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That's not surprising. Was it exceptional pizza?

You know what they say. Variety is the spice of life. I'm fortunate to live by the two top BBQ joints in Texas, #1 Coopers in Llano & The Salt Lick in Driftwood which is my favorite. They actually sell their BBQ online, vacumm sealed packed in dry ice. The menu is limited tho, brisket or...

Since I've lived in Texas since '75 and have eaten BBQ during all those years I find it odd you say it's mainly beef & we don't do a lot of pork. Most all BBQ joints I've been to here offer, brisket, sausage (which is usually pork), ribs more often pork than beef, & chicken. Many will do other...

Biggest I have ever built was 10,000 sq. ft., that was a commercial deck. Done several in the 2500 sq. ft. range for homeowners. Wow, just watched that video. Bogus tips there mate. First of all don't install your decking with nails, use screws. Second, don't stagger your fastener pattern. I...

I'll second the taller ladder where you can get your shoulder behind it. A cordless impact driver would prolly help too.

The bigger the beam the less support post needed. A doubled up 2x8 is going to require post every 5' or 6'. Whatever you do, don't use particle board in between the boards. Particle board will absorb moisture in the basement & eventually fall apart. Instead use plywood (not osb) glueing &...

Did he give you the lowest prices?

The PT means it was pressure treated, that's the only way they treat southern yellow pine, you can tell by the color of the wood also. Usually there will be a sticker on the ends of the boards indicating the amount of chems in the wood with .15 for above ground contact & .40 for ground contact...

Special tools are not required to work with ipe, just good drill bits/blades. A handheld 3/8 drive drill works fine for drilling holes & installing screws. I recommend using Headcote screws #8x2 1/2", they are stainless steel with a trimhead that is powdercoated, use the brown colored ones for...

I hate to disagree but I would think cedar would be a poor choice for florida. Why? Beacuse florida is flat so most decks would be low to the ground & because of the moisture, lots of rains/humidity. I've seen many cedar decks rot in 7-8 years time in those situations. I would recommend using...

There are about 65-70 companies making composite decking now with more coming into the market every week it seems. Most are similar tho some are definately better than others. Trex imo is one to stay away from as they have class action lawsuits against them. Of course they settled out of court...

For folks that do not want the maintenance the composites are a good choice, tho I perfer wood because it looks better imo. The company that makes a product that actually looks like wood will make a killing as most I've seen/used do not. Al

The EPA still allows cca to be used to treat lumber, just not in sizes normally used for decking or playscapes. 2x6's & smaller can not be treated with cca, but 2x8's & up can be. Most 6x6's & large timbers are still treated with cca. Although you can get it for 2x8's it is not usually stocked...