Building An Under Deck Door

This requires laying out a level line on the tail of the rafter.

Building an under deck door.

Wet storage doesn t have to be protected from the elements which means you ll be storing weatherproof items such as pvc pipe plastic snow toys garden hose and kayaks. Hanging a lattice door under the deck. To use that space you ll need to answer a question. Grade level access through a door isn t handy with a 2 foot space however because you would have to crawl under the deck.

Measure the area where you plan on building. His low cost easy to build under deck drainage system catches the water that drips through the deck boards and redirects it to the outside of the deck. A deck that s 30 inches or more off the ground is a candidate for under the deck storage. Lattice is also less expensive than brick or rock underpinning.

One of our readers rune eriksen sent us photos of his design for a home built deck drainage system and we were impressed enough to check it out. The under deck ceiling design. Make the door frame. These days wider rafters are often used than are suitable for the fascia so the tail of the rafter is also cut to create a narrower more suitable fascia board.

Wood or vinyl lattice provides a neat finish for underpinning a deck or open foundation. The lattice hides the space under the deck or house but allows air to circulate. Here you have to decide if you want to build a deck like floor or use a concrete slab for the floor. Instead build an access hatch so you can lower things into the storage space from the deck.

Measure the opening for the doorway allowing 1 4 on each side for expansion. A space at least 2 feet high under the deck offers plenty of room for storage. Build a door frame out of 2 inch by 4 inch boards then attach the boards with deck screws. How to build under deck door the secret plans.

If you recall on my last post i mentioned that we wanted to enclose the bottom of the deck re sod the lawn and re stain the fence. Plan on building a deck. Under deck enclosure with access door we got some work done on the backyard this weekend. If the posts under your deck are more than 4 apart you may want to install non load bearing posts at 4 intervals.

But you ll need a door or gate in the lattice to provide access to the space under the deck or house. The door can be made of lattice as well and in most cases you can find one preassembled. It s true that decking installed at the same level as the interior flooring looks great and makes for a smooth transition but unless you live in the desert it s not a good idea. Make a door frame out of 2 by 4.

Reduce the chance of water infiltration install the decking a few inches below patio and entry door thresholds.