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Posted: 4/13/2022 10:27:08 AM EDT

House I bought has a pretty big but boring wood deck. Gimme some ideas on how to make it an outdoor living area with a grill. If you have outdoor furniture, how do you protect it in winter?

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Posted: 4/13/2022 10:28:44 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 10:29:41 AM EDT

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^This is worth $24

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:36:57 AM EDT

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Nice deck. That’s a big deck.

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:39:11 AM EDT

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Put some posts in the corners and you can hang/string decorative lights and install a sunshade.
I just use the Mfr's covers, for my smoker, gas grill, and charcoal grill.
Outside all winter and doing fine. I also don't let snow accumulate over or around.

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:39:59 AM EDT

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So much hardwood in this thread.

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:41:45 AM EDT

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Gurl them decks wuz BIG!

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:42:23 AM EDT

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Decent sized deck but mine is bigger.

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:44:57 AM EDT

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Take the grill off the deck to maximize room for furniture. Put is near the stairs but not close enough that if someone fell on the stairs they would land on it.

Get something to shade the area, a cantilever umbrella or a self assemble pergola with a cloth sun shade.

Get a storage box for the cushions / covers from the furniture. Get a patio heater if you have colder nights.

Lay out the furniture so people sit facing each other and can talk. Include small tables to put drinks on at every seat unless its real close to a low table. If you have a dining table look at how it can be moved to an edge if you have a lot of people over and then no one group gets stuck in the middle of the area with people surrounding them.

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:48:14 AM EDT

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How to care for your deck.

New Zealand Decking Advert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6c4Nupnup0

Posted: 4/13/2022 10:54:47 AM EDT

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How to care for your deck.

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Are you supposed to rub the moisturizer in gently or in a more aggressive and quicker pace?

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:00:38 AM EDT

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I built this at my last house

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:06:03 AM EDT

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16'x 24'

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:06:55 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 11:12:47 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 11:15:12 AM EDT

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We doubled the side of our deck. But decided to make it a covered porch. We sit out there a lot now. Waiting on finishing the landscaping to finish the faux stone columns down to the ground.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:18:37 AM EDT

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did someone say deck pic?

12x36 + 6x42 IIRC, I built this five or six years ago now.

I hate exterior maintenance, so I try really really hard to avoid furniture that we have to worry about protecting.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:24:33 AM EDT

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i dont have a wood deck so no pics but I'd open that up. less railings, stairs wrapped so you can walk onto the lawn off the back or the left. maybe get some dublin cobble at the ground level with a grill/fire pit.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:29:17 AM EDT

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In for deck pics!

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:30:07 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 11:32:46 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 11:33:12 AM EDT

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did someone say deck pic?

https://i.postimg.cc/02jbTfJQ/20150613-182142.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/rsnzdd7M/20150613-182157.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/h4pXZwv6/20150613-182230.jpg

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12x36 + 6x42 IIRC, I built this five or six years ago now.

I hate exterior maintenance, so I try really really hard to avoid furniture that we have to worry about protecting.

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You win.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:34:14 AM EDT

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Beat me to it.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:34:22 AM EDT

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My daughter has some metal furniture out there, but that's all that stays there full time.

The grill is usually close to that picnic table, out in the driveway.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:37:35 AM EDT

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Deck as purchased. - sorry for the dark image, but this was the best I could find.

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Deck after patio install, moving the staircase location, new re-decking and railings.

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Another perspective.

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Posted: 4/13/2022 11:40:10 AM EDT

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Deck as purchased. - sorry for the dark image, but this was the best I could find.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/InverwayDeckOEM_JPG-2347608.JPG

Deck after patio install, moving the staircase location, new re-decking and railings.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/IMG_2329_JPG-2347612.JPG

Another perspective.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/InverwayDeck2021_JPG-2347615.JPG

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That's a beautiful girthy deck you have

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:40:57 AM EDT

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No deck just a dock

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:42:07 AM EDT

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https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/284997/3589D41D-6EA8-41D1-84DA-4991320E6375_jpe-2347583.JPGI built this at my last house

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Toja Grid?

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:43:31 AM EDT

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Deck as purchased. - sorry for the dark image, but this was the best I could find.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/InverwayDeckOEM_JPG-2347608.JPG

Deck after patio install, moving the staircase location, new re-decking and railings.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/IMG_2329_JPG-2347612.JPG

Another perspective.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/InverwayDeck2021_JPG-2347615.JPG

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That looks fantastic!

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:45:56 AM EDT

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I would cut out a section of railing, then build in a grill/outdoor kitchen. I would frame it using light gauge steel, sheath it in durock, finish it in brick or stone veneer, and put a granite top on it. For support, I would add a short beam underneath on 6x6 posts with footings.

You could go a little further and build a small roof over it for all-weather cooking.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:47:48 AM EDT

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We doubled the side of our deck. But decided to make it a covered porch. We sit out there a lot now. Waiting on finishing the landscaping to finish the faux stone columns down to the ground.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/89/Resized_20211025_090324-2337371.jpg

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My OCD would turn homicidal if I had to look at posts sticking out from under decorative covers.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:48:35 AM EDT

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I prefer a moderate size deck. Something firm, but not too splintery. Also needs to be well lubricated.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:50:17 AM EDT

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I won't post any pictures of my deck, it's old and worn out. I'm embarrassed by it really. My wife is too, she says she wants a new one.

Posted: 4/13/2022 11:52:06 AM EDT

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note to self, 'always wear your reading glasses when on GD'

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:07:14 PM EDT

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Misread the thread title and was almost banned.

Good thing I didn't click submit.

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:10:35 PM EDT

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Deck size genetics isn't fair.

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:14:45 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 12:16:22 PM EDT

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Outdoor living area with a grill? Wtf?

Just have your husband put a grill on the deck…?

FFS

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:17:52 PM EDT

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I got some deck pix for you.

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I don’t have pix of the other half. There’s another grill (NG rather than LPG), a sandbox, and a small BB gun shooting gallery (to be placed in the back when used)

The deck is beyond repair now, now it’s gonna get ripped out and rebuilt with composite. Hopefully this year.

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:17:55 PM EDT

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Pictures of my deck ?

never mind

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:18:06 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 12:21:19 PM EDT

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Deleted.

Whoops!

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:21:20 PM EDT

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Deck as purchased. - sorry for the dark image, but this was the best I could find.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/InverwayDeckOEM_JPG-2347608.JPG

Deck after patio install, moving the staircase location, new re-decking and railings.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/IMG_2329_JPG-2347612.JPG

Another perspective.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/109479/InverwayDeck2021_JPG-2347615.JPG

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Hell yea

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:29:25 PM EDT

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Best pic I have on my phone is a listing photo from when I bought the house.

The lower deck is massive. The screened porch gets the most use, by far. It's right off my kitchen and dining room, so I have my gas grill on the porch and my Green Egg on the upper uncovered landing next to the porch. There is a sheltered area under the screened porch on the lower deck.

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:32:07 PM EDT

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Power wash it with a green/25 degree tip then hit it with some fresh stain. Start in an inconspicuous spot with the power washer to get your technique down. Work on feathering in and out as you begin and end sweeps vs hard starts and stops with the trigger to avoid lines.

I like oil based like TWP. It just fades as it wears vs flaking off like some of the other types. Respray every couple of years.

I would absolutely advise against any of the solid hard coat deck renew, deck coat, etc type coatings that supposedly "armor" the wood. Once a crack or screw hole starts letting water in, it can't get back out. I've seen entire decks with the wood rotting away under those coatings. Like, push your finger through the coating and the wood just crumbles away.

Posted: 4/13/2022 12:35:23 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 12:40:24 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/13/2022 12:49:49 PM EDT

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https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/284997/1183B992-2C88-498E-B4C7-E8EBA4E3A13A_jpe-2347580.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/284997/B5B62B7B-8F78-40EF-9556-54CBE9405434_jpe-2347581.JPG
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/284997/3589D41D-6EA8-41D1-84DA-4991320E6375_jpe-2347583.JPGI built this at my last house

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Have you considered increasing the wall high between homes for some privacy?

Posted: 4/13/2022 1:05:03 PM EDT

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Power wash it with a green/25 degree tip then hit it with some fresh stain. Start in an inconspicuous spot with the power washer to get your technique down. Work on feathering in and out as you begin and end sweeps vs hard starts and stops with the trigger to avoid lines.

I like oil based like TWP. It just fades as it wears vs flaking off like some of the other types. Respray every couple of years.

I would absolutely advise against any of the solid hard coat deck renew, deck coat, etc type coatings that supposedly "armor" the wood. Once a crack or screw hole starts letting water in, it can't get back out. I've seen entire decks with the wood rotting away under those coatings. Like, push your finger through the coating and the wood just crumbles away.

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Great advise. My deck has a couple of boards like this. It's always been painted. Hopefully I'll get around to power washing it and stripping the paint off then replace boards as needed. Thinking of staining over painting.

Posted: 4/13/2022 1:13:19 PM EDT

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did someone say deck pic?

https://i.postimg.cc/02jbTfJQ/20150613-182142.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/rsnzdd7M/20150613-182157.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/h4pXZwv6/20150613-182230.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/kGXBXN1T/20150613-200700.jpg

12x36 + 6x42 IIRC, I built this five or six years ago now.

I hate exterior maintenance, so I try really really hard to avoid furniture that we have to worry about protecting.

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We did the wire rail on our last deck when we refurbed/expanded (it was postage stamp size to start). Expensive, but excellent for minimizing view obstruction. It's also very, very strong, with turnbuckles that are easily adjusted to take up any stretch. Dogs thought they'd be able to push through/under. Nope, not happening. Would use again.