Deck south of the lake

[kechefs]

I know we are a little south of the lake, we live in Farmington on the New Durham border. We are looking to build a deck this spring and would like some recomendations or names of contractors who may work in our area.

Thanks

[eric richard]

Hi Kechefs my name is Eric from Eric's & Phil's Home Improvement LLC.We are out of barnstead nh. feel free to call me at (603) 509-3880 i am more then happy to give you a free quote on you new deck.

Thank You for your time and hope to hear from you.
Eric Richard
Owner

[boo]

Hi, my name is Corey Boucher, Blue Moon Builders LLC,
I do travel to your area and could give you a free, no obligation quote for your deck.
I am fully insured, and offer written guarantees on all work i preform.
I have done a good deal of work for forum members in the past, and can give your numerous references.

Please send me a message or give me a call if interested in getting a quote.
(603) 393-5229 or email me at bluemoonbuilders@msn.com

I look forward to speaking with you.

[trfour]

Welcome to the forums! I'd be more than happy to design and build a deck for you. Here's some pictures of a 5000 square foot deck that I am working on.

Send me a PM for more info if interested.
Terry
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[gf2020]

trfour, you might be a little late. This thread is from Spring of 2011.

[birchhaven]

that is the strangest layout of stringers I have ever seen...

[SIKSUKR]

I gotta agree Tr.Looks a little like the 3 Stooges at first glance.

[trfour]

Thanks for the comments folks. Late, Very Strange, and The Tree Stooges are part of my signature!

PS. Oh, and I absolutely adore ' Space Shot', and I take pride in being well documented from Google Earth...

Terry, for short.
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[Pricestavern]

Is anything parallel?

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by birchhaven

that is the strangest layout of stringers I have ever seen...

Do you mean the floor joists?

I would say that as long as he has some good solid blocking in the structure then the floor joist layout can be of his own little design. No one will see it anyway.

I think it looks good.

trfour, show us some pictures of it when you get it done.

[trfour]

Ten-four Rusty. As soon as Google Earth updates their photos in that area there will be a great shot of it and I will post it here as well. The custom finish work will take me a week or so, with railings, molding and closing it in with cedar. The floor joists are 2"x 8"x10' PT. The perimeter frame is in 2"x12"x12' PT and the deck boards are 2"x6"x10' PT. It also has a raised deck where it fastens to the house for live bands for the guests.

Terry
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[ApS]

That's an ambitious project! Does it belong to you?

IMHO. the spaces around the tree trunks are 'way too small. Depending on what species of tree those are, and how much of the trunk is below the deck, you may need a 4-inch space + all around it.



I'd suggest a round plywood panel—cut in half—to keep stuff from falling through—some joists may need "tweaking".

You'd be amazed at how far a strong storm can move that tree! Otherwise, it will strain the tree at the wrong place—damage the trunk—and likely shift boards of the new deck.

I've had to make "serial adjustments" around the Colorado Blue Spruce that's been allowed to grow through our deck for the last 58 years. About four feet of the trunk is "below deck", and storms have driven the upper trunk against the roof.

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by trfour

Thanks for the comments folks. Late, Very Strange, and The Tree Stooges are part of my signature!

PS. Oh, and I absolutely adore ' Space Shot', and I take pride in being well documented from Google Earth...

Terry, for short.
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Terry:

When complete would you post a picture? I am sure your finished product will be great. Thanks

[dpg]

IMHO. the spaces around the tree trunks are 'way too small. Depending on what species of tree those are, and how much of the trunk is below the deck, you may need a 4-inch space + all around it.

First thing I thought when I looked at the pics. Not much room for movement and possibly even water absorption. The deck's a little big isn't it? You can play ball on that sucker.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by dpg

The deck's a little big isn't it? You can play ball on that sucker.

You could carry on a ping-pong competition with about six tables!

Another thought—although there's not much that can be done about it—the trees in the corner are oak. In some years—and in the middle of the night—dropping acorns will sound like gunshots!

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by trfour

Ten-four Rusty. As soon as Google Earth updates their photos in that area there will be a great shot of it and I will post it here as well. The custom finish work will take me a week or so, with railings, molding and closing it in with cedar. The floor joists are 2"x 8"x10' PT. The perimeter frame is in 2"x12"x12' PT and the deck boards are 2"x6"x10' PT. It also has a raised deck where it fastens to the house for live bands for the guests.

Terry
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Thanks Terry!

That is a cool looking deck. Good job!

[trfour]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

That's an ambitious project! Does it belong to you?

IMHO. the spaces around the tree trunks are 'way too small. Depending on what species of tree those are, and how much of the trunk is below the deck, you may need a 4-inch space + all around it.





I'd suggest a round plywood panel—cut in half—to keep stuff from falling through—some joists may need "tweaking".

You'd be amazed at how far a strong storm can move that tree! Otherwise, it will strain the tree at the wrong place—damage the trunk—and likely shift boards of the new deck.

I've had to make "serial adjustments" around the Colorado Blue Spruce that's been allowed to grow through our deck for the last 58 years. About four feet of the trunk is "below deck", and storms have driven the upper trunk against the roof.

I left plenty of room when I framed around the trees. The problem was that they have been using the pool so I decked up close so the children couldn't fall in. I'm going to build some contoured bench seating around the trees when I do the finish work and I will open up the decking at that time.
I hope this helps you.

Terry
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[ApS]

Yesterday, I measured the distance from the axis of the tree to our "endangered" roofline.

It was 9-feet!

This photo shows the result of two "trimmings" of the deck around the tree. Our Blue Spruce has some "enlarged-blistering" damage to the bark on the other side.

There's about four feet of empty space from the deck to the ground. What appears as a very dark area below the deck is galvanized steel "rabbit-fencing". At the time, the neighborhood was experiencing serious depredations of local beavers!