Tim Carter shows off a few of the finished wood posts all notched and ready for the beams.

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Tim Carter shows a finished notched wood 6 x 6 post on top of a poured concrete pier. He also demonstrates how a hold down anchor connects to the pier and the wood post with very special hardware.

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Tim Carter shows how to properly notch a 6 x 6 wood post to accept a double 2 x 12 beam. This is the BEST way to provide support to a beam as it provides a continuous load path to the concrete pier below.

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Tim Carter demonstrates how easy it is to calculate how high each wood support post should be using an optical builders level and simple grade school math.

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Tim Carter demonstrates how to use an optical builder's level. It's important to set up the tripod so it won't tip over on a slope.

It's very important to make sure the bubble in the level vial is perfectly centered when you rotate the optical level in a 360-degree circle.

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Tim Carter talks about the correct tool to use - an optical builders level / transit - to get the wood 6 x 6 posts perfectly level.

It's very hard to get the concrete piers level when you're looking for a maximum margin of error of no more than 1/8 inch. It's easy to get the wood posts within that margin of error using the optical level.

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