How to Replace a Deck Post | This Old House

Shoring up an old deck with new supports with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for for Replacing a Deck Post:
- 2x4s, for making temporary posts
- pressure-treated 4x4s, used as posts
- pressure-treated 2x4s, to make diagonal braces
- metal post base and expansion anchor, used to secure the post to the pier
- 3-inch decking screws, used to attach diagonal bracing
Tools for Replacing a Deck Post:
- hammer
- reciprocating saw
- pry bar, for pulling nails
- hammer drill fitted with 1/2-inch-diameter masonry bit, used to bore anchor holes in concrete piers
- impact wrench, for tightening expansion anchors
- miter saw
- small sledgehammer
- impact driver
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