Materials:
• 2 x 6 boards (pressure-treated pine)
• 2 x 2 boards (pressure-treated pine)
• 2 x 8 boards (pressure-treated pine)
• 2 x 12 boards (pressure-treated pine)
• 2 x 8 boards (pressure-treated pine)
• 4 x 4 posts (pressure-treated pine)
• 6 x 6 posts (pressure-treated pine)
• Carriage bolts and nuts
• Post anchors
• Galvanized 3″ decking screws
• Concrete mix for footers (if applicable)
• Roll of flashing
Tools Needed:
• Circular saw
• Power drill
• Jigsaw
• Reciprocating saw
• Pneumatic Nail Gun kit (available at rental store)
• Galvanized deck screws
• Level
• Framing square
• Speed square
• Chalk line
• Tape Measure
• Adjustable wrench
• Safety goggles, gloves and mask
• Masonry drill bit
• Hammer
• Utility knife
Terminology
All-heart grades – Grades of wood which contain no knots or blemishes.
Band joists – Joists which form an attractive border or band around the framing joists.
Bow – The deviation from straight and true seen when looking at a board on its edge.
Construction common – A grade of redwood containing sapwood.
Crown – The highest point of a warped board, seen from the board’s side.
Cup – The warp of a board seen from the board’s end.
Girder – A support member of a deck floor framing system which rests upon the piers. The girder is in a position parallel to the ledger and supports the opposite end of the joists.
HDG (Hot dipped galvanized) – A rustproof coated metal which is less expensive than aluminum or stainless steel.
Joists – A system of floor framing commonly using 2 x 6 or 2 x 8 lumber.
Ledger – A board of the same size as the joists, attached to a wall, to which the joists are perpendicularly attached.
Pier Holes – Holes dug to below frost line and filled with cement for a firm footing to raise foundation piers.
Plumb bob – A heavy object suspended on the end of a string for the purpose of establishing a true vertical line.
Toe nailing – Nailing at an angle which reduces chances of nails loosening under stress.
Torpedo level – A level 8 or 9 inches in length with vials to read level, plumb and 45 degrees.
