Generally floating decks are low to the ground and don t require handrails or even staircases.
How to build a floating deck with a roof.
Building a floating deck 01 07.
By paul wa i have an interesting problem.
This type of deck can only be made in areas that do not have a deep winter frost.
I read somewhere that the act of taking a step up gives you the illusion of being in a different place i wanted to create a different place in our yard but because of our low fence walls and our hoa s rules against having anything go above the fence walls i knew that the different place would have to be low to the ground.
The crew builds a pair of decks that appear to float above a manmade creek.
How to build a floating deck.
Introduction level the area.
A floating deck is a deck that isn t attached to a building and they float above the ground.
Build a floating deck.
Some kind of roof line attached to the garage would be needed.
Excavate the area for the floating deck then using a laser level move dirt until ground is level.
There are many covered deck ideas most of which start at a level slat roof with drainage or spaces and can advance to pitched and shingled roofs that add a pleasing aesthetic to a roof and the.
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Building a roof over a deck not only provides shade from the blazing sun and shelter from light to heavy rains it can also protect the deck itself from deteriorating under harsh weather conditions.
I tore everything up replaced the wood that needed it and built up the base and covered everything in epdm.
Covered decks can be made with either stand alone roofs or when the deck is adjacent to a building with a roof connected to the building.
I am taking a 25x25 roof over a garage that was done in decking then tile and leaked.
Building a floating deck on an epdm rubber roof surface.