How Do You Install An Outdoor Deck?
An outside deck is great for getting away or gathering together with friends and family to enjoy the weather. Decks are one of those investments that, when done right, not only provide your house with an unbeatable outdoor oasis but also improve the value of your house over time. Pick your location and mark off the dimensions with ground spikes and string. Make sure that it squares out by measuring from front to back, side to side and diagonally. Each set of measurements should be the same. Call your local utility company and have them mark the deck location for power and water lines before you start digging. Also find out the frost-level depth for your area. Footings must be dug deep enough or they will heave, pushing the deck out of square. Dig your footings. You can hire someone with a mechanical post-hole digger or rent one. The other option is to use a shovel and post-hole digger. Dig your holes wide enough to hold a concrete tube. The diameter of the tubes is based on the size of
