How to Make a Quick & Easy DIY Backyard Deck For Grilling

Chas
by Chas
5 Materials
$150
4 Hours
Easy

We are excited to bring you this quick and easy DIY backyard deck. It's the perfect place for some summer grilling. This is not a complicated build, and it also did not take too long to make.

DIY backyard deck sketch

1. Visualize the deck

Here’s a quick sketch I did of the layout we desired in the backyard. It helped us to visualize what we wanted to build.

Supplies for the deck build

2. Pick up the supplies

First, we picked up all of the supplies and loaded up everything into our Honda Odyssey. Van life!

Clearing the areas

3. Clear the area & dig holes

We cleared the area that we had picked to build the deck. We used post-hole diggers in order to get our 4x4 posts deep enough to hold for the long haul.

Dropping 4x4s into the hole and adding cement

4. Cement the 4x4s in place

Next, we dropped in the 4x4s and added cement for extra stability.

Making the deck trim

5. Make the trim

Then, we added the trim pieces.

Fastening everything together

6. Fasten everything together

We used L brackets and wood screws to fasten everything together.

Deck support beams

7. Add in support beams

Next, we ran support beams about 16 inches apart.

DIY backyard deck

8. Make the deck out of 2x6s

Then we ran 2x6s in the desired pattern we wanted.

DIY backyard deck with a grill

DIY backyard deck

We finished off with rose stone pavers and a grill to do all those summertime barbecues on! Let us know your feedback in the comments below.


Hope y’all enjoyed and happy grilling!

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  • Jane Mayerle Jane Mayerle on May 18, 2019

    What if the grill has a flare up? Aren’t you afraid your house could catch on fire?

  • Sara Sara on Jun 19, 2019

    Does anyone else have completed pictures?

  • Beatrice Brown-green Beatrice Brown-green on Jul 22, 2019

    CAN YOU PUT WOOD ENTRY OVER FLAGSTONE ENTRY STEPS?

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