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BUILDING MATERIAL

CREATING A BILL OF MATERIAL

CREATING A CUT-LIST

 

DECK CONSTRUCTION

 

   YOU ARE GOING TO CONSTRUCT A 8 X 8 DECK USING 2 X 6 FOR JOISTS AND 5/4 X 6  FOR DECK FLOOR.  

     YOUR JOIST ARE GOING TO BE SPACED 16" ON CENTER.

 

LUMBER LIST

  1. HOW MANY AND WHAT LENGTH OF JOISTS DO YOU NEED?
  2. HOW MANY AND WHAT LENGTH OF DECK FLOORING?
  3. WHAT SIZE SCREWS SHOULD BE USED FOR JOISTS?
  4. WHAT SIZE SCREWS SHOULD BE USED FOR FLOOR DECKING?

 

CUT LIST

  1. WHAT IS THE CUT LIST FOR HEADER JOIST?
  2. WHAT IS THE CUT LIST FOR JOIST?
  3. WHAT IS THE CUT LIST FOR FLOOR DECKING?
  4. HOW WIDE IS THE LAST FLOOR DECKING GOING TO BE RIPPED?

 

DON'T FORGET?

 

 

ANSWERS

LUMBER LIST

  1. YOU NEED 2 HEADER JOISTS AND 7 REGULAR JOISTS    8FT X 12IN = 96INCHES DIVIDED BY 16IN OC  = 6 SPACES +1 TO START =7  + 2 HEADER JOISTS = 9 TOTAL    ORDER  9 PCES  2 X 6 X 8  TREATED.
  2. DECK BOARDS ARE 5 1/2 INCHES WIDE.  8FT X 12IN = 96IN.   96IN DIVIDED BY 5.5 EQUALS  17.45 ALWAYS ROUND UP 1  18PCE 5/4 X 6 X 8FT.
  3. 3 IN. DECK SCREWS.
  4. 2 IN. DECK SCREWS.

 

 

CUT LIST

 

  1. HEADER JOIST WILL BE  2 PCES  2 X 6 X 8FT.
  2. REGULAR JOIST WILL BE 7 PCES  2 X 6 X 7FT. 9IN.     YOU SUBTRACT 3IN TOTAL FOR THE 2 HEADER JOISTS.
  3. DECK BOARDS WILL BE 18 PCES  5/4 X 6 X 8FT.  YOU WILL SCREW DOWN 17 TO MAKE DECK. THE LAST ONE WILL NEED TO BE RIPPED.
  4. RIP LAST ONE 2 1/2 INCHES.    96INCHES DIVIDED BY 5 1/2 INCHES EQUALS 17.45 INCHES     .45 OF 5 1/2 INCHES IS 2 1/2 INCHES.