For years I looked for a way to replace the old wooden steps our builder had constructed at the back of our house with something more elegant. We considered a patio, but because the doors from our sunroom and breakfast room face each other at 90 degrees and were so close together, anything that didn’t include a large elevated landing just didn’t look right. Such a landing made a stone patio project very difficult and expensive.An elevated deck seemed the right solution and I wanted to do the work myself to keep the cost down.
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I used the deck blocks and they worked perfectly. The top level is 24 deep x 26 wide and the lower level is 10 deep x 14 wide.I go the idea for the BBQ area and chimenea spot of other decks on the showcase. The plans made it easy to determine what materials I needed. Thanks, for all the help.
I bought this little house in 2000 and always planned on having a deck and hot tub. Most of Austin is on 3 inches of hard soil over a deep limestone shelf. Digging holes for any reason is a challenge if not impossible, so I was very interested in the floating deck system when I first saw it at Home Depot.
I chose the deck block design because I knew I would do the majority of the work by myself. Constructing was very manageable with minimal assistance from my wife and friends. I also needed something that could be placed over large rocks out back that formed a step for our sliding door. At first a friend and I tried to bust up the rocks and carry them away, but it turned out to be too difficult.
I want to thank you for all the help you give on your website. I had seen your advertisement at Home Depot by the Dek blocks. I wanted to build a deck but didn’t know how I was going to do it. Your website gave me the floor plans and building material list, in which I had not one piece of wood left after the project was done. I took some photos, it took a Friday thru Sunday to finish. It was a 4 man job on Friday which only took
Layout of dek blocks began in early April, all materials were purchased at HomeDepot. We chose to use 2 x 12’s throughout the build because they gave us the right height to our slider without cutting 4 x 4’s to adjust for height. We set a number of the anchors on concrete patio pavers anywhere a height adjustment was needed. Deck size is 25 x 15.
Hello! I built this deck in the fall of 2008. It is in Duluth, Minnesota overlooking Lake superior. It is about 58" at the highest point (base of Dekblock to top of surface board).
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I am 68 years old and I don't do much hard work. I had some sore mussels but it felt great. I can't wait until spring because I have two more to build. It was easy with Free Deck Plans. Thank you.
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Tom Kolendra
I am attaching three jpg files of photos of the 16'x24' deck I built single handedly. If needed, I can send "in progress photos".
Thanks. I found the blocks very easy to use and avoiding the "dread" of digging holes. The deck is very solid feeling under your feet.
As u can see I built the first section last year (already stained) then added the rest this year. Post blocks worked great. Even the dog loves it. hope you post this.
We love our Splash pool.
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THE ZITO'S of Illinois
This summer, my wife and I used your plans for the 12'x12'(2"x6"decking) side pool deck plans. I just wanted to take the time and thank you guys for making plans even a novice like me can follow. I did modify the plans by squaring off the ends and placing the steps nearer to the pool. I am the guy that can't cut two pieces of wood the same size. So I took alot of pics just to prove to everyone I accomplished this.
This is my first deck. I was looking for something that I thought I could take on for my vacation project. I came across deck blocks and the idea of not having to dig footings sounded great, as you can see from the pictures I think I did a pretty good job. I got some help from some of my friends and family and we did it in a week or so. I wasn’t into rushing it, because I wanted to do it right and my carpentry skills are not that great - just basic skills. But with the help of your website and the forums thanks to you I have a nice deck.
Here is my deck submission. I was glad for dek blocks because digging any further than 1 foot down is shale. Let me know if you have any questions or want other photos.
This is a 20’ X 36’ deck, which is a little over 700 sq.
The project was started June 28, 2007, just seven weeks after my daughter was born. It took approximately under 2 months to complete the project. I worked on it almost everyday from 8 am to noon, and 3 to 6 pm for the first month then a couple of hours a day. I’m grateful to have a wife who put up with me on this project, never gave me a hard time when I worked on them.
I wanted to improve the backyard of our new house in Forest Grove, Oregon, since all we had was a rather small concrete pad.
In November 2006, we installed a 21’ above ground swimming pool. So began our summer of 2007 house project. My sister, Dee, and her Husband, Bob, came from NEW York State to help, so we began with a Bob the Builder day.Our original 12 x 36 foot deck with steps to the backyard has been in place since 1994. We set about planning how to connect the pool and the existing deck and have something that was nice to look at and secure for the pool. Being do-it-yourselfers we searched the internet for help to design and construct our deck after seeing the floating foundation deck system blocks at
We really should build a deck for the new pool.” Said Karen. “No problem honey!” says I. Oh brother!
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