Construct the Deck Frame Sub-structure
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What happens here
The video pans across an area showing the main sub-structure of the deck already assembled, with workers in the background. To construct this frame, first, set the main support beams on your prepared foundation. Then, attach the perimeter rim joists to these beams, ensuring they form a square or rectangular perimeter. Finally, install the interior floor joists, spacing them evenly between the rim joists according to your deck design and local building codes. These components are typically fastened securely using appropriate deck screws or framing nails, as evidenced by the visible fasteners in the assembled frame.
Goal: Build the main structural frame of the deck.
Tools and materials
- Circular saw or Miter saw Unspecified — Precisely cutting lumber to the required lengths for beams, joists, and rim joists
- Impact driver or Drill Unspecified — primary connections) used for Efficiently driving deck screws or pre-drilling for nails to fasten all wooden components
- Level — Ensuring the entire deck frame is perfectly level and plumb for a stable and flat deck surface
- Safety glasses Unspecified — Protecting eyes from wood debris, sawdust, and potential fastener kickbacks during cutting and fastening
- Work gloves Unspecified — Protecting hands from splinters and abrasions while handling rough lumber
- Deck screws or framing nails Unspecified — Fastening the lumber components of the frame together securely
- Joist hangers Unspecified
- Pressure-treated lumber — Forming the main structural components of the deck frame