hawkeye08
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Good to know on the shipping cost being less to terminal. I have a trailer that would haul it home just fine.
Non-Wood Options for Elevated Backyard Deck?
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Thank you for the link to Nexan.
I have been thinking of building a pergola but didn't want to hassle with something that would need paint, or just look like so many deck boards slapped together, and I don't like the way the box store ones are made, so I was looking at their deck structural pieces with an eye to adapting them.
Turns out they have kits for pergolas too, don't have to adapt deck pieces or anything. Went with the basic model for the cleaner look, though the fancy post double-beam one looks nice too. Assuming I don't completely mess up the install when it gets here, I'll post a thread on it.
I have been thinking of building a pergola but didn't want to hassle with something that would need paint, or just look like so many deck boards slapped together, and I don't like the way the box store ones are made, so I was looking at their deck structural pieces with an eye to adapting them.
Turns out they have kits for pergolas too, don't have to adapt deck pieces or anything. Went with the basic model for the cleaner look, though the fancy post double-beam one looks nice too. Assuming I don't completely mess up the install when it gets here, I'll post a thread on it.
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Can wait to see pictures...
I won't be able to get away until June... so until then I'm trying to get as much information so I can let the job when I am there.
I won't be able to get away until June... so until then I'm trying to get as much information so I can let the job when I am there.
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Well from the info gleaned here and various price lists It looks like the SURFACE cost before tax&sh(DECKING only, no fasteners, sealant, trim etc.) to cover an area 20' x 24' (480 sq ft) for:
2x6 PT - $440
Trex (Lowes bulk buy price, $60 for 48 sticks) $2880
Al @ $4/ft $3840
Getting it screwed is something else, I figure maybe $100 for the PT, $400 for the Trex and about the same for the AL.
In my area I couldn't envision the need for an Al structure, my PT frame for the deck I built back about 1985 is doing great.
Lowes has a house brand slightly less cost than the trex. And many other brands cost more.
So it looks like composite and Al are pretty close in price.
2x6 PT - $440
Trex (Lowes bulk buy price, $60 for 48 sticks) $2880
Al @ $4/ft $3840
Getting it screwed is something else, I figure maybe $100 for the PT, $400 for the Trex and about the same for the AL.
In my area I couldn't envision the need for an Al structure, my PT frame for the deck I built back about 1985 is doing great.
Lowes has a house brand slightly less cost than the trex. And many other brands cost more.
So it looks like composite and Al are pretty close in price.
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the aluminum deck has a special bracket that fits between the planks and has 1 included stainless steel torque head screw to secure. there secured every 16" as i spaced my joist at 16 on center. the screws and brackets disappear into the grooves.
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Well I was very curious as to shipping costs so I went ahead and got a quote from Nexan for a 20x24 deck. I'm going back and forth to Mississippi hauling my 18' trailer. Their plant would be approximately 17 miles out of my way. The salesman quoted about $1200 for shipping, about 25% of the purchase price.
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Shipping is a huge factor... it may be a deal breaker for me.
I'm will in Olympia mid June to finalize the project... it keeps expanding... home has a lot of decks!
The current estimates are 100k... and they all exclude the stairs to the beach.
Thing is the decks are Grandfathered... so a "Repair" permit is one thing... new construction should they be removed no longer possible.
The "Root" of my problem is all the decks were built with Clear, Vertical Grain Douglas Fir circa 2004-05.... nothing is pressure treated.
Another factor is nationwide decks are designed to a 40 psf load factor... Washington state now requires 60 psf load factor or 50% stronger.
I could eliminate about 600 square feet of elevated deck if I terraced... the slope is about 45 degrees... so terracing would require retaining walls to create any usable flat area.
I'm will in Olympia mid June to finalize the project... it keeps expanding... home has a lot of decks!
The current estimates are 100k... and they all exclude the stairs to the beach.
Thing is the decks are Grandfathered... so a "Repair" permit is one thing... new construction should they be removed no longer possible.
The "Root" of my problem is all the decks were built with Clear, Vertical Grain Douglas Fir circa 2004-05.... nothing is pressure treated.
Another factor is nationwide decks are designed to a 40 psf load factor... Washington state now requires 60 psf load factor or 50% stronger.
I could eliminate about 600 square feet of elevated deck if I terraced... the slope is about 45 degrees... so terracing would require retaining walls to create any usable flat area.
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What jurisdiction?
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Thurston County WA
Over the last 10 years the county has implemented changes to wetland, wetland set back and waterfront that have significant impacts to me.
My neighbor and myself are the only ones that have not granted conservation easements to the county...
Over the last 10 years the county has implemented changes to wetland, wetland set back and waterfront that have significant impacts to me.
My neighbor and myself are the only ones that have not granted conservation easements to the county...
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I hope that has not caught on in Kitsap County. I am this close to the saltwater. I do NOT need more deck (have 1000 sq ft) so as long as the granddad clause survives I am okay.
