Ok guys, I guess it is my turn to take a shot at some of this here Bob Vila home improvement stuff. I just purchased an investment property that needs a little work. I have already done a hot-water heater, a toilet and sink and the troops are finishing up the vinal flooring and carpeting to-day. Not about to tackle that one, pure black magic in my book. My next undertaking is going to be the front porch. It is 8 feet wide and 16 feet long with steps leading up to either end of it. The construction is a 2x8 framework on what I think you guys call 4 foot centers. The attaching board on the side of the house, the 2x8 running the 8 foot width to another big ass plank and the supporting 4x4s all appear to be in really good shape. The problem is the 3/4 plywood decking. moisture has gotten between the indoor-outdoor carpeting and the decking and it is getting a bit weak. Replacing the decking appears to be pretty strait foreword even for a guy who just recently learned how to spell "wood." My question is how the hell do I lay out the steps? The ones that are there now look like they were hung on as an after thought and I really don't want to try to use them as a template. This is way different than anything I have ever attempted so please laugh quietly and keep the directions on a remedial level. Trust me gang... if the contractor that built my deck for me in trade for a transmission rebuild needed any work on his Corvette we wouldn't be having this conversation. Tools, I own a circular saw of unknown origin, a saws-all, a 14 inch chop saw a Dewalt cordless 18.8 volt drill and a whole bunch of tools that won't work on wood. *Enjoy the laugh and thanks for any help you can provide.*
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