Posted on July 11, 2005 11:08 AM by chadley
We're installing a deck on the back of our house. We had to dig 6 holes for the posts. The holes had to be 36 inches deep and 13 inches square (not 13 square inches). The holes were a real pain in the keester. My good friend Gene volunteered to help dig the holes. He's a real saint, because after we got about 12 inches deep, we started to hit some serious rock. I had rented a two-man auger to dig the holes but that baby would only get so far before it would just stop. Eventually, I rented a jackhammer, which helped us to get to 36 inches.The holes passed inspection, so my friend Bob came over and we started on the deck. We attached a ledger board to the house which we use to mount the joists.
We set up the posts in the holes and cemented them with concrete. It was a nice little workout carrying nine 80lb. bags of concrete to the backyard. At this stage, I have all the joists nailed in. We just have to cut the ends of the joists so we have an even line on the end and attach the face plate. We have the Choicedek⢠poles so we're going to start installing those. The Choicedek⢠decking materials get delivered on Tuesday. I have to get our framing work inspected, then we can start putting down the decking.
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