Building A Floating Deck Around A Tree

Use a chop saw or hand saw to cut a small piece of 2x6 to use as a guide for the joist hangers image 1.

Building a floating deck around a tree.

Begin by running a beam in front and behind the tree between two double joists running perpendicular to the house surrounding the tree. Jul 25 2015 diy backyard floating deck built around a tree. I think it was worth the 75. This made our original straight forward square deck a little more complicated but not too much.

Framing around a cedar tree. Our original plan was to build the one level step up deck in between the four trees but after trying to maneuver around the exposed roots we learned our best solution was to shift the deck over and have the deck encompass one of our existing trees. Ugly duckling house with sarah fogle 917 048 views. 10 build a small sanctuary under a legendary tree 11 salvaged wood can build the entire deck and furniture 12 raise your floating deck on cinder blocks 13 take advantage of the tree s shadow with a stunning deck 14 corner deck around a lemon tree built with scrap wood 15 backyard emphasized through a deck and potted greenery.

Overall the distance between each can be less than 18 inches but. Build a floating deck. You need to design a plan which will allow you to build the deck close to a single tree without encasing it as this can inhibit the tree s growth and cause it to die or force the decking away from the tree. Often parks and public spaces choose to build low level seating around the bench and this can be a great start to your decking project.

After making my own deck measurements and plans for a 10 x 24 floating deck i went for it and actually had lowe s deliver all the deck material to my house. This type of deck can only be made in areas that do not have a deep winter frost. Building a deck around a tree if you are going to attempt to frame around a tree you must understand that a tree s root system is extensive and may be damaged by any surrounding footings. To watch the framing process take a look at the framing portion of our floating deck video.

Planning a floating deck. Here is how i built a deck in my backyard it s a floating deck which means it simply rests on blocks at ground level and is not anchored deeply in the ground. It s okay if some joists vary in distance due to tree placement. Use a drill and 1 5 8 inch outdoor wood screws to attach each joist hanger to the deck frame image 2.

Decking around a tree. To plan and lay out the deck and watch a video of the entire project see the first part of the series.