Deck sloped for water run-off, what about the posts?
2011年1月13日 · The decking is level so it's a nightmare to dry off after the rain, should I get the joiner back out to fix it now before it's too late? The deckin is stained but it's more the buildup of water that's a nightmare when frost hits!
Neighbours decking over looking all of our garden - DIYnot
2012年6月26日 · We live on a hill and the ground falls away front to back, the back doors are on the floor below the front. The deck is built right up to our garden wall, we have no privacy at all as a result and now tend not to use our back room. Our neighbour has 3 Akkita dogs and the deck has a 75cm feather board fencing around it.
can I use 4"x2" for deck frame? | DIYnot Forums
2011年5月15日 · Hello all, I'm currently preparing to build a 3m x 5m deck with a cat walk from the rear of the house to the deck which will be situated at the rear of the garden.Most of the forums advise using 6"x2" for the frame which provides me with a problem, where the deck falls there is exsisiting paving covering much of the area of the new deck and I ...
Can I drill holes to drain pooling water on decking
2021年8月11日 · I trust the advice from this source. Personally, have a friend who followed this advice roughly 5-6 years back when getting their new deck fitted and as per them they find it very easy to keep their decking clean. Now back to my situation - I am not doing anything this year, just clean and re-oil early next spring.
Decking joints - staggered or seam board? | DIYnot Forums
2013年12月8日 · How about having a board running at right angles down the centre of the deck, with two "halves" of the deck each of length 4.5m meeting at that board.....means a bit of faff with extra joists but it'll look like you've thought about it - especially if that board is nicely mitred into the boards running along the front and back edges.
Raised Decking - falling foul of changing rules | DIYnot Forums
2012年4月17日 · Could mean that the deck by the back door is actually over the 300mm but where it is currently 2 foot above ground level it could be less than 300mm above the original ground level. It would appear that applying the rule is a bit random, even the enforcement officer said he had to go back to the office to find out their interpretation of the ...
French doors that open fully back on themselves? - DIYnot
2012年5月21日 · Two tricks, possibly. To achieve a "fold back" the way you want the frame ideally needs to be flush or near flush with the wall, and even then you'll need Parliament hinges as well. The doors are frequently worked narrow to the opening (i.e. they have a largish gap between them of 1 to 2 inches) and rebated edgings are applied to the doors to ...
Insulating a Concrete Flat Roof - Can We Make a Cold Deck Work?
2021年7月20日 · For example, could installing insulation right up against the deck help? It might not be as effective, but any improvement would be a good thing. Rightly or wrongly I feel that this would not allow condensation to happen as the cold air couldn't actually penetrate to the concrete as there'd just be insulation right up against it.
Warm Deck flat roof - vapour barrier | DIYnot Forums
2010年1月22日 · I am having an extension built, and my builder is constructing the flat warm deck roof in the following way: GRP Insulated decking board (Ecotherm insulation 120mm with 6mm ply attached) Firrings Joists Plasterboard I have read that I …
Easiest Way to Sanding Grooved Decking Boards? - DIYnot
2016年6月16日 · These are what I need to do, I am not sure if the decking on the gazebo is the grooved one, I'm quite sure there was some grooved decking on at least one part of the house that I need to do.