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This is close to the look I want, AI generated

Not sure the legs into the ground will stand the test of time as the pergola has been up the best part of 10 years already but I could always saw the legs off at the decking level and get some big lads in to move it in future if needed as the wood is quite heavy now.

Picture of my progress below, I am in no way a joiner so please take this into account and be kind

Thanks for replying, I have built wooden walls on 2 sides so far and the front will be half height bar with vertical composite decking with the top half closed off with some flap door type jobbies I have yet to design, not decided on the last open side yet but looking at some tarp solution with...

Hi, I currently have raised beds in an area of my garden that will soon be out of view behind my garden pergola bar, the raised bed is the exact width of my small plastic shed and I have been thinking of utilising this space and putting my shed up on it. The height is about a foot off the...

Hiya, making a bar out of our Pergola and looking at roofing options. Do I go with flat clear panels or the corrugated ones, what is the benfit of each please? Are these easy to fit? Size needed is 2.5m squared. Where is a good place that sells them please. Ty

Hiya, any help please kind folks

Hi, managed to power wash the old paint/stain from the deck, what’s the best product to paint it with to get the desired look as in the 2nd picture above please?

What I want to do is strip it right back to bear wood before sending and then staining, what’s a good product for stripping the deck please?

Thanks, will it cover the existing stain please

Hiya, Attached is a picture of my current deck which was treated a few years ago with the Screwfix no nonsense deck stain, the other pic is how I want it to look (edited photo) what steps, processes, chemicals or machinery do you kind folks recommend to get the deck floor looking like that please.

Hello, finally got my decking down (first half anyway) I now have a gap between my decking and the existing flags, the height also differs as I needed runoff for water. Any ideas on how to make this neater please?

Nearly finished my timber frame for composite decking, none of the wood Will be touching the floor as I am using plastic legs etc, the timber is C16 treated and I have used some cut edge treatment for any cuts, is there any benefit to treating it all over with some product before I finally fit...

Thanks for the replies so far guys, invaluable information cheers. One last question, how do I make sure the slope away from the house is enough but not too much please? The ground around isn’t level so I can’t use that, sure I saw a utube video that said have the bubble on the spirit level...

Are resin anchors real plugs please?

Hi, doing some decking and I need to fit my wooden subframe to the wall (beneath the DPC) I have spacers for the back of it so it sits off the wall, what is the best practice here please? Do I offer it up level then drill through the wood and the wall at the same time or pre drill holes in the...

Excellent, thanks. Looking at 300 x 300 sized pads, what depth would you recommend in clay soil please?

Yea, the deck will be supported with the plastic height adjustable legs which will be screwed to the underside of the timber subframe and will sit on the post mix pads I will make, does that sound ok please

I am thinking of not putting wooden beams into the soil, just using the pads to place those plastic decking feet on to support the weight.

Hi, building a wooden frame for a raised composite deck, the deck will be fixed to the house on one edge (2.5m L x 2.5m W), clay soil, thinking of using post mix in a 100mm hole and plastic decking height adjustable legs. Will this be solid enough and how many will I need please?