thanks @MitchellMc , I will send photos to the store for comment. maybe the 're-enforcement' comment could be added to a A5 on how to install retainin ...
Thanks for your comments @Dave-1
The posts have been rechecked and are vertical; sleepers all have 'wiggle' room but taking them out and re-enforcing ...
hi @Dave-1 and @JacobZ
sorry for the delay as i have now moved onto a pergola and decking.
Below are some photos. The project went well except that ...
thanks @Dave-1
This is my first deck also, so I am nervous about wrecking a few $'000 worth of timber
Thanks for your advice; I will be trialling s ...
@Nailbag
thanks for the help and the photo. It is really good advice. on your photo, it looks like the ends of the boards have been cut with a slight ...
Hello @EricL @MitchellMc @Nailbag @Dave-1 @AlanM52
Im racing to the line to get at least half the deck 6mx5m finished by Christmas Day, and I need a ...
I'm sorry to see that, @Minyarra. What's the spacing between posts? For anything over 1500mm, I would always recommend either another post or, at a mi ...
Good Afternoon @Minyarra
thats a shame about the sleepers. I was concerned the posts were leaning but its just the sleepers you have that are being ...
@Minyarra
I know that want, I try to ballance it with "a little bit extra is worth a factor of 3 to 4 down the track. You "know" you have done the h ...
A rebated joint is the most secure method as the weight of the bearer sits directly on the post, whereas with the side attach method, the only connect ...
Good Afternoon @Minyarra
lol No worries at all.
I have used and prefer option 2, but I only cut into the post by a max 1/3rd so it gives a base for ...
They are the better option when you're using timber that can't be concreted in the ground, like H3-treated Pine, @Minyarra. Concreting a post into the ...
Hello @Minyarra
I prefer traditional methods, and your use of bitumen paint is right up there on my list of things to apply when using a timber pos ...
thanks @MitchellMc , I will send photos to the store for comment. maybe the 're-enforcement' comment could be added to a A5 on how to install retainin ...
Thanks for your comments @Dave-1
The posts have been rechecked and are vertical; sleepers all have 'wiggle' room but taking them out and re-enforcing ...
hi @Dave-1 and @JacobZ
sorry for the delay as i have now moved onto a pergola and decking.
Below are some photos. The project went well except that ...
thanks @Dave-1
This is my first deck also, so I am nervous about wrecking a few $'000 worth of timber
Thanks for your advice; I will be trialling s ...
Hello @EricL @MitchellMc @Nailbag @Dave-1 @AlanM52
Im racing to the line to get at least half the deck 6mx5m finished by Christmas Day, and I need a ...
hello @Nailbag @Dave-1 @MitchellMc @EricL @AlanM52
next question;
what is the best way to fix bearers to posts? and then, what is the best way to fix ...