Hello all, I am a hardcore do it yourselfer and i have bit off a heck of a job this time. I am building a ~430 sqft Cumaru deck with octagon fire pit area with bench seating. So, below are the pictures of my framing which is 99% complete.
Couple of notes:
*I still have the steps to go which I am going to hold off on until close to last.
*My built in benches are not going to be exactly built in. Due to code enforcement I would have to have my railing be 36" above my benches which would equate to roughly ~50". I am going to build them and install on top of decking afterwards around the Octagon.
What I am really looking for is if I have any big issues that I need to resolve. I am going to tape my blocking areas to prevent water from rotting my framing. Once area with the blocking I am not too happy about are the corners. I have a picture below so if you know of a better way please speak up.
Here is the concept drawing. One note is I am doing a double picture frame border, not a single. Everything else is pretty close.
Couple of notes:
*I still have the steps to go which I am going to hold off on until close to last.
*My built in benches are not going to be exactly built in. Due to code enforcement I would have to have my railing be 36" above my benches which would equate to roughly ~50". I am going to build them and install on top of decking afterwards around the Octagon.
What I am really looking for is if I have any big issues that I need to resolve. I am going to tape my blocking areas to prevent water from rotting my framing. Once area with the blocking I am not too happy about are the corners. I have a picture below so if you know of a better way please speak up.
Here is the concept drawing. One note is I am doing a double picture frame border, not a single. Everything else is pretty close.