I rarely keep my phone with me when I'm outdoors but I'm sure I'll be taking some pics. The guy who I called about getting the stone down and the ground prepped said they can also take down the exisiting garage for me. The original plan was to do it ourselves and salvage as much of the lumber as possible. However I'd have to work on every one else's schedule for a project like that and I want to get this moving along. So unless it's a crazy quote, we'll hire it out. I'll ask if he can throw some of the better beams and stuff to the side for me, but if it's going to impede the speed of the demolition, screw it.
Hey idiots, I was wondering if somebody could give me an idea of how to do a temporary fix on a loose deck post. so our back deck is pretty solid, except the post closest to the door is not at all touching the ground. This makes it wobble, and the deck floor plank closest to the house is lifting up because of it. now, long term, we want to redo the deck, so my main goal is to just make it solid and straight, with an “as even as possible” floor. It basically needs to be straightened up (back toward the deck) and then secured somehow. easy, safe, and cheap is more important than looks. what do you think?
When I did mine, I went under and behind and glued and screwed some 2x6’s in there to thicken things up, and made sure there were supports between the joists. I then went in and glued and lag bolted the fuck out of the posts into the thicker, less forgiving structure.
yeah, I’m trying to figure out how exactly to get underneath it. I don’t give a shit about the trellis, that needs to be treated wood anyway. And it’s obvious that the project realky just requires pushing the post toward the deck and then adding something to get it sturdy. Just not entirely sure how to do it yet.
My deck was raised a good 4' so it was much easier for me. For you? Sounds like you have to rip off the trellis, climb on your back under there, and suck it up buttercup. Either that or go find yourself a 110lbs Mexican that can fit under there.
The other option is to try and pull up a few of the decking boards near the post so you can get at it from the top.
yeah, that might be the way. I’m not exactly at my “shimmy under a deck with 10-12” clearance” weight anymore.