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Alter Eagle Construction
Making the home town carpenter a reality
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Alter Eagle Construction & Design
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The Petaluma Deck project
This project has Trex decking, a new composite material. Also Anderson retrofits with a different
configuration with french doors & a slider both with sidelights. |
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What the existing deck looked like and tearing down the old deck. We found a
few surprises, it was a little worse for wear then we even thought. Also we found a gas line laying on the ground and termite/wood beetle infestation. |
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Click on the picture that will take you the page your interested in with more images / explanations
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How you design deck footings for a hillside, forms using sona tubes, type of
concrete & how to pump it to location. Layout tips, designing over the code requirements & why. |
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The beam sizes & layout. The way they interact with the decks, what to look
for & how to design the loads. |
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The framing layout, sizes & connectors.
How my framing innovations work for decks.
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The way the posts connect to my framing details.
Designing & building deck stairs
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Progress shots to date, a stair trick for aligning the decking with the nosings,
working with trex, how to build a privacy fence for your deck. |
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The completion shots, Madeira red trex installed. Children's safety taken into
account when designing and building the deck, I show you those tips. Some finishing tricks for covering the boxer & post caps the homeowners selected. |
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Anderson French doors, slider and flexi-frame window installation explained.
Moisture barriers, security, and trims. Stain & paint grade interior finishes. Alignment and installation tips & tricks. |
