We installed 2" x 8" treated floor joists on 12" centers and also split the 16' span by installing a center floor beam under the midspan of the deck. You can see the end of the 2 ply Lvl (center floor beam) just under the middle of the deck. We also like to install a 2 layer trim board around the...

Good planning leads to much better results. We held our railing posts away from the house enough to insure our posts caps would fit on the posts. I do not like to cut siding to install posts against the house. We also used the Trex concealed fasteners on this project. No ugly screws exposed. We...