DIY Full Deck Remodel! Why Do I do this!  

Word has it...Kyle went out that night and switched that 2 by with a 1 by to get the proper overhang...

the mistake of thinking that kids will leave forever, yeah until they come back with the grandkids, lol🤣

I’m digging the diy “tweener” projects. I think it’s valuable content that we wouldn’t otherwise see. It’s great to also know that you put just as much attention into your own projects as your clients. The deck looks great!

I can't wait to see what you get for Father's day. 😊

QUALITY SELLS ITSELF ALL DAY LONG!!! Another Beautiful Job As Always! ✌🏻

I am sure Mrs RR loves it. You always manage to make even the mundane into a work of art. Nice job gentlemen. 😎

Love these random projects like this, your expertise shows in everything you do

I thought I was the king of the obscenely long bit extension. That's a large deck. Turned out nice. You should've tore the lattice out Day 1. And, you can make another video from correcting the handyman electrical mess. Love seeing your kids helping. You have valuable skills that you're putting to excellent use.

Great job Guys! I love the color scheme... I "Flash" like you do! I tape/caulk ANYTHING vulnerable!😂 👍

Fantastic, what a nice transformation. Very well done fellas.

Love how you didnt do just straight boards and did an alternitve pattern, love the raport between you & Greg, reminds me when I was on a building site working, and joking around. Greggs a real asset. Thanks for sharing the video and keeping the Wife Happy,😇.

I could see cole being a good worker just keep encouraging him or find what he is awesome at. Turned out clean. You should have your guy directional bore you a conduit to the deck for an above ground junction box. Then trench to the shed for a exterior junction box and outlet in case you need power out there someday.

Kyle Does It Right cuz He Is A Pro. Definitely up for Pool Deck Part 2 with railing and skirting. 👍

I'm not surprised that your children have such good work ethic. The 1x at the end of the video.... only carpenters notice stuff like that. It would bother me too if it were my house so it's worth it to do it right the first time.

I just watched the definitive guide on how to lay a deck. Well done!

Mammoth efforts guys.💪🏻👍 Kyle you need a t’shirt with Greg’s statement “ if it bothers you”

Lol classic RU-vidr!! I wasn't going to make a video of this but here's the b roll time laps of everything I've done so far while I introduce the project. Love it

Man, that looks really good!

I swear if I had like 6 Greg’s instead of the guys I have now, we could take over the world.

Im enjoying your videos again i welcome the dry a nd black humor keep it up i need more.

I was surprised that you bought a existing home. You are particular about property and a very skilled Craftsman. I would have thought that you would have built a home

On the back edge area near the shed -- when things like that happen to me especially with my limited skillset and tools -- I use it to see it I can add/create something else unplanned that adds "value" so to speak. In this case, a couple of ideas: - stairs on that side (perhaps not with limited spacing to shed) - new overhang say for plants or something - lighting or umbrella ??? - bench seating along that side (using the scrap mtls too :-) - etc. Yea, adds another project, takes time. Sometimes my results have been poor/so-so. But, other times adds something cool :-) Appreciate the many videos and efforts involved in making them! Thank you to you and the other folks involved.

Look forward to seeing how the railing goes up! Hope you share it!

Thanks Kyle, was thinking of doing a tiny raised patio deck attached to my shed, seeing your project has given me ideas and good knowledge to start putting plans on paper, or at least into CAD

I love this deck remodel. You and Greg are amazing. I so love your content.

Finished deck looks terrific. But the ultimate test of approval: is the Mrs happy with it?

looks great guys

Really digging the routered edges. A detail that's so worth doing.

Good Job on the deck. looks really Nice.

that pool was too green in the final overhead shot. Should have shocked it. Beautiful deck. you guys did a great job.

I use weather logic tape for joist tape all the time. I made a thing where I can pull the wide tape thru two upright sheet rock knife blades to cut it into joist tape size. A lot cheaper then using a roll of tape supplied by Trex. I always put boarders on the deck. Especially when I use Trex.

Miters on outdoor wood tends to go out of whack on the corners when the boards dry out so you are better off with the butt joints instead on the corners I think. Good Choice!

deck looks great! The electric would keep me up at night.

I put on a Cedartone deck 4 years ago. Just put a finish on it for the first time (Defy product). It looked really good until this year and after refinishing looks like a million bucks! Great products!

Another awesome one fellas enjoying the in between videos

You made a basic treated lumber deck look amazing, nice work!

Great job as always guys. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Nice to have a little break in a large build series.

I always love your videos and work you do and I enjoy it more than anything else because it gives me a lot of ideas to do for myself

Thats a nice deck kyle!!! I would definitely sit on it!! 😂😅😊

Looks great ❤

Pls make the part 2 of the pool deck.

Kyle, always remember: "You've got the skills to pay the bills." 🤣😆🤣

What about making the skirt with horizontal 1x1s with 1 inch gap in-between? That could look pretty cool.

From what I read on the "Fine Homebuilding" and personal experience, it doesn't matter about the end grain. I have to pull up several boards I installed last year on our deck because of cupping. The boards are random on which ones cupped, smiley end up or down.

I kinda like this "floating in space " deck

Mother's Day gift AND a tax write off.....I like your style Kyle.

Funny to see this video… did this exact process with our 17 year old treated deck… re facing with composite/ picture frame/ rebar railings… which are still in process… amazing how deck boards come in 475 colors and textures and post sleeves come in 3… and yes, the project took a back burner twice and is now a three month “hobby”… I also used sealant tape on all the old 2x10s…

Awesome deck, man! I was surprised you didn't end up mitering the corners, unless I missed the explanation somewhere?

I think that it is cool that not only Cole but your Daughter got hands dirty in this project. I always say that kids should help at a parents job if it is trades, and it is possible. It keeps them humble about what you do for a living, and how hard your work to give them what they undoubtedly want, need or ask for. It's also cool that she attacked the project and stayed throughout, you are raising them right Kyle.

A miter would have been so much better! Nice job on the deck! I like the spacing of the different sections!

That pool looks like a pool your kids didn’t have to earn in any fashion. My sister and I were told if we wanted a pool we could earn the money for it by picking berries for the neighbor and pull weeds on our own farm .. We accomplished that and bought a pool just like the on in your yard that your kids don’t seem interested in keeping maintained.. The mosquito breeding pool complete with rotting leaves on top of the cover is a nice touch.. I can only imagine what the actual pool water and liner looks like 😂

That water and those leaves in the pool are driving me crazy dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn Kyle,what a tease. Biggest building yet? I'm definitely looking forward to this.

I put some fiberglass solid color corrugated roofing. ran them vertical, on my deck. I think it looks good.

Thanks for filming Kyle. 😁👍🏼

I’ve used those screws with a narrow head. They really are nice for hiding the penetration!

love your work,whats happening with shop build. watching fom Australia learnt so much youre such an inspiration. thank you

I built a deck about that size once using those Camo fasteners and it looked great. Will never build another one though

Hi guys, I am writing to you from Turkey. You have really good workmanship. By the way, I would like to ask you to open Turkish subtitles on smart TV to be watched more in Turkey.

we just redid our back deck and we also taped all the rafters with 4 inch black tape to protect the rafters

Cool build I have bought oversized boards and ripped them down to get the perfect width and overhang. Little bit more expensive but then when people are looking at my grass I don’t have to blame Greg. 😂

Grace Vycor markets their tape for decks, and it's pretty much the same thing. It will add a decade to your deck at least. Well worth the small cost

I'm surprised that someone with OCD didn't miter that corner. As someone who suffers from OCD, I'm thinking that's an accomplishment.

I think the deck looks great! Just in time to splash around in the water and cool off during the summer and relax a little! Have you thought about covering any of it with some kind of cedar?

Awesome!

Man it looks great yeah I want to see it finished

That’s why I started using a 35’ tape measure! 25’ and 30’ is never long enough for some of the most common measurements in construction! Of course, as an electrician now for 12 years, 25 is good most of the times!

Come do mine next! 😂

You should do black standing seam around the sides and add some low voltage lights under the rim board.

Only needs it to last a few more years. Process to fix up to last almost a lifetime. 😊

Kyle, of course they complained about taping, it’s hard work, and if it rots, you will fix it, not them. Great vid.

The trick to putting those final tiny pieces in so that they don't split is to cut the previous deck board thinner splitting the difference giving you 2 boards smaller, but plenty big enough to install without issue.

Editing is on point!

Beautiful!

Great deck

LMBO.....I'm with Kyle. That 2x would kill me. I would think about it constantly and look at it every time I walked by.

Have you considered installing the stairs on the back side of the deck, where the offset is, left of the pool? Then you'll have continuous railing along the front side length?

It’s a nice look to have mitered corners but the reason no to is it creates a hard to sustain a proper connection of the corner especially with any amount of hangover

“You do it”, because we want to see how Kyle would do it!

Other "Tubers have the same problem about seeking the approval. Recently, Matt Carriker and crew got a lot of static about throwing some old , tired lawn funiture they found on some abandoned property Matt bought- the comments were all over them for "destroying those valuable pieces of furniture". Next episode while Matt explained how that had happened, he and others were throwing the same abused furniture into the Guadalupe River, and he end it explaining that the furniture was always going to be set on a new deck they were building. I thought it was the finest one finger furniture toss I have ever seen. Not the first time Matt has not followed his commenters orders!

Butt joint definitely the right choice in outdoor applications in my view - mitres always age badly. Tyler (TRG Home Conceps) taught me that one.

A miter on that corner would open up over time. Think the butt joint was a better choice.

I think it’s time to do some Greg projects!,,,,,

Looks great!

Looks great

The deck looks great. Why don’t you just use the same decking for skirting where the lattice used to be? You could picture frame it in sections and make a couple of sections as a prefab unit that you could hinge or just a few screws so you can access underneath the deck if you need to. Or go fancy and break out the versetta stone lol.

Amazing, thx so much.

Deck looks good.

The deck looks great Kyle! 😃👍🏼👊🏼 .... For skirting, what do you think about just getting more of the same decking and running it horizontal around the deck, by attaching the boards to the posts?

Great job as usual. You were definitely right to get rid of that ugly lattice. Perhaps some Versetta stone around the deck would look nice. Whatever you decide I'm sure it will be nice.

Composite decking is good for maintenance but it gets HOT in the sun. Any kind of deck or balcony around the house where you are likely to have shoes on it is great. A pool deck where you are likely to be barefoot would be painful.

I think my biggest concern is the big hump under the pool cover.

Good call on the butt joints! Ive decided i hate mitres. They take three times as long and they always end up looking like shit

Channel name changing soon to RR Honey-do List. 😂

nice

I did a bunch of research when building my deck and came back thinking really good water resilient wood will last longer (if not forever) compared to composite since most composites still have pieces of crappy wood inside them that eventually will rot. Any of those woods though will end up costing more than composites as well so.......but is that wrong?

Kyle, also if you had done composite decking the framing would have been redone as almost all composite decking requires 12"oc joists.

I always wanted to do a multi level deck with all the complex curves and hexagon shapes but never got the chance

I was helping my next door neighbor with a deck build. It was three of us doing the build. The other guy was a union carpenter. When it came time to lay down the deck boards the carpenter spaced the boards out the width it a 16 penny nail. I suggested either a thinner gap or no gap. My neighbor went with the carpenter and his suggestion. About a year later he was out cutting strips to fill in the gap. I went over and asked what he was doing and he said, “I should have listened to you”. I told him the wood will never be as wet as when he built the deck. An mechanical engineer at work heard I did DIY projects and asked me about his deck. I told him to lay the boards tight and in a years time he came back and said, “Mike, you were right, they came out perfect!”. Good job Gregg! Oh and you too, Kyle!