Deck Building with
ModernView Decking Material

One of the easiest ways to increase your property value and add livable space to your home is to build a deck. It's made even easier with ModernView Decking. Even if this is your first home improvement project, if you can use a hammer, saw, and level, you can create a new space for entertaining, relaxing or dining.

 

With ModernView Decking, you're not only getting high quality composite decking material, but you're saving time maintenance time by eliminating painting and staining wood year after year as you would with traditional pressure-treated wood decks. From planning and building to enjoying your deck for years to come, ModernView Decking will help transform your house into a home.

 

Planning for Your New Deck

As with any home improvement, there is some necessary planning involved. After thinking about why you would like to build a deck, it will make it easier to decide where it will go in relation to your house. For example, if the deck is mainly for dining purposes, maybe you want to build it with access to the kitchen. If it will act as your private escape from the everyday, maybe it's better just off the bedroom. ModernView Decking has a few Deck Ideas to get you started.

 

After anticipating how often the deck will be used, and for what reason, there are many other questions to consider. You want to make sure there's enough room for the deck you want to build. Take a look at the terrain it will be built on, will the deck be ground level, or will it have to be elevated, or split level? What are the environmental conditions of the area? Does a certain side of the house receive more sun or wind than another? Are there children or seniors to consider? How many steps will you need? All these factors may affect the design and construction of your deck. Planning will put it in perspective, making the process more efficient, and putting you on your finished deck faster.

 

The Right Deck Building Tools

After a plan has been made, having the right tools becomes essential. Deck building is straightforward and does not require advanced carpentry skills or sophisticated tools. Although, property and coding conditions may require special tools, the following list will suffice for most residential deck projects:

• Circular saw
• Power drill
• Hammer
• Tape measure
• Chalk line - (As chalk lines can be extremely difficult to remove from composite decking, you can easily create a template for nails using indentations to indicate where the nails should be placed.)
• Level
• Combination square
• Framing square
• Hand saw

Important Decking Instructions

After planning is complete and tools are gathered, there are still a few issues to consider before deck building can begin. You want to make sure the location of the deck will not seal access to any utility or drainage lines. You also want to check your local deck building codes to stay within any limits. Take a look at the Deck Building Tips for more construction suggestions and visit our Installation Guidelines for advice on joist, board spacing, fastening boards, and more.