Thread: DIY Deck
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Old 04-24-2019, 09:58 PM   #146
BigV
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Now over to the opposite side of the deck, I have started the flush trimming of the deck boards. I've put a saw guide in place and trimmed the deck boards. The scrap UNDER the deck boards is how much overhang I wish to leave to be able to apply a skirt of sorts--you'll see.

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Third picture shows the 2x4 (cedar) in place, as does the fourth picture with "skirt" underneath (applied before the 2x4 frame piece.) The 2x4 is the strong piece to catch the impact of people's foot strike against the edge of the deck. The "skirt", really just a 2x6 cedar fence board, extends down far enough to trap the supporting blocks that hold up the frame on the outermost edges.

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