How Do You Build Wooden Deck Joists?
Decks are a good way of expanding your living space into the out of doors. The frame of you deck is as essential to it as the foundation is to your house. Proper framing construction can lead to a deck that will give you a decade or more of trouble free use. A poorly framed deck will give nothing but trouble and may cost more than its original price in upkeep and repairs. Mark out the placement for your joists on the rim joist. The rim joist surrounds the deck, providing its outside frame. Typically deck joists are spaced every sixteen inches. Layout the placement starting from one end. Space them as even as possible to make driving your screws in the decking easier. Cut your joists from the straightest treated lumber available. Check to see that it is relatively free from checking, cracks that run across the grain, and splits, cracks that run with the grain. Shallow cracks are to be expected, but reject pieces with multiple cracks that run through the board. Most joist are cut from 2-
