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Rick3
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Rick3
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3 weeks ago

See attached my planned structure. It will be all 90x45 timber on plastic blocks sitting directly on a mostly level well drained tiled area. Is 2m spa ...

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I plan to build a low level merbau deck, app. 3.6 x3.6m, over a level, well drained existing tiled courtyard. It will not be attached to the house or ...

Rick3
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January

Thanks Mitchell and Jacob. I am now ready to attack the project with confidence

Rick3
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January

Thanks Mitchell, My idea is the same as in your deck plan but would be actually cheaper. Lay the bearers directly on the pavers or two pavers to rai ...

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January

Thanks Mitchell, You got me thinking, could I use pavers instead of posts? Even one on top of another. I think I could make this very stable. Ri ...

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January

Thanks once again Jacob, very helpful to say the least, I will go with 3 bearers, with a 1.2m wide walkway and 50mm overhang on each side. This means ...

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January

Thanks again Jacob, Just one point of clarification regarding the joists in green in your diagram. Can't I have these sit on top of the tuff blocks ...

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January

Thanks once again for great advice. To make it simple I will do this job in 3m sections which I will reproduce 7 times to make the 21m long walkway. ...

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December 2024

Hi @Rick3, A warm welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community and thank you for your question. Merbau decking is designed to be supported by joists ...

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