Pool Deck - Sketchup to Reality

[Brent Dowell]

Finished the pool deck today, well, other than de-splintering it a bit with some sanding and probably putting some stain on it to make it all look the same.

Pool water is 60, so should be nice and 'refreshing' when we finally get some pool weather this week.

This is probably the closest I've ever come to really following my sketchup plans.

 

[Ted Calver]

Sweet!! Now for some palm trees and exotic drinks

 

[David Johnson]

Does SketchUp also include material list? Sure would be handy. I'm thinking of add deck to back patio but last job left a lot to be desired. After5 trips to blue box store I finally got it all done. Had a 3 ft 2x4 and 3 inch piece 12 foot long left over which I thought was pretty good without any plan
David

 

[Sharon Korn]

It is definitely "solid as a rock". Loving it. I may have to do a polar bear dip which is sad, because it is June and we normally are swimming by now. Great job, Brent

 

[Brent Dowell]

Does SketchUp also include material list? Sure would be handy. I'm thinking of add deck to back patio but last job left a lot to be desired. After5 trips to blue box store I finally got it all done. Had a 3 ft 2x4 and 3 inch piece 12 foot long left over which I thought was pretty good without any plan
David

I think there are plugins that will do that, but I didn't use on for this.

I was short a few 2x6's and 2x4's and picked those up yesterday. I have a couple extra 2x8's and 2x6's I'll take back to home depot.

I've got a decent sized scrap pile left over. I probably could have sized it a bit differently to reduce that, but the oddball shape kind of guaranteed there'd be some waste.

 

[Bill Arnold]

Looks great, Brent!!! I'm sure you'll enjoy it a lot!

Does SketchUp also include material list? ...

SU has a limited material and assorted colors list that allow one to make something resemble a finished product. There are also a number of textures included.

 

[Darren Wright]

That looks pretty good.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

That came out looking great, Brent!

But you put the diagonal braces on backward.

 

[Rennie Heuer]

Yep. Other than a few reversals on the bracing it looks like you stuck to the plan! Well done.

"Cut list" is the plug in I use for material lists. Not perfect, but it gets you close.

 

[Brent Dowell]

Doh! now I need to take it apart and redo it!

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Doh! now I need to take it apart and redo it!

Or just take the picture from the other side. That'll fix it.

 

[Brent Dowell]

Sweet!! Now for some palm trees and exotic drinks

Like This? (Thanks for that Darren)

 

[Ted Calver]

Like This? (Thanks for that Darren)

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Oh yeah...the seven footer would be perfect. You could use them to disguise the 6 x 6 posts you're going to sink to support your hammock.

 

[Bill Arnold]

Like This? (Thanks for that Darren)

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Oh yeah...the seven footer would be perfect. You could use them to disguise the 6 x 6 posts you're going to sink to support your hammock.

And, to finish it properly:

 

[Brent Dowell]

And, to finish it properly:

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LOL, We've got 50 of those laying around that we bought when my brother came out for his birthday last year!

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

LOL, We've got 50 of those laying around that we bought when my brother came out for his birthday last year!

Ha! I'd be setting up a random flock of 50 pink flamingos down by the road (or off to the side of the highway) if I had the opportunity.