New construction project

Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,516
edited April 2010 in The Clubhouse
Started a new project yesterday. Now that the house is nearly painted I needed to put away the rollers and brushes and break out the saws, hammer and nails.

I'm building a patio cover over the back of my daughters bedroom to keep the sun off and the heat down, but, I am also going to use it as a sundeck. It will be stained the same color as the Tiki Hut to match the rest of the back yard with maybe even some tin roof material thrown in. I'll also build a set of stairs for it. It's about 8' up off the ground and about 100sf.

Here's a couple of pics as of today...


Sundeck1.jpg


Sundeck3.jpg
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2010
    Looks like it could be a great idea. Definitely looking forward to seeing what you do with it!
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2010
    Looking good Ron, looking forward to seeing it done.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2010
    Looks nice, but put the hammer and nails down and get a screw gun and a bucket of screws. You'll thank me later ;)
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited April 2010
    One word....slope. No slope no water drain= rotten deck in a few years. I install vinyl decking for a living and fully understand the importance of slope on a deck/roof. Looking good so far.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2010
    I don't see any pics. Am I missing something?
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited April 2010
    2 pics of the framed in patio cover.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,807
    edited April 2010
    nadams wrote: »
    Looks nice, but put the hammer and nails down and get a screw gun and a bucket of screws. You'll thank me later ;)

    Screws do not let the wood flex when it expands and contracts and as it heats up and cools off it leads to split and warped wood. That's a critical thing in a place like SoCal where intense daily sun can drive material temperatures up quite high and cool nights can mean as much as a 40 degree change in the temperature of the materials used in the construction. Nails allow for that flex which alleviates the splitting and distortion problem. I wouldn't use screws on that project. Glue and nails is the way to go.

    I don't think I have used screws in any construction except where I don't want flex, like in sub boxes.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited April 2010
    Fongolio wrote: »
    One word....slope. No slope no water drain= rotten deck in a few years. I install vinyl decking for a living and fully understand the importance of slope on a deck/roof. Looking good so far.

    Kelvin

    You'll be happy to know it is.

    nadams wrote: »
    Looks nice, but put the hammer and nails down and get a screw gun and a bucket of screws. You'll thank me later ;)
    I'm using deck screws, framing nails and lag screws.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,189
    edited April 2010
    So Ron when can you come over? I see you building things all the time. I would like some work done around my house. You seem like the perfect man for the job. You build , I'll cook and pour , then to end the night we can watch some movies.... Hmmm this is sounding like a Date , ok Ron don't make this weird , ok maybe make it weird LOL
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