If you have a high water table or it has just rained, you may find that your footing holes have flooded with water. This is not

The weight of your deck might surprise you. Once finished, with a group of people gathered on it for a party or a cookout, a

Save Accurately transferring the deck post layout from your plan to the job site is critical. Learn how to use stakes and string to pinpoint

Hand digging your footings. Take your time and invest in a post hole digger, which will work better than a shovel to scoop out

Concrete is, in fact, the most used material for construction in the world and has been in use since the age of the Roman Empire.

Save Before you dig your frost footings, you will want to make sure the soil is properly compacted to support the deck load. Often when

In order to determine the proper size for your footings, you will need to establish how much total weight they are going to have to

Your deck footing depth is controlled by two things. First and foremost, you need to have good soil conditions that can support the concentrated load

Before you can calculate the size of your footings, you will need to know what kind of soil is present in your yard. Most soils

If your deck will be built above a concrete patio, it is always best to have the deck footings in place before the patio is