ASK THE BUILDER | I prefer to have the top of my concrete deck piers at least four inches above the final grade around the piers. I don't want my treated lumber posts buried in the soil, as I've ...

News; Home and garden; Ask the Builder: Connecting deck posts and piers Sat., July 31, 2021 This is a 6x6 treated post connected to a poured concrete deck pier that extends down 54 inches into the ...

Q. I’m building a deck and have discovered that the wooden posts can’t rest on the soil. I need deck piers. What are they, and how are they installed?A. There are very few situations ...

I prefer to have the top of my concrete deck piers at least 4 inches above the final grade around the piers. I don’t want my treated lumber posts buried in the soil, as I’ve seen them rot and ...

Decks are very heavy. Pick up just one 16-foot treated 2-by-12 floor joist and you'll get an idea. If your deck is bolted to the side of your home and has two posts that support the structure ...

Q: Tim, can you explain why I need concrete deck piers under the wood support posts that hold up my deck? I saw an older deck where the posts just rested on precast concrete steppingstones. The ...

Prevent frost-heave damage by pouring the concrete right. The post How to Pour Footings for a Solid, Frost-Proof Deck appeared first on Family Handyman.

Concrete doesn't have to be used solely as the base of your patio. "It can create small pathways at thresholds within a garden," Sohbati says, "These pavers can be formed in any shape, from rigid ...

Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway and patio. He says he’ll just add an inch of thickness and that’s good enough. W… ...

Years ago, it was common practice to imbed porch and patio posts in concrete. It was simple: Dig a hole, set the post and pour concrete around it. The idea was to enjoy the added strength provided … ...