Part 2 of the deck building series, Deck Design and Framing Concepts focuses on deck construction, using pressure treated wood, and framing the deck understructure.

It may be wintertime and a bit early to be rolling up shirtsleeves to start the New Year's resolution of building that dream backyard deck. Don’t panic! The most important part of building a deck is the planning. This article will cover deck building fundamentals and future articles will go...

Deck design and framing layout go hand in hand. These steps are where good deck builders spend a lot of time. In part 1 of the deck building series, deck design fundamentals were covered. Part 2 covered deck framing concepts. This article is part III of the series and takes a look at lumber sizes...