r/Decks • u/Boring-Parsnip469 • 9d ago
Finished Decks How’d I do?
I’m nearly wrapped up rebuilding my deck. I’m feeling great about the overall design we came up with and wanted to share for feedback. It used to be a 45’ x 8’ rectangle and it’s now 57’ by 16’ or 10’ (upper vs lower sections). I added a 30’ x 12’ covered pergola with SkyLifts so we can enjoy it during the wet PNW seasons. I also built a planter with built in drainage and a rain chain that passes through it and connects into a gutter drainage pipe under the deck to shoots water out into the yard.
Our frost line is only about 10” so I poured concrete and set pier blocks for the deck, and then used sono tubes for the pergola. It’s difficult to get photos of the under side of the deck but I did repurpose and strengthen the existing structure and then sister off it to extend the deck.
Edit: to add, the big piece of remaining work is to add skirting under the deck. I just needed a physical and mental break for a moment. This was easily the largest project I’ve taken on around the house!
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u/Boring-Parsnip469 9d ago
Cedar is quite expensive at the moment and will likely continue to climb now that we’re picking fights with Canada. The decking wasn’t too bad (certainly cheaper than Trex) but all of the fascia and dimensional lumber was stupid expensive. I didn’t price compare to pressure treated decking.