How to Build a Floating Deck - low profile design and footings

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Build an amazing deck under a garden pavilion. This video answers: How to build a floating deck. This low-profile floating deck is stand alone and hovers only a few inches above the grass in our garden. This stained deck is build under a timber frame style pavilion. This full length video details the entire construction of this floating deck from design through to straightening crooked boards, sanding, and staining. The deck is supported with 4x4 pressure treated joists that have poured concrete footings. Over the joists are rough sawn fir deck boards with a rustic chamfer and milling imperfections.
** The Stain I used is: SICO ProLuxe SRD RE and the tint is "Butternut" **
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00:00 - Floating Deck Design
02:06 - Excavate the Site for the Deck
03:06 - Dig the First Floating Deck Footings
03:57 - Place the First 4x4 Deck Joist
05:05 - Place the 2nd 4x4 Joist
05:38 - Cutting Concrete Tube Forms
06:29 - Square and Level First Joists
07:18 - Placing Infill Low Profile Deck Joists
08:31 - Adding Deck Rim Joists
11:59 - Grand Fir Deck Board Milling
13:10 - Prepping Rough Milled Deck Boards
15:34 - Installing Deck Boards
18:45 - Straighten Deck Boards
22:51 - Trim All Deck Boards at Once
24:12 - Staining the Deck
24:41 - Conclusion

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@kettch42 2 жыл бұрын

You have an rare quality of two usually exclusive characteristics... perfectionism and finishing projects.

@ptlpszt1 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your animated graphics. So much attention to detail. Amazing workmanship.

@TacoBell5DollarBox 2 жыл бұрын

I am so envious of that soil you get to dig out in. I have the hardest rock like clay ever. In fact, when I shovel sometimes I hear and I think I hit a rock or a pipe and it turns out just to be clay.

@eclipsejeff 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. I would have added power for lights and maybe a tv that way when I’m drinking my scotch and smoke my cigar I’ll be able to enjoy a little TV. Or just in joy the sounds of nature. 👍

@eddiewalker7252 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Deck all it needs is a porch swing or a couple of hammocks with Lemonade Tea!

@scottcates Жыл бұрын

These alignment methods are simply superb.

@_Andrew._ 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good, maybe one day I will try something like this. But with wood almost as valuable as gold at the moment here, it might have to wait a little while.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wood is crazy expensive right now. But, I think it may come back down before too long.

@boots7859 3 жыл бұрын

Expect wood prices to start dropping in July, however not back to 2019 levels. Current Admin wants to re-up tariffs on CA wood imports, so thats not going to help...

@hyfy-tr2jy 3 жыл бұрын

That dissolve from real to virtual image at 0:47 was epic and pro class!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's a bit tricky to line up but I think it's worth the effort.

@jewdd1989 3 жыл бұрын

It’s absolutely gorgeous and incredibly practical and useful! I love it and I’ve learned so much from your work so thank you and pls keep sharing!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@johngalv9288 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work! great videos! Labor intensive but worth it when it is done!

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@167curly 3 жыл бұрын

What a pleasing addition to your garden pavition project. I was impressed how the pipe clamps took the bow out of those deck boards. Way to go!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@pottsy3765 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kent, Glad you made it through winter up there in the Northwest. Good to have you making amazing videos again.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@heatherjennings145 3 жыл бұрын

The best DIY KZfaqr on this channel. No one puts together an entertaining, informative video like you do. Plus, you have a voice that is very reassuring and easy to listen to. Another great project!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! I so appreciate your kind words.

@rados5334 3 жыл бұрын

Very relaxing video

@mattevans-koch9353 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful deck. Definitely a nice addition to the pavilion. Maybe instead of a pony wall on the east end put in a raised stage for a small band. The deck would make a perfect summer evening dance floor. Thank you for sharing. Take care and have a great weekend.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

I like it!

@djaspurh 3 жыл бұрын

You’re a beast! I like how you laid out the 4x4, very smart thinking.

@Georgiagreen317 2 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing craftsman. Some of the best video's I've seen. Thanks for sharing.

@BenMitro 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@pcken9067 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing ...we are in the planning stages of our own pergola. Thank you!!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@themarkfunction 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful beautiful beautiful

@tokencivilian8507 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Nicely done.

@howardlowry6412 Жыл бұрын

OUTSTANDING videos. The designs are exceptional, and the presentations and explanations are comp!she and easily followed. My compliments sir!

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@TalkingJohn88 3 жыл бұрын

looks fantastic!

@george8873 3 жыл бұрын

Another well thought out, planned project with excellent explanation. Still think you should have your own DIY TV show. Anyway, one benefit of pulling up the concrete form tubes is the bottom will bulge out and secure the deck to the ground more and help prevent heaving if the ground freezes. Deck turned out beautifully. Thanks for the video.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks George! Very kind of you! And I was thinking the same about the tubes. Pulling them up does create a better foot for the concrete.

@driveway_mechanic 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Kent!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin! We really like how it turned out! Cheers!

@jasonperry6046 2 жыл бұрын

Yet again I love the video. Your work turns out with great aesthetic. Thank you for taking the time to make the videos.

@MANaboutTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Amywazwaz06 3 жыл бұрын

Very fascinating watching how you built it. I admire that craftsmanship it requires to build it. I wish they used real World projects like this in high school to help teach the math skills. It would make it seem so much more useful.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@lorettabrown8834 Жыл бұрын

i like that and you gave me a lot of insight for my vision on my deck

@jeffforbes3772 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thanks for posting.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff!

@leonardnoort639 3 жыл бұрын

wow this is amazing

@sikaberg5649 2 жыл бұрын

Good Hard Work appreciate it.

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Appreciated!

@natemoore3841 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful job. This is helping me a lot for a very similar project coming up for me. Thank you!

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@PeacefulCountryLife Жыл бұрын

Yeah, there are way too many piers for such a project :) But at least you know it's going to last ;)

@howardlowry6412 Жыл бұрын

No such thing as too many (well, within reason 😃).

@catelynrose1983 Жыл бұрын

Kind of in love with both of you.

@adroc9841 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great you are a very talented carpenter.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@msears101 3 жыл бұрын

fantastic

@debraa.7008 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful and very informative. Great job

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hpw59 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Now paint your concrete posts black.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh....that's a good idea! Thx

@jeffmazur8037 3 жыл бұрын

VERY nice technique setting up the platform (joists etc.) May I suggest considering cutting curved boards shorter in future projects, then (re-)squaring the ends, instead of trying to force them straight at full length? This method reduces the curve you're dealing with by half when cutting in two, by 2/3 when cutting in three, etc. You'll build much less stress into the structure that way, at the cost of having a handful of extra joints between the shortened board ends. Woodworkers do this all the time to make longer curved/bowed boards more usable (less milling to get them straight and square, so less waste - in your case less forceful clamping (or none) is needed to true the edge.)

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff! Good suggestions here. One other thing I was thinking about: the long boards can benefit from the long lever effect if the structure can handle the stresses.

@rexncaksz4506 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job well done

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@AlpeshPatel-lp8fo 3 жыл бұрын

Nice , quality work

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@CookingwithYarda 3 жыл бұрын

Great video ! Thanks for sharing ;-)

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@etn198383 3 жыл бұрын

Молодец! Все красиво!

@janetleeharrison 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, watching you two bending over to remove all of that grass gave me psychosomatic back pain!🤣 This turned out beautifully - well done! I love the animated graphics you used to explain the process!!!🧡 Always excited to see a video from you guys because I already know it will be a high quality production. Have a wonderful weekend & thanks for the video!

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!! We appreciate your support! Cheers, Kent

@torbjorn.larsson69 11 ай бұрын

Superb…

@MANaboutTOOLS 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@raymondjoseph7177 3 жыл бұрын

Looks nice. Are you gonna cap the concrete to blend into the deck??

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Can you send a link to some examples of how that might look?

@raymondjoseph7177 3 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS maybe something like this to wrap the concrete to bring the pole all the way to the deck. www.gazebocreations.com/images/GenericPopup/350x275/rough-cut-cedar-16-posttrim.jpg

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

@@raymondjoseph7177 Oh I see. Thanks! I'll consider that.

@MrTheoJoe 3 жыл бұрын

I love your postings and again you made something really nice. Being a light engineer myself I would like to tell you that this floating effect would have been bigger if you would have made some LED flex under the bottom edge.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Thanks!

@stephenmabry2866 3 жыл бұрын

Master craftsman. I like every aspect of your build. I might have used a router on the deck edges instead of chamfer, but it looks great. TIL to straighten the deck board using a pipe clamp. My little mini deck had some doozies that I just strong-armed. Also, I ALWAYS try to cut/place the end boards individually [each a little crooked] instead of all at once [making a straight, even cut] like you do. Gold. Have you given hydroponics greenhouse consideration for the garden? Plants grow fast.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! We are building a greenhouse this year. I don't think it will be hydroponic tho.

@kennethboyer2338 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Did you use a stain with a water repellent/sealer in it? That would be a good way to keep the wood in as good a shape as possible.

@jpboileau5473 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice looking deck. You probably don't get too much snow where you are?

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Usually no but, every once in a while we can get a load.

@nyoung827 Жыл бұрын

Will those boards learn to love their new shape, or will they pull those screws over time trying to get back to their natural shape?

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

I think time will tell. In the last two years I haven't seen much movement.

@joeshulman2501 Жыл бұрын

Where is the layout sub straight video?

@cautiousoptimist 2 жыл бұрын

For a second, I thought you said you had a bottle o' Jack in the garage...

@billgorman4567 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. Love your videos. What was the stain you put on the deck?

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's the SICO ProLuxe SRD RE stain and the tint is "Butternut".

@ShotgunEmmet 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see more aircrete content, how strong is it in compression compared to concrete for small structures kind of thing. @MAN_about_TOOLS any projects in the pipeline?

@boots7859 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of info on that, and long story short is that aircrete is about useless in most places where you want compression. Aircrete, foamcrete, interesting but need to really consider loads.

@ShotgunEmmet 3 жыл бұрын

@@boots7859 Possibly but I'd like to see differently mixed and reinforced blocks put to the test similarly to the old flower bed panel test. After all making any substance support weight is an engineering challenge with different trade offs I think it would be satisfactory for roofing a shed/garage, kids tree houses, dog houses, etc.

@boots7859 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShotgunEmmet I get where you're coming from, I was hoping to make some to use instead of exterior shed sheathing. In the NE here, I would not want to test it with a decent amount of snow load. Its truely an interesting building material, however it just doesn't have a lot of strength for many applications.

@patcollins6221 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and work. How do you get your concrete footings to be square as the sauna tubes I see are round?

@MANaboutTOOLS 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I build the forms from plywood. See kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f5hmddyD2rzYnIE.html

@user-cr2yx1mr3b 3 жыл бұрын

Молодец Жму руку

@marlenepisani9887 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kent ,, love the videos,, can you share what colour and brand is this stain?

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's SICO SRD RE "Butternut"

@bradymcphail9690 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the work you do, and the way you explain your work. I’m curious what area you live as my wife and I currently live in California but are moving to Northern Washington within the next year. I’m taking in as much info as I can from you regarding freezing and heaving because we don’t get that in LA.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

We live on Vancouver Island. The winters are mild but every so often we get a more severe one. So the frost level is not very deep.

@bradymcphail9690 3 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS we may not be too too far from each other. We are hoping to drop anchor very close to the Canadian border as close to the beach or river as possible. I also need a large bit of acreage for some farm/homesteading and a huge multi trade shop. I must have big water to feed my Soul and energize my Heart

@oldaxehead655 Жыл бұрын

Hey MAN about TOOLS I have a question. What stain do you use?

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

It's listed in the description below.

@doubledarefan 3 жыл бұрын

What's with the blur box at the start?

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. That's a mistake. Fixing it now.

@battlebotts Жыл бұрын

Make a steam box

@MANaboutTOOLS Жыл бұрын

Ahhh...now there's an idea!

@mansfieldcarpentry805 3 жыл бұрын

Stain your cuts before you install (like the ones around the columns)

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Good tip! And I was negligent on that point.

@benjaminreinhardt259 3 жыл бұрын

The framing system for the deck strikes me as odd, not very conventional (from what my novice eyes have seen). The finished product looks great though. I am interested to see the pony wall, I have a similar issue in my yard.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

It is unconventional for sure. But to get a low profile you have to build it in a non-standard way.

@blackheart9068 Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why couldn’t you just fill with cement on the footings first then put the 4x4 after and level it

@boots7859 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not following your logic at 4:30 regarding frost heaving more with a gravel bed vs 1' sono-tubes. I'm outside Buffalo, and you're even further North of me. Your piers should be at least 48"+ to get below the frostline, right? A 6-12" gravel bed in my area is generally seen as pretty heave resistant, according to my local permitting office. Love your videos, just not following why you seem to be doing what seems the opposite of conventional wisdom here.

@MANaboutTOOLS 3 жыл бұрын

Good points here Boots. We are on Vancouver Island where we have fairly mild winters. I know that some build low profile decks with the concrete deck blocks on a layer of gravel. Essentially placed on the ground. I wanted to go a bit deeper just in case we did have a severe winter that might heave them. Also, I knew I would be putting some stress on the frame trying to straighten the deck boards. So that's my thoughts on digging the holes 12" deep and pouring concrete. It might be more than I needed but better to just do it once.

@boots7859 2 жыл бұрын

@@MANaboutTOOLS OK, just thought it was odd since WA State has a 24" frost line, and figured it would be at least that.