Nice job! I like the glass balusters, were they hard to install?

Al

LoneWolf Guy you done good!! Thanks for the update.

John is wondering>> how the decking was fastened , where did you get those cool lighted post caps,and are the rail posts solid ipe.

X 2 Man that is a nice well done project, Love the lonewolf thing as well reminds me of my bike riding days.
John

Thanks John!

Decking was fastened using IPE Depot's new SS IPE Clips... In hindsight, I now realize the folly. But honestly, I really REALLY did research before I installed them and I swear I didn't see ANY of the "problem" threads with the CLIPS until AFTER the installation was completed. IF the IPE does wind up cupping I will screw them down, but I'm hoping this will NOT be an issues as I'm leaving the substructure completely opened for FULL cross ventilation. Heavy downpour for the past few weeks since the complete installation and the IPE underneath was still dry like the top the very next morning!! (fingers crossed...)

The postcaps were ordered here (Ornamental designs...?)
http://www.afencecompany.com/commerce/catalog.asp?CID=112&CI=1949
(many different flavors)

The light is just a custom low voltage socket bulb (11 watt) that I picked up from www.hpdlighting.com The have the fixtures and the sockets by themselves....

One transformer under the deck, one LONG run from end post up to the railing and then the wire lays under the IPE railing as it connects to all the posts... :)

Thank you for the nice comments. As I've stated before it's thanks to you and others that I switched IPE and in the spring time, RAD and TWP... :)

Can't wait!!!

-Alex

Here is a link that might be useful: Decorative Post caps - purchase locally at local lumber yard along with Glass balusters

FYI - Lighting was purchased here:

Ask for John and/or Cathy and let them know I sent you...!

I really REALLY love their lights!!!

Alex Yang

Here is a link that might be useful: Awesome lighting kits - Tell John and Cathy, Alex Yang sent you from Long Island NY!!!

Yes the rail posts are solid IPE. The large DECK handrail and also the staircase handrail are IPE as well...

;)

-Alex

PS. I called George at Eastteak but I got a rather grumpy sales person that wasn't interested in "speaking" with me, so I took my business over to IPE Depot instead...

Lonewolf,
George@eastteak here. I am so sorry you had a problem trying to give us your business. It is in excusable and I will rectify this. Thanks for the input though we let you and ourselves down. By the way, Your deck is absolutely spectacular. George

Lonewolf,

I hope my deck ends looking even nearly as nice as yours when I finish.

I have to say that I also contacted George at Eastteak and ended up making several purchases from him.

I wish that everyone with whom I dealt on this project showed the level of concern and professionalism as the folks at Eastteak.

This is a classy response from George, and reflects the service I received from him, and his well deserved reputation on this forum as a straight up guy.

Thanks again, George.

Alan

Alan, George,

Thank you for the kind words and the follow up reply. I have another project coming up later in the spring. If all goes well, I'll give George another shot in the spring time!
George, your reputation on this forum speaks volumes! ;)

-Alex

Alex, Alan,
Thanks for the kind words. I do what I do for the pure enjoyment of meeting so many great folks, such as you guys
the customers, and the Hyatts and the pressure pros and the steves in brooklyn and all the others who are committed to trying to help each other. Not for $$$ but for that inner sense of well being that you can only get from giving. This is quite an unusual forum as it is totally committed to that. Not by the rules but by the people who come here for guidance. Thanks again and merry Christmas---be SAFE ---George@eastteak

We are building a new home and the foundation is much higher out of the ground than we had anticipated. The final grading on the sun porch side looks like it will be about 5' off the grade and we have french doors there. I'm afraid the building code will insist that we do something, and we had not included this in the ever-escalating costs. I realize that cost has to do with the materials used, whether completed by a contractor or diy (contractor in our case), region of the country. I just love your deck, the substantial stairs, the beautiful decking material, the glass balustrades...all of it. May I be so bold as to ask you to reveal an estimated cost per sq ft.

Hi My,

To answer your question.

No, I don't have a per Sq. ft figure, but my deck is about 430 square feet. I purchased about 550sq ft. of materials from www.ipedepot.com, 5/4 6" pre-grooved ipe decking mixed lengths and the stainless steel clips (5 boxes) 80 feet of the large hand rail caps (deck railing) and about 10 feet of the small rail caps (Stairs)and solid 4X4 ipe posts for about $5800 including shipping to Long Island, NY. You should check out Gearge@eastteak for comporable pricing as well. I also spent another $1500 on the substructure (concrete and the ACQ PT pine) and about $6000 for the labor. Deck was completed in two weeks from start to finish.

The glass balusters were purchased serperately @ $53.00 per box. MSRP $89.99 and each box has 5 pieces of balusters and exact hardware for each of the 5 panes. The lights are from hpdlighting.com and the tiffany post caps are about $25.00 per cap (non lighted).

I customized the caps to have them lit up...

Hope this helps?

-Alex

Lonewolf

Try a little "Rain-X" on that glass to keep it clean. I do lots of glass railing here in CO and recommend my customers use it for ease of cleaning. It's a product primarily used for auto windshields to repel water. Nice project!

Geoffrey
Outdoor Dreams, Inc.
Colorado

Thanks Geoffrey, what a great idea, I'll give a try!

-Alex

Outdoor dreams, the Rain-X doesn't have any affect on ipe finish when it rain and drip onto the deck?