EZ DECK
Al Carrell: You and your family can enjoy the good life outside on a beautiful deck that you build yourself in one weekend. It's called an EZ Deck (800-990-3099). It's easy to set up and easy to care for. The materials look like wood, but it's actually fiberglass composite. An EZ Deck won't fry your bare feet when it's hot. Termites won't eat it. It won't fade. In fact, it'll last a lifetime. It'll take you about a weekend to build a 20x16-foot deck just like this. First off, check local codes to make sure you can build a deck yourself. To do the job you're going to need lumber, nails and a hammer for the wood substructure. You may need concrete to steady the support posts. Rent a power post hold digger too. For the fiberglass EZ Deck you're going to need a carbide tip saw blade and also you'll need a drill. All totaled it cost about $4,000 to build this EZ Deck. That's about two and a half times the cost of say, a redwood deck. But in a few years the EZ Deck pays for itself. A wooden deck is going to decay, fade and ultimately need replacement. The EZ Deck surface lasts a lifetime. First, dig your post holes. For this project, we drilled holes that were about two feet deep. We put in about an inch of concrete in the bottom and were going to put the post in on top of that. You can figure about a bag of the concrete mix for posts. You probably have a little bit left over. Now we want the posts to be fairly straight up and down and we can do that with this level here. It's 89 right now and shows we need to go that way to get it to 90 and there it is at 90 degrees. That's where we want it. Make sure you have at least 24 hours for the concrete to set up before you start building on the deck. Now, in our case we're going to have the deck tied into this patio back here, so we didn't have to have very many posts, but planning out your deck is going to be the most important part. Be sure you have it planned out right before you get started. Once the posts are set it's time to frame your deck. Make sure the decking is attached to the side of your house and that the substructure is straight and level. With a good foundation like this it's now time for us to put the decking on there.
Dick Nemeth: We'll set in place the retaining clip and then what we'll do is we'll take a chalk line and make sure that it lines up evenly with the other end of the deck.
AC: Ah-huh.
DN: Because we want this to be set up proper and then we're all in line all the way down as we go.
AC: So you mean that the decking just snaps into these little clips?
DN: That's right, Al. It's just that easy.
AC: Well, once you get the underpinning in here this really goes fast.
DN: Just snaps on and that's it. It gets to be a lot of fun. And you notice there's no surface nailing.
AC: I love that too.
DN: No nails or screws to catch little fingers or toes.
AC: Let's get another one. The last step is installing the edge trim. It's as easy as that. If you want to freshen the deck's look just hose it down. There you have it - the EZ Deck, a durable low-maintenance setting to have fun outdoors without giving up the comforts of home.
Contacts:
EZ Deck 800-990-3099
Episode 64 1997 - 98 Season
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