Once I got all the materials at home I called my buddy over for help. Between the 2 of us we got the footers and frame built in one full day. Yes we have never done this before. We got everything level (well almost level - the deck has a slight pitch away from the house.) Another thing that is cool about this deck size is that they do have the lumber as 16' long. That took out a ton of cutting. The beams 16' Long and the planks 16' Long - easy.
Having the right tools will make building a deck a lot less painful. Making straight and correctly measured cuts is a MUST!
Over the next 2 days I soloed in the joists using the joist hangers provided in the kit. (Doing this after work of course). On the 3rd day it was time to start screwing in the decking.
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