Free Deck
Building Guides from
Canadian Home Workshop Magazine
Build your own backyard
deck with the help of these illustrated building guides.
Building the fifty-year deck
Avoid design flaws that can destroy your deck before its time
Deck design for rain and shine
Design your deck space with West Coast weather in mind
Outdoor screen
Build this easy, elegant outdoor screen-because you don't always
want to see and be seen.
Canadian Home Workshop is the do-it-yourself magazine.
Visit their website for a free issue, their helpful free newsletter,
tool reviews, great how-to advice and more free project plans.
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If you can't find a free plan that's
just right for you, check out these websites for hundreds of great designs, inexpensive blueprints,
do-it-yourself design software and deck building tools and products.
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Do-It-Yourself Deck
Design/Build Software by Big Hammer
Build the
perfect deck for your home and backyard. This inexpensive software lets
you select from seventy sample deck plans or design exactly the custom
deck that you need and then print plans and a complete list of the
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Design Your Own Landscape Online with
Plan3D
Plan3D is a new online service that helps you create a home
landscape layout your walks, drives, patios and plantings.
View your yard from any angle. Use Plan3D to help create a
new deck, garage or shed. Scan existing plans into Plan3D
and take a virtual walk through your new yard. Everything is
online, for an inexpensive subscription price, so you can
get started today. |
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Do-It-Yourself
Deck Building: Plans,
Software, Components, Hardware and Accessories
Build a new deck
yourself, or repair, improve, expand or renovate your old one with
these easy to use plans, step by step instructions, material lists, hardware, lighting and accessories.
You can even design your own new deck to fit perfectly into your
home and backyard with easy-to-use
deck design software from a variety of publishers.
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Have all plans reviewed by your building department or by an experienced
building professional who knows local conditions, before you start to build. Plans may have to be modified by a local
professional to suit your site's building code and weather requirements. |
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