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    GOOD, BETTER, BEST
    Footer Options
    Framing Options
    Decking Installation Wood

    Like the decking manufacturers offer "Good, Better, and Best" products, Michiana Deck Builders offers "Good, Better, and Best" installation and construction techniques.

    Decking Installation Composite
    Deck Trim
    Composite Stairs
    Wood Stairs
    Stair Trim
    Cascading Steps

    Footer Options

     

    Good - Concrete Footers

    Concrete footers are poured solid in builder tube forms to above grade level. Bottoms of support posts rest on top of galvanized metal brackets with standoffs to prevent decay.

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    Better - Diamond Piers

    Best - Helical Screw Piles

    Often, the condition of subsoils which footers rest on is poor. This tends to be especially true near bodies of water. We offer both pin pile and helical screw pile foundation footer options to ensure that your deck will never fail due to frost heave or soil settling.  

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    Concrete Footer
    Concrete Footer
    Concrete footers are poured solid in builder tube forms to above grade level. Bottoms of support posts rest on top of galvanized metal brackets with standoffs to prevent decay.
    Diamond Pier
    Diamond Pier
    Often, the condition of subsoils which footers rest on is poor. This tends to be especially true near bodies of water. We offer both pin pile foundation footer options to ensure that your deck will never fail due to frost heave or soil settling.
    Techno Metal Post
    Techno Metal Post
    Often, the condition of subsoils which footers rest on is poor. This tends to be especially true near bodies of water. We offer helical screw pile foundation footer options to ensure that your deck will never fail due to frost heave or soil settling.
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    • Footer Options
    • Framing Options
    • Decking Installatin - Wood
    • Decking Installation - Composite
    • Deck & Stair Trim
    • Wood Stairs
    • Composite Stairs
    • Cascading Steps
     

    Framing Options

     

    Good 

    • Grade #1 Framing Lumber

    • Ground Contact Framing Lumber

    • 6x6 Support Posts

    • Diaphragm Bracing on decks with Hidden Fasteners

    • Hurricane Ties 

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    Better - All of the above, plus

    • Standard Mid Span Blocking

    • Stone with Weed Barrier below First Story Deck

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    Best - All of the above, plus

    • Deck flattening with Mid Span Blocking Fastened with Structural Timber Screws

    • Picture Frame Deck Border Blocking

    • Decking Inlays Framing Available

    • Vycor Flashing

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    Grade #1 Framing Lumber
    Grade #1 Framing Lumber
    Ground Contact
    Ground Contact
    6x6 Support Posts
    6x6 Support Posts
    Diaphragm Bracing
    Diaphragm Bracing
    Hurricane Ties
    Hurricane Ties
    Standard Midspan Blocking
    Standard Midspan Blocking
    Stone with Weed Barrier
    Stone with Weed Barrier
    Deck Flattening
    Deck Flattening
    Picture Frame Border Blocking
    Picture Frame Border Blocking
    Deck Inlay Framing
    Deck Inlay Framing
    Vycor Flashing
    Vycor Flashing
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    Decking Installation Wood

     

    Good 

    • Face Screwed with butt joints

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    Better 

    • Seam boards eliminate butt joints

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    Best 

    • Seam boards eliminate butt joints

    • Picture frame border around deck perimeter

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    Face Screwed with Butt Joints
    Face Screwed with Butt Joints
    Seam Boards
    Seam Boards
    Picture Frame Border
    Picture Frame Border
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    Decking Installation Composite

     

    Good 

    • Seam boards eliminate butt joints

    • Hidden fasteners with exposed ends

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    Better 

    • Seam boards eliminate butt joints

    • Decking ends hidden with fascia

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    Best 

    • Seam boards eliminate butt joints

    • Picture frame border around deck perimeter

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    Seam Boards
    Seam Boards
    Exposed Ends
    Exposed Ends
    Fascia Covered Ends
    Fascia Covered Ends
    Picture Frame Border
    Picture Frame Border
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    Deck & Stair Trim

     

    Good 

    Exposed Grade #1 Southern Yellow Pine

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    Better 

    Rough Cedar or White PVC​

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    Best

    Colored Composite

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    Pine Trim
    Pine Trim
    Cedar Trim
    Cedar Trim
    PVC Trim
    PVC Trim
    Composite Trim
    Composite Trim
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    Wood Stairs

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    Good 

    • 48" Width

    • 2x12 Grade #1 Stringer

    • 2x6 Grade #1 Treads

    • Fully Closed Risers

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    Better 

    • 48" Width

    • Fully Closed Risers

    • Notched Stringers

    • 5/4" Deck Board Treads

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    Best 

    • 48" Width

    • Fully Closed Risers

    • Notched Stringers

    • 5/4" Deck Board Treads with Returned Edges

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    Good Wood Stairs
    Good Wood Stairs
    Better Wood Stairs
    Better Wood Stairs
    Best Wood Stairs
    Best Wood Stairs
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    Composite Stairs

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    Good 

    • 48" Width

    • Notched Stringers

    • Composite Treads

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    Better 

    • 48" Width

    • Notched Stringers

    • Composite Treads with Returned Edges

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    Best ​

    • Custom Stairs (Curved, Spiral, Aluminum)

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    Good Composite Stairs
    Good Composite Stairs
    Better Composite Stairs
    Better Composite Stairs
    Best Stairs
    Best Stairs
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    Cascading Steps

    Cascading steps are an available feature for low to grade decks.

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    Cascading Step
    Cascading Step
    Cascading Steps
    Cascading Steps
    Cascading Step
    Cascading Step
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