Building A Floating Deck On Concrete Blocks

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Building a floating deck on concrete blocks.

Clear a flat area of lawn or use a garage floor or driveway for building the deck frame. If you are connecting the deck to the house you will more than likely need to pour concrete footings that will extend beyond the frost line to prevent the deck from heaving. If you have a lush green backyard you might be wondering how to build a floating deck over grass. Build a floating deck.

Precast deck blocks take the place of in ground footings reducing complexity of construction time required and cost. My husband and i did this entirely ourselves so a few extra hands could have made this go a little faster. Build the deck frame. Here is how i built a deck in my backyard it s a floating deck which means it simply rests on blocks at ground level and is not anchored deeply in the ground.

If necessary you can also build the deck on top of the concrete blocks. One way to build a ground level deck with simple construction without breaking the bank is to use prefabricated deck blocks for your foundation. The blocks should be spaced to make a 7 x 19 rectangle leaving about 6 inches from each block for deck boards to add another 8 x 20 rectangle. 15 16 foot 2 6 treated lumber.

Or check if corner blocks are level by running a straight board through the divots in corner blocks and checking with a level. The actual build out of the deck took us two solid weekends and a babysitter. While a floating deck may appear to float above the grass this style of deck is actually built on a bed of gravel or on concrete blocks for stability. How to build a floating deck.

While you can build one on concrete pavers or over an existing level patio perhaps the soundest way to support a floating deck is with pre made concrete deck blocks that have notched tops. In the steps outlined in this diy floating deck. Deck blocks are one of the more inexpensive footing options as they only require the purchase of the deck blocks themselves which are about 8 apiece at home depot. This type of deck can only be made in areas that do not have a deep winter frost.

Since this is not connected to the house the deck blocks were sufficient for us and saved us a lot of time. Building a floating deck. 35 16 foot x 6 foot veranda composite deck boards. These are the standard joists.

Pure coincidence or maybe not. Using a string level or laser level make sure each block is level. Cut seven pressure treated 2x6 boards to length at 93 inches using a circular saw or power miter saw.