one day small deck

[Chappy 138]

this 3 months old deck is stained with WHG. gotta love being able to do a deckaday.

inside the screen is the deck I did for him 3 years ago with Cabots oil toner. It held up surprisingly well. The builder used some of the rails and the steps and I had to strip them.

[bigchaz 157]

Nice work

Do yall not have regulations for railing height and spindle spacing?

[Bryan C 14]

Nice work

Do yall not have regulations for railing height and spindle spacing?

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the height of the railing. Seems somewhat useless, almost like a DIY job. Nice work though Jon.

[MMI Enterprises 289]

Looks too low to have to meet a regulation.

[Jeff 232]

Dont you guys know anything, its a family of midgets, you know those ones on TV

Nice work Jon

[PressurePros 248]

Ironically the only episode of that show I ever watched showed them wanting to build a composite deck with the low rails like that and it would not pass code. That definitely looks like a DIY special.

Jon, great job. Those deck in a day deals do rock.

[bigchaz 157]

For warm honey that sure came out really brown. I like that look

[PressurePros 248]

Chaz, its because the deck is wet (high moisture content). It will lighten as the moisture is displaced and evaporates.

[Chappy 138]

This is florida guys. land of the unlicenced contractor!

Actually it was built by a carpenter who has done a lot of work in the subdivision. His work is top notch compared to some of the decks Ive seen. Built for around $1200. I have no Idea what the code is, but code enforcement is very slight. and you can get away with just about anything here unless a competitor reports you.

I actually had a property appraiser tell me that I could do pavers on my pool and not get bumped in the taxable value "IF I DIDNT GET A PERMIT."

[MMI Enterprises 289]

I sorta like it and think it looks fairly kick.. :)

Height of rail matches into the house screened porch well to allow HO to see over it from that area and if they do stick chairs out there they can put feet up on rail. Toddlers can ride their big wheels around on it without worry of falling off.

Might as well have made it even shorter though so people don't try sitting on it...a wrap around sitable situation that achomplishes all would be nice.

[Tmrrptr 164]

Here in CA railing only required if deck is 30" off ground.

Baluster spacing would be to prevent 4" ball from passing through.

Pictured deckrail is decorative, but people gonna SIT on it!

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[patrick 14]

Nice Job.deck Looks Low To The Ground So It Would Not Have A Requirment For Railing Height Or Spaceing.i Think Anything Over 30 Inches Needs Rails.