How Do You Build A Covered Deck?
The indoors can be stuffy at times and may not allow much room for really large parties. One solution is to create a covered deck in the backyard for easy entertaining. There are a number of sizes, shapes and designs that you can choose from for a plan. A simple square design is discussed in this article, so on-grade so that posts will not be needed. For a covering, you may opt to simply nail down some plywood on top or get a little fancier and build a pergola covered deck. Remove the trim up to one foot above where the ledger will be seated. Cover the sheathing with the waterproof membrane. Most codes state that the deck needs to be 4 and 7.75 inches below the door sill. Snap a chalk line into place at this interval. Cut the wood for the spacer 2 inches wide by 1.5 inches thick and two feet in length. Align with the chalk mark and nail in. Drill pilot holes into the spacer and place the ledger over top and push lag screws or carrier bolts through these holes to attach to the house. Cu
