Living With The Trees: THIRI Tree In Deck Gallery
This is an existing deck and the plans is to expand the the deck around the tree and to create a bridge to over look the yard
Over to your left is where to bridge will enter or exit.
This area where the main tree is where the deck will continue without removing any tree limps.
Underneath this limp there will be a deck.
In front of the staircase there will be the bridge going left to right above the staircase.
Looking at where to lay out for the footings
Laying out the footing.
Continuing laying out the footings.
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Pouring the concrete into the hole that is 2 feet by 2 feet in width and 2 feet in depth.
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Showing 6 by 6 pressure treated wood for the posts and 2 by 10 by 12 floor joists.
Starting the process by starting with the expanding the deck side where the tree is, building the main floor joist expanding the deck.
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Setting by floor joists in place before in set in my main posts.
Setting the 6 by6 post and mitering out the top so the weight completely on top of the 6 by 6 posts. Weight distribution, shifting load
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Continuing installing the 6 by 6 posts,
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Installing the floor decking using 2 by 6 pressure treated wood. This style decking is Herring bone, a wide (W) look. I like using herring bone style decking because it reinforces the deck and looks better. One down fault it will take round 10 percent more wood used and wasted.
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Showing the floor joist out line around the tree having some growth to expand.
Starting installing the bridge floor joists.
Bolting the main headers together using 1/2 inch bolts.
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The floor decking installation using the herring bone style.
Looking at the bridge main floor joists to your left.
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Continuing installing the 2 by 6 decking on the bridge.
Finishing with the installation of the 2 by 6 floor decking around the main tree.
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Seeing the bridge connecting to one part of the expanded deck to the existing deck.
The over view complete of the herring bone style decking.
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