2-Story Porch

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Comment by Ryan Bruzan on August 26, 2010 at 10:51pm

That is superb!

Comment by Gloria on June 16, 2010 at 3:06pm

Definely a 5 star project. Good Job!

Comment by Felix Viera on April 5, 2010 at 8:21pm

wow very nice work well done

Comment by Brian McNulty on September 4, 2009 at 7:18pm

I'll slip over one day soon and take some detail photos.

Comment by Damian Day on September 3, 2009 at 11:42pm

Super nice!
Some detail shots would be nice to see.

Comment by Don Grubish on September 3, 2009 at 10:06pm

Good Lord.... wow!

Comment by Brian McNulty on September 3, 2009 at 7:39pm

You might say I cheated a little with this project, but I don't feel it suffered at all. We don't have a walk-in source for Kreg screws here, so I used #10 treated screws. There was no pressure treated lumber outside of the framing so stainless fasteners weren't necessary. It's difficult to see in this picture, but the hand rail is actually built up from a 2x4 on edge, then a piece of 5/4x6 on the flat, then a beveled piece of 2x8 flat on that. I will see if I can post a picture of that. I guess what I'm saying is that there was plenty of opportunity for fastening so the joints were tight. The posts on this project are 8x8 Red Pine..

Comment by Derek on September 3, 2009 at 7:57am

Wow, I've never seen the Kreg Jig used for such 'structural' work before. What was your feeling for how strong of a joint it created with that large of workpieces? Did you use the biggest screws possible? Did you use the Blue-Kote weather-resistant or stainless screws from Kreg?

Beautiful work by the way.

Comment by Brian McNulty on September 2, 2009 at 9:07pm

Installed the railings, the stairs, the arch, and the hand framed roof with my Kreg Jig. It was the first project it was used on.