So you made it through another hard winter and the days are longer the sun is hotter and the snow is almost gone.
While not quite hot enough to sun out on the deck just yet you do start thinking about the long hot summer ahead.

That is when the to do list that you put away last fall comes out and right there at the top, The deck !
You have been putting it off for to long now its time to take charge and you know your old tired deck will not make through another summer.

Where to start there are just so many choices to choose from.

Well lets start at the beginning, It’s not what you choose to build with that is important right now but how you do the job.


First you need a permit

Then you need to take the grass out that will be under the area that you are building over.

Dig down a min of 48” and install sono tubes or Bigfoot to support your deck, Note if you plan on adding a roof over your deck at some point your support pads will need to meet code and that will require a min 32”x32” pad below your sono tube.

Once you have your supports in and filled with concrete lay down landscape fabric and cover with 4” of gravel this will stop plants from growing up under your deck and stop mold from growing.

If your deck is higher than 48” then the gravel makes for a clean area for storage.

These step seem so simple but almost all deck company and home owner never do this I have been doing my deck this way since 1987 and my client appreciate it.

Now it is time to build your deck to your plan and using the material that you went with, if you follow these simply steps you will have a deck that will last and give you years of pleasure.