How NOT To Build A Deck - Ultimate Guide On Every Mistake You Can Make

Ask a Yankee. They'll tell you, "That's how we do it up north". (A funny breed)

Wow

Wood doesn’t contract lengthwise.

POL - This is the worst that I ever seen...
Challenge accepted.

I have a great deck to show others what not to do. After less then a year my 12’x20’ deck started falling apart. I paid a contractor to build it, although at this point, I think I could have done a better job ☺️ I have an 8’ high by 20’ long wooden privacy wall with louvers that wouldn’t stay open. There is NOT one lag screw or carriage bolts in my entire deck aside from the ledger board, which was already there. Just deck screws and nails. The 1x1” wooden balusters are screwed to the deck with 1 ⅜” screws. The ledger hangers are too small and hung improperly. 2 are only attached on 1 side. The railings on the stairs are not up to code, because they are too low. The wood rails on the stairs have holes and knots making it so rough you can’t run your hand down the stair rail. AND SOOOO much more! GUESS WHAT… IT PASSED THE CITY PERMIT INSPECTION!

SOMEHOW, advice from someone with backwards baseball caps just don't ring

Kicking the lattice, very tacky.

This dudes eludes turd

LETS REMEMBER, the DECK faze was like DISCO, many home owners did it them selfs.. HEY, NO, That deck was not to the NEW Standards, BUT IT did Serve its purpose for many years.. And The stairs, well thats shows ya , Many people went up and down there for the ground to have sank 10". Thats USE BOY.. NOW FIX it so we can RAG OUT your handy work BY NON AMERICANS. Along with the Building inspector, we will be sending the Customs and Immigrations crew to check all you workers papers.. Have a Blessed DAY..

OK, watched the vid and it is a bit hippy-dippy.
However, most of what the guy is saying seems to my non-contractor 48x16' deck building self seems to be following standard Code. A lot of stuff on that build was janky, and it doesn't look like it was every maintained properly so accelerated wear happened. Could be 20-25 years old, with a fair amount of handyman quick fixes.
Pretty much as soon as he showed pier depth, you know it was built by someone as cheap as possible and without any permit or interest in even trying to do it properly.
You can laugh at the guy if you want, but most of what he's conveying seems pretty sound and supported by most Codes.

This is why i hate wood deck floors...after a while they lool horrible, and I think you have to strip and re-stain, etc..after a few years. I prefer the TREK composite, along with the white rails from ****** Rail Systems.

Vinyl is good stuff to no rotten

Anybody notice how close that rail landed to the AC unit? These guys have never demo'd a deck before.

Thats the worst you ever seen? Shoot.😂😂

Even with a breaker board the wood still contract and expands and allows trashbin between

EVVVVery body is a ‘pro’. Especially this dickweed…

It's spelled "DOUSCHE BAG"

Have mountain property up in Sierras near desolation wilderness. Like to build a platform for a Wall tent. What to build a 16x12 off the ground about 16”. Any suggestions. I will use concrete blocks for peers. This will be my first build with out pops around. Any suggestions would be appreciated?? Thank you i

Guaranteed his crew makes fun of him when hes not around.

That was a good deck. These youngins come in and blah blah blah anout what you shoulda done.
Ive seen a house stand for 30+ years on literal stacked bricks on the corners. Took decades before the 2x8's caved in.

That deck wasn’t built yesterday. It’s probably over 15 yrs old! I think it withstood the test of time

With the cost of lumber these days you could have actually got a few bucks for the old lumber.

I see your ledger board without flashing and raise you an untreated two by attached with 20 penny nails

Hat on backwards guy gotta love it.

This guy, with the crappy materials they sell now , i wonder if his project will last more than 8 years , this stood the test of time for sure whether he likes it or not solid deck no matter how much he criticized the craftsmanship

What's this guy's deal with kicking things apart? So edgy 🙄 great way to get a huge shard of treated lumber in your leg.

Worst deck build and worst video to go with it

everyone calling himself professional. i’m better from that guy 😏

I like the positivity in how good they did it wrong

“Why would they put flashing on it? They didn’t do anything else right.” 🤣

is there a series this video belongs to?

My deck looks worse than this, it' slated to be torn down sometime this summer. Who ever built my deck was an idiot, maybe a moron?

What is a good shed roof angle?

"I am super strong" 😂😂 Humility at its finest right there!

Those stairs looked super strong, support every 12 inches sounds silly....

Why is your hat on backwards?

What's wrong with lag bolting the railing from the outside?

Meh, it just wasn’t built to last forever. I bet the owners enjoyed that deck for decades without any problem. Then sold the house.

When I hired a contractor to build my deck, I caught them doing three code violations. Sweep space was 6 1/2 inches. Max should be 4 inches. They used wood screws to attach the railing to the deck instead of bolt and block. And on the stairs the space between the lower rail and the step was over 6 inches.

where is the rebuild video?

I mean it looks visually good

I could say your deck is crap and want hold up as good as my concrete deck

Give me those same tools he's using and let me see one of your decks.

People are defending this deck but i purchased a home with a back deck on it that was built wrong and it is extremely problematic. It's only 19 years old to boot. Yes the deck may have served its purpose, but his point is also worth noting. There are better ways to do things so they last a lot longer and dont cause problems later down the line.
We can appreciate people's efforts and craftsmanship while also recognizing that we know more today than we did 20 years ago and as such building standards adapt.

This is chaotic and helpful and I love it

This dude is doing his best to pick apart this deck but struggling mighty