Craig. You do such a good job with these videos. Gives me the confidence to think I can tackle something like this myself

I also love that he involves his kids, or his kids and some of their friends I love that I teach my daughter things while I'm on jobs, she has learned actually quite a bit it's awesome that to feel that, since schools take all the trades out of everything now and expect them to be nothing but deadhead paper pushers, these kids need trades so that they know how to do things in life not just pushing paper

This guy is a real contractor, he's done a great job, but you can see in everything he's doing he's very skilled, very nice deck bro

2024 Thanks for the help & tips.

How much did you spend on materials?

What is the cost

Very nice. Thanks.

Could you possibly tell us all board's and how many you used

Good Vid , Stupid music lol

Thanks for sharing. You only need a little bit of concrete? I seen guys fill a whole cylinder with it. Is the cylinder not needed?

Between when the video was made & now, is/are there any step[s] you would update with staying on top of building trends?

Doesn’t Trex products require 12 inch Centres?

Why no spacing between deck boards? Wood movement/swelling isn't going to cause the boards to start to swell and create boards popping up?

I need content after this... I'm deciding if I wanna to stone or retaining wall... I'd love feedback

By far the best set up video I've seen yet. Bravo, gents.

How would I do this on a cement patio? Unable to dig out post holes. Thanks!

This looks amazing. I'm planning on doing one for our own pool in our own garden, and just had a question purely out of curiosity. When you dug the 3ft holes for the posts you filled them up with concrete, then once it was dry you put the posts on tip, and filled in the rest of the hole with dirt. Why not fill it in with concrete to hold the poles steady and in place? Would love to hear your advice.

The stairs can sink over time

I would bolt the the beams to post and put sold base like concrete for stairs. Thank you for video

Please upload more videos

wtf?

I believed I could do this until he started cookie cutting squares out to fit around the post😢😩

I used a backhoe for my pool.... I used my back to dig the hole 😂😂😂😂

How did you make sure to avoid the bonding ring around the pool?

I still don't get how he just nails his joist and beams to the outside of the posts without cutting into and insetting them

Can you come to my house

How far away from pool legs should post be?

Craig, you only had 10 posts in. When did the 11th post near the stairs get put in or did you not dig a hold for that one.

How do you get the pavers all level to each other ?

I’m going to build one 1️⃣

Dude is a pro ❤

How much would a deck like this cost?

I’m a 95 year old man with hemorrhoids, I built this deck in a weekend. Thanks.

That is one expensive deck! Real nice if you can afford it...

So i found this video to be the most comprehensive how to buid a deck with no frills for a beginner. I decided to go ahead and attempt my first deck with my dimensions using these tips/methods. 1st takeaway is rent the damn machine to dig those holes 2nd takeway dont skip the strings, my post wernt quite lined up, i was able to fudge it pretty good and everything looks good after trimmed out. 3rd take away and this is a big one, code no longer allows you to bolt the beams to the posts as this video showed. And the jury is still out whether I have to rebuild my entire deck. My fault for not checking regs first, but just want everyone else to know that.

No explanation is needed as the video says it all. That's what the directions are for. 😂 👍

Thanks for sharing and shout out to the cameraman I’m one myself 👍🏽

I LOVE WHITE MINKS

That look like a bitch. Even with pros it doesn’t look easy at all.

Very funny side show also.

Great Commentary.

10 million views for this video. 😮 quarantine really had y’all diving deep 😂

Beautiful deck! Nicely done …. Just wondering how the customer can get to the screws on the top caps when it comes time to remove them to replace the pool liner?

Pool looks off level

That tattoed guy 🥵🥵🥵

think it should have been built with bolts and then deck screws, not a nailer

Why no spacing on the deckboards? Isn't that crucial for water runoff and expansion and contraction of the wood?

This guy is fucking menace. I love it!

The deck looks great, but if you have to change the liner you're going to have a problem since the boards go right up to the top caps of the pool. How many boards are you going to have to remove so you can remove the top caps?

They didn't bring him back to those awful people did they? We have a 3 leg rescue mink from a fur farm. He hurt his leg but they didn't do anything to help him because he was "Going to be harvested soon any way" we used our emergency savings to adopt and give veterinary care. I hope those people ... Those monsters... lose a leg painfully and no one takes them to a doctor. There's no excuse when fake fur can mimic mink fur extremely well. Tiny cages and misery. Awful people.