Dedicated BBQ deck build

[BlueHaze]

That is really sweet. I wish I had the talent to do that kind of work. Beautiful

 

[ttkt57]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to go on record as one who fully recognizes that I am not the leader of the tribe! In fact, I am now rolling on my back and peeing on myself in obsequious self-abasement!

Sako is the alpha!

 

[Big George's BBQ]

That is nice work

 

[ttkt57]

Some weather blew in last night before I could even get the cover back on the cooker. So no work on the project till maybe Wednesday. Fortunately, I was able to finish a brisket Saturday and a tri-tip last night before the rain and sleet rolled through.

 

[ttkt57]

The weather was unfavorable last week, but we got a beautiful Sunday afternoon yesterday and things finally dried out a bit. Unfortunately all I accomplished was grinding/chiseling off some protruding concrete and capping a sprinkler line. But I think I'm back in the saddle now, and I should be posting quite a few more pictures soon.

 

[ttkt57]

The last American made Milwaukee cordless is a beast, but it still complains a lot drilling 1/2-inch holes into poured concrete. I should have rented a corded hammer drill. Still might. We'll see.

 

[ttkt57]

Those ought to hold.

 

[Stingerhook]

Thanks for the update Bill.

 

[tom b]

Shaping up nicely, not to rain on your parade but that PT lumber is most likely not designed for ground contact. You might consider moving some of that dirt so your joist are not laying on it.

 

[ttkt57]

Shaping up nicely, not to rain on your parade but that PT lumber is most likely not designed for ground contact. You might consider moving some of that dirt so your joist are not laying on it.

I understand your concern. I could have waited for the ground contact-rated PT lumber to come back into the stores, but given the explosion of home building in the area (Meridian is currently the fastest growing city in America) I might have had to wait till 2022 or even 2023 to begin the project. Also, I've had extremely good luck with the stuff you see in the photos on other ground contact projects here, most likely because we have around ten inches of rain a year (almost all of it in the spring) and the ground where you don't aim the sprinklers tends to stay desert dry almost year round.

 

[Inthewoods]

Tom b is a framing contractor....framers are a surly bunch of f'ing know it alls.

.....Damn ya, Tom b....

-D

 

[ttkt57]

Tom b is a framing contractor

So he's probably got a stash of the good stuff lying around somewhere.

Tom, can you spare a few sticks? :-D

 

[tom b]

lumber is scarce theses days especially panels

 

[Inthewoods]

lumber is scarce theses days especially panels

Ya seeing a shortage, Tom?
I had a load of tji's..210 series hot shotted up from Montana...took a week...some hotshot, eh?
5 ply, 1 and two t&g....$80 per...236 pieces fer this one.
Getting ridiculous..

-D

 

[tom b]

Ya seeing a shortage, Tom?
I had a load of tji's..210 series hot shotted up from Montana...took a week...some hotshot, eh?
5 ply, 1 and two t&g....$80 per...236 pieces fer this one.
Getting ridiculous..

-D

ya Dave ply in quantiles is 4-6 weeks out, osb up 300% ^ don't us it much but... ply and lumber 150% it gets tough on long phased job we tend to do

 

[Inthewoods]

I hate osb...except fer roofs, but that's a selfish sentiment based on speed.

-D

 

[ttkt57]

I went ahead and rented a hammer drill. Those anchors will hold against anything short of an F5 tornado, and maybe even that.

 

[ttkt57]

OK, Tom, you convinced me. I'm digging deeper. In the spirit of The Little Red Hen, though, only those who come help me dig get to show up later for BBQ!

 

[4ever3]

Nice werk!

Even for a retired orchestra teacher :laugh:

 

[tom b]

ok, tom, you convinced me. I'm digging deeper. In the spirit of the little red hen, though, only those who come help me dig get to show up later for bbq!

a couple inches should do