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some of the posts in my deck are just off ground level to solve the problem of drainage and also as your other question of grass, i layed down sheets of plastic and filled the ground with blue...

You might need to wait for further advice from some of the senior members of this forum as i have only built the one deck.... But from what i have researched for decks over 1 metre you need to fully...

When i recently built my deck i went off the Mitre 10(Hardware) " How to build a deck" brochure, for post spacing , it said to dig posts 1.8 out from the house and then 1.5 across.
I would think...

Ok i was picturing something different when i read polycarb actually he also put me on to the triple grips which worked out great so I will look into this ... i have the funds for materials as i...

what if i had perspex strapped to the fence this would prevent any feet getting a hold on the deck, do you think this would be a suitable solutiion ?

yes there has been some good ideas at this stage if i had to take down the fence i would go crazy you see i started this project 3 months ago and have been working every weekend 8 hours a day, for...

Hi everyone me again with another question, I didnt think about this in my design but it has been brought to my attention that my bearers are so close to the pool fence that when i have finished...

i bought a box of the triple grips they are working out much better then the joist straps .... thanks for this tip

i just returned from the timber yard the guy told me that triple grips where not normally used for joists and also he said they didnt make the joist hanging nails any more.... I will try bunnings next

ok the deck on the high side is 1.3 m and the low side 30 cm. Ok thanks i will go and get some triple grips...

The joist strap wont work on the tricky side as the joist finishes halfway on the...

Im currently putting in the joists for my pool deck ,the joist closest to the pools edge is so close i cant get in there to hammer a nail, any suggestions on what i should do....

Also i have...

ok thanks im going to post some pictures in a new thread of what i have been doing

Hi I'm building a pool deck the posts and bearers are done I'm about to do the joists i had planned to use 90 x 45 but i would like to go higher, could i use a 140 x 45 or would this be too high...

ok i see what you are saying i will pick one of these and up and give this a try , you mention two outside cuts however in my case I'm fully housing the bearer so that it is level with the top of...

Yes i have been running the saw through the waste i might try and run it a few more times. Im not sure what you mean about a roofing square but from reading that it occured to me that i should cut...

Does anyone have a good technique for creating a housing on posts for bearers, Im using a circular saw to make cuts in the posts the same width ad depth as the bearer and chsieling it out and...

Is that correct that you have just attached the bearers to the side of the posts with screw bolts, will this be strong enough. I'm about to build a deck wich will be 300 mm off the ground it would...

Actually I will also have concrete blue metal is at the base and then just filling teh rest of the hole with concrete

I want to build a screen 1.8 x 10 metres my problem is I cant afford to buy the H4 treated pine for the posts as they where going to cost $48 each..

I'm looking at using H3 which will only cost...

Hi Im currently installing an inground pool , I have a trench around one side where i have just had the sewer pipe redirected and also i have conduit pipe for the electricity

My question is can i...

1. I'm going to build a 1 m high retaining wall using sleepers 200X50X2400
I m wondering what is the minimum length size I can use for the posts.


2. I need to cover an area of 4x4 M with...

thanks for the input the tyre with concrete sounds interesting

I need to build a 8 x 1.2 m retaining wall underneath my decking.

As it will not be visible I want to work out what is going to be my cheapest option, I normally would just use sleepers but...

I asked a question a few weeks ago about puting the dynabolts straight into the the wet cement and just let them set so I would not need to do any drilling at all, I was advised if to use Wet fix...

ok thanks i now have a better idea on how this is done, should i bother doing a layer of roadbase first...

Hopefully someone with paving experience can help with this question, I'm about to put in an a small above ground pool the area is 4 x 4 m and I need to level the ground with sand.

How is this...

I want to use the treated pine decking all the way from the house to a pool , from reading other posts it seems as though decks under 200 mm are not really recommended due to termites and...

yes there is no way i'm going to have 300 mm clearance under the bearer and i dont want to dig, I will need to re think my design...

Hi I'm about to build a low level deck at the side of my house and have a few questions.

1. I'm following a guide from bunnings and it says to concrete where all the posts will go and then when...