If the footing does not extend below the frost line, the footing will heave as the ground freezes and thaws. Even if you're setting deck posts in the ground, instead of on top of footings ...

The existing decking and wood deck railing was in bad condition, but the pressure-treated structure was still sound. If your ...

Q: I’m going to build a deck. Don’t try to stop me. I’ve got many questions for you. First, what’s the smallest size a deck can be and still have a table on it for eating? How does one ...

Q-Several years ago we had a wood outdoor deck built behind our house that is supported by wood posts. These posts rest on top of concrete footings that are set into the ground with tops flush ...

I always use a galvanized steel post base that keeps the bottom ... Q: I’m concerned about the concrete deck base that’s fully above ground at my new home. The other decks in our development ...

You also can look around to see above-ground poured concrete house foundations ... It is important to spread out the concentrated load of the deck posts across as much soil as you can.

Next, remove the posts and measure down from each line ... step is to build the stairs that lead from the sun deck down to the ground. To simplify this chore, we used five precut stair stringers ...

I was shocked when I pulled the buried posts from the ground. Even though the lumber ... and her treated lumber deck posts had severe rot where the end grain at the top of the posts was exposed ...

"Some of these decks are 15 to 20 feet off the ground and that's a long ways down ... along with deck posts and railings. Plus, maintaining your deck will help it last longer.