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<blockquote data-quote="Graham C Mellor" data-source="post: 17485" data-attributes="member: 233">Re: DIY mini-stage/riser/platformI wish I had a pictures, but I&#039;ll try to describe.My decks are build out of 2x4 lumber, with the 2x4 frame being 3&#039;-11 1/4&#039;&#039; by 7&#039;-11 1/4&#039;&#039; .&nbsp; Length wise, there are two additional 2x4&#039;s 16&#039;&#039; OC, with Simpson ties at either side.&nbsp; On one of the long sides, I ripped a furring strip in half, and made a &#039;&#039;groove&#039;&#039;, on the opposite side, a placed half a ripped furring in the middle as a &#039;&#039;tongue&#039;&#039;.&nbsp; I did the same on the short sides.&nbsp; When you screw plywood to the top, the dimension of the deck is 4x8, with the tongues extending 3/4&#039;&#039; off of two sides.&nbsp; For the bases, I made circus blocks, 16x16x height, 14x14x height, 12x12x height, and 10x10x height.&nbsp; The decks sit on the blocks in the corners, so the weight is bearing not on the plywood, not on the side of the 2x4, but on the bottom.&nbsp; These have been in service for 5 years, and another rental house with the same design has decks that have been in service for nearly 20 years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Graham C Mellor, post: 17485, member: 233"] Re: DIY mini-stage/riser/platform I wish I had a pictures, but I'll try to describe. My decks are build out of 2x4 lumber, with the 2x4 frame being 3'-11 1/4'' by 7'-11 1/4'' . Length wise, there are two additional 2x4's 16'' OC, with Simpson ties at either side. On one of the long sides, I ripped a furring strip in half, and made a ''groove'', on the opposite side, a placed half a ripped furring in the middle as a ''tongue''. I did the same on the short sides. When you screw plywood to the top, the dimension of the deck is 4x8, with the tongues extending 3/4'' off of two sides. For the bases, I made circus blocks, 16x16x height, 14x14x height, 12x12x height, and 10x10x height. The decks sit on the blocks in the corners, so the weight is bearing not on the plywood, not on the side of the 2x4, but on the bottom. These have been in service for 5 years, and another rental house with the same design has decks that have been in service for nearly 20 years. [/QUOTE]

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