

    @benjaminwilley3578

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cordless power tool guys got to love them. Just love splitting timber and over tightening.

  • @mike1536

    @mike1536

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @travis8106

    @travis8106

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@warrenmichael918 how did you think they fastened the pole?

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    4 жыл бұрын

    TOUCHE ! LOL

  • @tracynshea1333
    @tracynshea13334 жыл бұрын

    You’re doing a treated deck? God I Long for those days!

  • @jnrmartinez
    @jnrmartinez4 жыл бұрын

    Very good job i like , how much cost for labor ??

  • @douglasthompson2740
    @douglasthompson27404 жыл бұрын

    Hello Kyle, I am curious as to why you didn't pour the deck porch footings above grade so the bottom of the post (I know you are using Simpson stand off brackets but silt will quickly fill them in in a depression like that) is out of the ground plane? Seems another six inches would have been easy to do at the time. Just wondering. Good series. I have enjoyed it and would rate it in the top two or three you have done. Take care. Doug

  • @nathenwallis5664
    @nathenwallis56644 жыл бұрын

    How well does that fuel powered nailer ( the one you used to nail the hangers in place ) work in the winter?

  • @RRBuildings

    @RRBuildings

    4 жыл бұрын

    no issues...

  • @sdfsqftg5732
    @sdfsqftg57322 жыл бұрын

    I see one reviewer had painted their shed with plastic paint. I'm curious how that has held up. I would like to also paint mine.

  • @retireddriver16
    @retireddriver164 жыл бұрын

    Awesome deck it's to bad mine was not done that way

  • @alunmorgan7869
    @alunmorgan78694 жыл бұрын

    When are you going to instal the joist hangers ?

  • @AkAsCoTTii3
    @AkAsCoTTii34 жыл бұрын

    Kyle, what’s the brand of work wear that you wear in most videos, think it’s the make of the short in this one

  • @RRBuildings

    @RRBuildings

    4 жыл бұрын

    truewerk

  • @ronaldhackworth3876
    @ronaldhackworth38764 жыл бұрын

    What brand battery nailer were you using?

  • @jordanallison7105
    @jordanallison71054 жыл бұрын

    Good job, you never told us you work with the first avenger haha

  • @liquidmidnight0748

    @liquidmidnight0748

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jordan Allison instead of americas ass, greg has americas guns. Suns out, guns out.

  • @Theoddless
    @Theoddless4 жыл бұрын

    Is that custom house wrap?👀

  • @BigBallerBoomBeach
    @BigBallerBoomBeach Жыл бұрын

    What is the black tape being put on top of the boards and why is it being used?

  • @Garth2011
    @Garth20114 жыл бұрын

    Great idea to add that deck/porch but I would have run it out further to the corner of the wall. You can't have enough porch most of the time. This is the reason to have all dimensions plumb and square as you pull away from the structure, the areas that are "off" multiply the farther you go. It's very important to know that rough framing doesn't mean "close enough" defines and goes with "rough" framing. All rough framing requires just as fine a measurement, plumb and square as any finish work does if you want to build from the rough without a ton of compromises. Too many "framers" in the industry don't follow precision traits to benefit the next phase of the build. I have seen many homes built with as much as 1" or so as the "good enough" tolerances and the structures are way off. Likely it's a good time to let the neighbors know their dogs are barking too much so when Greg moves in, maybe they will have obedience in their blood by then. Thanks for sharing.

  • @FoxFox0077
    @FoxFox00774 жыл бұрын

    Soo, basically no structural support at the two front posts?. The whole shabang hanging on the bolts?.

  • @PedroGonzalez-yn8mc

    @PedroGonzalez-yn8mc

    4 жыл бұрын

    Correxto

  • @b_rad5678

    @b_rad5678

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not to code if no structural support. Fact in Ky. and Tenn. unsure if that's code in Illinois. I'd 4x6 and notch.

  • @FishFind3000

    @FishFind3000

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s what I saw to and was wondering why didn’t he notch the 4x4 and rest the outside one on it.

  • @ivtec845

    @ivtec845

    4 жыл бұрын

    we cant frame like that in n.y

  • @iilijah

    @iilijah

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes you would all be correct. Here in California that would also not fly. But with that being said, those were structural lags with a crazy shear strength. So I’m sure it will hold for many years, 15 minimum. Plus he isn’t finished yet so maybe he is goin to scab some 2x4 in front to share the load.

  • @mattiefattie3895
    @mattiefattie38954 жыл бұрын

    #mancrush on Greg rockin that sleeveless T

  • @AkumaQiu
    @AkumaQiu3 жыл бұрын

    What is that black tape you guys are using??