Miter Hacks and Patio Prep - THE MOUNTAIN PT. 4 

You guys rock! From one deck builder to another, your design and execution is top level in our industry. Thank you for the vlog’s, good vibes, and incredibly helpful advice! May God bless y’all in 2023!

I discovered this page a few months ago and you guys have inspired me to remodel my dad's backyard as a late retirement gift. I can't wait to use all the tips and tricks I've learned from your page and show you the end result

Fantastic idea. I have used the Kreg for other wood projects but never thought about using it on composite decking. Thanks for a great way to keep the corners together.

Thank you for inviting us into your world, sharing tips and showing us how things get done, good and bad. I, along with others, appreciate the genuine enjoyment from the work you all seem to have and the sometimes, ‘today’s a tough one’ too.

All the details look awesome! Incredible work, keep it up and keep the videos coming!

I am super happy to see your wife is helping out and that you are real people!

Great stuff as always keep up the amazing projects

Very Helpful. Like the tight to tight pencil tip

Love from Canada !

I enjoy all your videos. In the beginning I thought you guys were going to say “this is the mountain project, welcome to jackas*”

As a carpenter, that actually is installing a 3 tier trex deck leading to a pool, this is the very first construction channel I’ve ever watched for more than 10 minutes. The first one I not only have not a bit of criticism, but actually learned multiple tips and techniques as well as different methods to execute end results I actually implement. Spectacularly spectacular crew and vlog. The first RU-vid channel I ever subscribed to, and finally, the first time I look forward to the next episode. You guys popped several of my “first time “cherries so with that being said, what time should i expect you to pick me up for dinner? Asking because momma didn’t raise a whore, so you’re going to treat me like a lady…..ok, too far maybe? lol keep up the great work Jedi

The mitered joints dont contract in Temp changes with the pocket screw detail?

The intro and outro were money! As well as the Design Time clip with the Master Designer showing off his clean CAD rendering while explaining the layout and the different levels. Any of you going to the IBS in Vegas?

It's giving This Old House with Bob Villa but in 2024, immediate subscribe

Muuuuch better intro! Now needs a spinning logo or some logo flash up real quick. Great stuff! Growing baby!

I find myself saying "locked in for justice" ALL the time How was your holidays? You got a great channel

no joist tape, or glue on the miters?

Happy new year guys - love the tips from the Ant man! Will 2023 be the year that POL moves to 4k?? Love watching the team work on the 65 inch tv!

Great idea with the kreg jig. Do you use special outdoor screws for this? I have issues with screws comp to composite. Did you use something with an extra heavy thread?

awesome segmentation with design time and tool tips. keeps it really interesting. almost like talk show format. stinks that you keep getting rain. couldn't you tarp the area with plastic?

Great job, so no PVC glue is required when you pocket hold the miters?

Are you not worried about expansion with those treads pocket screwed together like that?

Would you use pocket holes on a miter for a long picture frame board?

When leveling out your joists are you using a planer or a sander? How are you testing the soils composition?

I've heard that some people use glue on the miters. Any thoughts on this? Pros/cons?

Really basic question here. What bit is in your drill when your fixing the screws? I live in the UK and haven't seen it before THANKS 👌🏾

Anthony looks like Trogdor when he's burninating the countryside

Great work! What software are you using? I really like that one

Happy New Year from across the pond. Time to plan something like this must be insane. Perfection can’t be rushed tho. Your guys personalities is starting to shine through, love it. Videographer is excellent and deserves some praise. Editing is top notch.

Also what depth setting did you use on the Kreg K4?

I see you guys are joining the boards so tight. No space at all for expansion/contraction?

Anthony is like a 30 year old with 50 years of experience. 8:06 for the Tony Miter Tip

Can you give us a price range on these projects?

6:05 Is that a naked man cleaning his solar panels?

Best grass and weed killer out there…..leaking hydraulic hose

How ya doing fellas???

Any more clapping, and you'll be able to start a golf channel.....

NEVER ride in a bucket on heavy equipment. It's a good way to have a permanent injury!

I have to tell you that watching your vlogs had really given me some great tips and tricks and design ideas. So thank you for all the time you guys take making these videos. Between material delays, weather delay’s and making these vlogs it is definitely an impact on the schedule, so thank you for sharing your knowledge.

As a deck builder myself I LEARNED A TON of stuff from you guys and love the vids. Keep it going.

Love the stair treads, thats what i have been doing with our stairs. Love that the fascia color isnt the same color as the outer tread deck board. Looks super clean and unique. Mud sucks!

This was supposed to be about miters and your talking about hydrologic fluid? Complete waste of time, useless intro and asking for subs right away… thumbs down

I use the pocket screws too.. but I install them through the top face. Then I fill the holes with fireproof caulk. You're welcome

Does Kreg have pocket screws that for outdoors? The ones I have say indoors.

Are the treads 14"

I do the same to the joints, but with biscuits instead of pocket screws.

Outdoor Living? This place looks like Middle Class Suburbia Hell.

love the intro!

Need tips & inspiration to help me with my deck finishes.😆😉🙏🏽

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

What type /size of pocket screws are you using on them miters?

I like to use 2p10 on the miters. Not only do you have the adhesive in addition to the pocket screws, but you line it up, hold it for 10 seconds and it’s not moving. Now install your pocket screws with no need for clamps

Wanted to take time to acknowledge how amazing y’all’s work is but most importantly, how amazing your team is. When you have a great team, your work shines bright. I believe that. Keep it up brother 👊🏼

What brand and size fastener do you guys use to screw the miter on the stair treads? Looks awesome!

Are you going to expand and do more than decks

Honest question I thought composite deck boards couldn’t have tight mitres because of expansion and contraction in colder to warmer climates I read the manufacture specs and it called for really big gaps in the mitres Which I thought was ugly but necessary Was I incorrect ? Live in Canada and it was TimberTech Called for 3/16 gap in any butt joints when installing below 32 A butt joint is not a mitre joint But will still expand or contract length way

Show it all during the summer. You built it when the plastic decking is at its most shrunk point, what does it look like after it has expanded for a summer season? Many plastic decks look great when you first put them in, doesn't mean that is what they stay like. We are building one right now and it is beyond a pain in the ass with all the expansion going on, it is getting to work early in the day to fasten boards and cutting out when the temps and sun start to rise, just to get uniformity, come back the next day and nothing is back to where it first was, factor in the deck joist during the summer being shrunk too from low humidity vs winter when they swell, I'd be so interested to see what this deck looks like after a year and how well it held up. Your joists are also different wood than what we can get around here, the pressure treated stuff where I live is absolute crap, adding to the whole fiasco of it all. These decks are expensive, yet the products we use have a mind of their own. I had a railing rep talking to me the other day about his product, when I mentioned all the issues I have been seeing and asking how it effects his product, he flat out told me that it totally messes with the cable tensioning, when I asked him about staircases and having a weird rise and run, he said that anything not being 32 degrees does not work with their product. His greatest reply was saying that we should all charge an extra 20%, I was a bit puzzled, but I then got his jest, he was basically saying that it gives you the option to give money back to the client to make them feel better about their deck not being perfect, once you have explained why the materials are doing what they are doing and completely out of your control. I watched a video a of guy who builds decks call his work a 7 out of 10, but that he does it this way because it stays a 7 out of 10 no matter what the plastic does with its expansion and contraction. He flat out said that if you try to make a 10, it is going to fail and look like shit later. imagine all the contractors who don't give a shit and are out there building a deck throughout a day when the temps and sun vary throughout their workdays as they are building a deck. I see so much crap work already from past contractors that I am getting so sick and tired of seeing it all. It is a bit disheartening to see guys doing such shit work and not caring at all. they just want to get in get out as fast as possible, taking the money and running, many clients tell me that they were never able to get them back on the phone once they got the final check. I stand behind my work, and I feel absolutely screwed with what products are being put out on the market and we are the ones who have to stand behind them, when it is totally out of our control with how a companies product is going to shrink and expand. Once it looks like shit, it is all a bunch of finger pointing at who is to blame, and the famous line of.. "It is within industry standards". A line that is such BS.

Hi there. Great stuff. My contractor just finished my picture frame stairs and the corners look like crap. Now I have to go and make them perfect because I'm OCD. What size bit did you use?

What do you do when it snows?

I'd also like to know how you manage expansion and contraction issues with the tight joints and miters. How do they hold up over time?

Nice work. Is there any concern with no gap on the pocket hole corners? Thanks in advance for the reply

Cut to the chase man

Pro mechanics too

On the stair treads do you cut a deck board in half for the thinner section or does the decking come in that width?

So much skill!! Be well!

Great stuff!! 🎉 Keep it up!

Вот ещё бы по русски говорили а так , ну инструмент классный, работа халтура

Great soil tips

Can you do this with grooved boards with a square edge?

Thanks for the tips with Tony. That was a very great tip. Work looks great. Subscribing and following now.

Love your videos and tips/tricks. Question, when using the pocket holes on the stair treads, do you use fine or coarse thread screws? Keep it coming gang.

I believe it was Keats that said "A mitre of beauty is a joy forever" Pretty sure that's how the quote goes! 🤣🤣🤣

Dingos and Ditch Witches are trash. I love my Boxer and I also have a Bobcat. My Boxer haven't had not one issue with in two in a half seasons.

Are you sure the coated joist material is compatible with the composite decking ? Some manufacturers recommend it not come in contact with certain types of plastic.