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This deck project
was designed by Mr. Deck.
It was constructed in Smithfield
Virginia in 2008 by local contractor
David Jones of
4U from the Ground Up in Windsor,
Virginia.
Mr. Deck furnished the 3½-inch
turned solid-plastic balusters and the plastic newels seen on the corners
and at the top and bottom of the two side stairs. We
also furnished the solid plastic materials for the planking, stair stringers,
railings
and detailed fascia. All
bends in this deck are at 45º;
there are no 90º
corners.
Note how the balusters were used differently between the
balcony and deck.
Note also the inset detail of the newels' sides and the
pronounced crown of the capitals.
Note the 45º
5-sided newels at the
top of the stairs and bends in the railings. This is a design first.
Not visible in these photos is
the snug solid-plastic insert-cap on the top of both the 4- and 5-sided newels which allow
access to the interior for installing 120-volt electric lamps atop the
newels -- a standard feature on all our newels.
Observe the difference in heights between the newels at the
top and at the bottom of the stairs. That occurred because initial
meas-urements provided to us were not accurate. But it really doesn't look
that unusual due to the style of railing with no bottom rail to call
attention to the differences in slope between the handrail and steps. The
builder did an excellent job here too in trimming the turned balusters to
make all this flow uniformly.
Not obvious in the above photo
because the white risers are not visible is the 2-step recess of the
octagonal firepit decking below the main deck. But it can be barely
discerned in the photo below.
Here the firepit has
been temporarily converted to a circular table with a central umbrella. Once
dinner has been served, the firepit is easily converted back to a fireplace
and ignited for an evening chit-chat around the fire. (Customer's
innovation)
Note that newels are not used at
the ends of the railings here because our turned balusters are sufficiently
rigid provided there is at least a 45º
bend at the railing's
end .
I claim that this is the
most beautiful deck in all of Virginia. Much credit goes to the builder
David Jones.
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