After laying bare all winter, the posts and three bearers were well overdue to acquire some company. I ordered some timber (which was dumped in a big pile in front of the house) and proceeded to finally build the deck. First I needed another couple of bearers and then after scouring the various hardware stores for the right size joist hangers, nailing on some joists. Yes that is a rip in my shorts and no, I did not throw them out. The holes got bigger and then got fixed, I'll get a few more years out of them yet.
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| Getting the first few joists on |
The good thing about the hardware stores not having enough joist hangers was that I got a bit of variation. I'd do a row of joists the and then a row of decking.
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| The first two decking boards! |
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| Progress after a full on weekend |
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| Dilemmas - running out of timber for the joists |
The weather thwarted my chances of getting the main part of the deck complete before Mum and Dad arrived for a week's 'holiday'. I use the term loosely because they didn't get much of a break. Dad and I finished the main part of the deck, they had a weekend away with friend's Todd and Allison on their farm (where Dad cut firewood and helped mark calves) then it was back to Melbourne where Dad helped put up a shade sail (photos will come, eventually) and Mum got busy on the sewing machine and fixed my shorts, and a few others things.
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| Dinner on the deck |
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| More times like this are called for, now for a new BBQ for my reward.... |
1 comment:
The gap or spacing between the decking boards must be sufficient to accommodate any expansion in the width of the boards. Recommended spacing for decking depends on the width of the boards, whether they are hardwood or softwood and whether they are seasoned or unseasoned at the time of fixing.
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