Western Red Cedar Custom Deck



Seward, AK October 2009

This is a custom timber framed Western Red Cedar deck in Seward. The Cedar comes out of Washington and has a wonderful distictive aroma. It has been a pleasure working with this beautiful wood. Western Red Cedar was chosen for its rot resistance, beauty, and longevity. The plans feature a sunk in  hot tub. We used Alaskan Yellow Cedar for the center posts which contrast nicely. The overall length of the deck is 28 feet. Two beams one 14ft and16ft are joined with a scarf joint. The deck also features curved knee braces, carved pentant railing posts, and tight knot Western red cedar decking.

Click on the link to view a slideshow 

http://s756.photobucket.com/albums/xx208/precisiontimberworks/Cedar%20Deck/?albumview=slideshow

western red cedar planed scarf joint scarf joint pegged cutting mortises for the deck joists
Luke hard at work western red cedar work in progress
posts with through tenons cleaning out joist pocket cutting posts
roughing out post tenons knee brace stock cutting yellow cedar posts cedar beam with joist pockets scarf joint and joist pockets cut
laying out cleaning up laying out yellow cedar center posts joist pockets

 

© 2009 Precision Timberworks
HomeDesignOur Timber FramesProjectsPhotosGlossaryContact Us