Repairing a Mobile Home Deck

Phil is working to repair and improve a deck. They walk you through the job step-by-step.

⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️
00:00 You missed us moving the rafters they had up for support
00:30 Doing straight rails today
00:54 Measured between the 2 4x4's
01:50 He set the pole off to the side so he could set the support
02:55 Phil's been married long enough to know it's always his fault
03:42 You can set it caveman style with a piece of wood
04:40 Fastening the 4x4 support
06:30 Getting the support level.
07:15 He likes the handrails at 30" where you can sit down and see over
08:15 We're going to assume people are smarter than falling over your handrail
08:25 Cut a 28 1/2 inch 4x4--video done to here
09:10 First support for the handrail
11:32 Thing about screws.
12:10 How he will cut the rail out for step area
13:40 Cutting the posts
14:00 Had to change the cut because of floor joists
19:00 Cutting the support for the railing
20:30 Changing the depth of the saw
21:30 Notching out the 4x4
23:30 Fun of cutting in a notch
26:20 How to protect wood when you need to beat it into place
27:55 Marking the other side of the porch
28:25 How he marks things when he's working by himself
29:30 Cutting the rails
31:00 They cut the rail tight
33:20 Installing the top rail
36:10 Putting the rails up on the other side
38:15 Even pros mess up, they just fix it
39:00 Moved on to the next rail
41:54 Cut off or grabbed the wrong side of the board.
45:00 Next railing section
50:24 Installing the handrails
50:35 Porch is running downhill, but they are going to raise it up
50:46 May need to notch the handrails
54:15 How he notched in the railing
55.00 Lunch time for them
55:45 Fixing his mess up on the rail support
58:00 Old timers called the level a whiskey stick
59:45 Putting in the rails over there
1:00:00 Need to cut the rail shorter
1:03:50 Adjusting the rails
1:05:30 Putting the last 2x6 on top rail
1:07:00 Why he puts the rail height at 30"
1:07:18 Putting the slats into the rails
1:08:20 Measure each and mark your wood
1:10:25 Measuring the slats
1:11:18 Run screws at an angle
1:11:45 If it wants to split on you
1:13:25 Raising up the end of the porch
1:13:38 Using a lever
1:14:30 Putting blocks under the porch
1:15:16 Trying to decide if the moved it up enough

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