Gardening help…

[Traf]

26 minutes ago, Dimron said:

Beautiful spot... sink some stubby posts into the ground, put some joists across, level it all up. postcrete, screw some decking down and crack open the G&T's 😃

Job's a goodun

When can you start?

[Tonge moor green jacket]

8 hours ago, Dimron said:

Put these decks in 12 years ago on posts as I described, still rot free, one supports my home office on sloping ground

Iirc, you live in a drier part of the country.

My deck was similar- well raised off the ground.

Painted it regularly, used joist hangers etc.

Can't get the paint everywhere unfortunately, and that's perhaps where the rot started.

Can't remember precisely, but it started going after around 12 years, and didn't last much longer.

Disappointed in the end.

Keeping it clean is a nightmare too.

[Dimron]

1 hour ago, Traf said:

When can you start?

It'll cost yer 😛

[Dimron]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Iirc, you live in a drier part of the country.

My deck was similar- well raised off the ground.

Painted it regularly, used joist hangers etc.

Can't get the paint everywhere unfortunately, and that's perhaps where the rot started.

Can't remember precisely, but it started going after around 12 years, and didn't last much longer.

Disappointed in the end.

Keeping it clean is a nightmare too.

Good point regarding weather.

The biggest rot problem was where the missus placed planters onto the deck, I nave banned that. I give the decking planks a lathering of cuprinol every couple of years or so, the structure below appears to be holding it's own.

But I still think its probably the best solution for Traff on "borrowed" land and pretty quick to boot

[Traf]

2 hours ago, Dimron said:

But I still think its probably the best solution for Traff on "borrowed" land and pretty quick to boot

I'm only here until the MiL is re-united with the Devil.

[only1swanny]

Just done my decking

Cost me 300 quid for the decking wood itself and about 150 for the framing timber. 

its 4.5m x 3.4m and covers the area that used to be a greenhouse. 

I put in a noticeable drop towards one side so that water runs off and a 4mm gap between beams to allow run through. 

Home bargains have a decent deck (ronseal) paint, but I keep forgetting to pick it up.. That's kids job as i drew the short straw building the bloody thing. 

 

[jayjayoghani]

1 hour ago, only1swanny said:

Just done my decking

Cost me 300 quid for the decking wood itself and about 150 for the framing timber. 

its 4.5m x 3.4m and covers the area that used to be a greenhouse. 

I put in a noticeable drop towards one side so that water runs off and a 4mm gap between beams to allow run through. 

Home bargains have a decent deck (ronseal) paint, but I keep forgetting to pick it up.. That's kids job as i drew the short straw building the bloody thing. 

 

That seems cheap for the framing? Is it UC4 timber? Timber will be permanently wet so needs treatment accordingly. 

Treat sawn cut edges too. 

[only1swanny]

4 hours ago, jayjayoghani said:

That seems cheap for the framing? Is it UC4 timber? Timber will be permanently wet so needs treatment accordingly. 

Treat sawn cut edges too. 

Used loads of stuff that was left behind from taking down the green house and garden walls.. Had about 200 bricks and a load of flags.

Also paid 200 quid for 1800kg of plum slate to replace the grass and make it low maintainance as i hate gardening (Sorry TMGG but it's urgg)

 

[green genie]

4 hours ago, jayjayoghani said:

That seems cheap for the framing? Is it UC4 timber? Timber will be permanently wet so needs treatment accordingly. 

Treat sawn cut edges too. 

The tape for covering top seems a good idea, which wasn’t common when did mine eight years ago.

Splashed out on composite T&G boards as can’t be arsed with the hastle of recoating wood. Frame seems to be holding up but has good ventilation 

 

[only1swanny]

Just functional..looks much better and can use it now, doesn't matter that it doesn't look professionally made.

Before any of the WW officials start up.. I did the strip of block paving and it's being levelled out at half term. 

 

It's a good cheapish way to cover a multitude of sins and much cheaper than the 6k I was quoted. 

[green genie]

Get the Union Jack in! 😉

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Saw one fella (YouTube iirc) who reckons we all use deck boards the wrong way up.

Must say, I'm inclined to agree with him.

The grooves fill with shit, and hold rain water.

Flat surface makes it run off quicker.

[only1swanny]

12 hours ago, green genie said:

Get the Union Jack in! 😉

not mine.. that's the guy at the back of me