Last weekend was a busy one here. Rebuilt the old deck and used some horse gates for handrails. The youngest child (19) helping. I put him on tear off after he stopped for texts 20 times while screwing down the first three boards.
Last weekend was a busy one here. Rebuilt the old deck and used some horse gates for handrails. The youngest child (19) helping. I put him on tear off after he stopped for texts 20 times while screwing down the first three boards.
Last edited by kb2crk; 11-04-2020 at 06:33 PM.
a yankee living in the hind end of the bible belt
some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
A few more pictures
a yankee living in the hind end of the bible belt
some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Those horse gates made for some nice looking handrail!
QAnon / GOP Republicans mentally lack the necessary intelligence to even tell a decent lie (Ex: A cabal of Satanic, cannibalistic pedophiles run a global child sex trafficking ring and conspired against former President Dotard dRUMPf during his term in office... Jewish space lasers, etc.). What in the hell makes anyone believe these melon heads can actually govern?
Same project here. Did you find the Trex boards easier than wood?
Last edited by K4PIH; 11-05-2020 at 10:25 AM.
"Don't put it on the plate if you can't eat it!"
The composite boards have to be screwed down which takes a bit more time then running the nail gun. I used these same boards on my front steps 3 1/2 years ago and they still look new. Even the best preserved pressure treated shows its age by then. I used the Veranda brand composite boards from Home Depot and price wise they were only $2 more per board than the 5/4 x 6 pressure treated
a yankee living in the hind end of the bible belt
some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Tractor Supply had the three sizes I needed in stock. My little resin core wire welder got a workout welding angle iron to the bottom of each gate to be able to screw it down. The gate hinges connect the gates to each other. The deck looks larger with these rails even though they are considerably taller.
a yankee living in the hind end of the bible belt
some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
A couple pics of the test fit , tack welding and welding of the angle iron to the gates the previous weekend. If anyone is wondering what the poles on the corner are for, They are 1" schedule 40 pipe welded to a piece of angle iron and screwed to the outside corner of the deck for a sun sail that will be going up this weekend.
Last edited by kb2crk; 11-05-2020 at 05:58 PM.
a yankee living in the hind end of the bible belt
some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
Nice! I think I'll tear off the old wooden stiles on mine and go with something similar.
"Don't put it on the plate if you can't eat it!"