Recent content by Slimcatdaddy

Cheers Thermo - Your a Diamond!

Ok one last one - just to save me searching - what size hole for a post - i'm going to put 16 in (4.7 by 3.6m) so how many bags of concrete is that? Also the deck is sided by fences - how do I get my screws into the joist if I cant get to the sides?

Ok - I'll get back to the drawing board cheers fellas. I'm just a bit dubious about getting the posts all straight etc. By the way Thermo I saw a pic of one of your decks in an earlier post very impressive!

I did plan on using posts but - it is only a small height i need to reach the level I'm after!

I thought it would be a bit too easy to just lay slabs, hence the question, when you say concrete blocks what are you suggesting, something like a breeze block or a proper deep footing?

Hi - I'm sorry if this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find it in the search engine. I'm laying some decking in a new build garden. The top soil is about a foot deep and very soft, below that the ground is rock solid. I'ts a ground level deck 4.7m by 3.6 m. I've seen plenty of...