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    Ballast/cement or Postcrete

    Saves putting it in the skip. 8) Thanks also Burnerman, for your advice.
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    Ballast/cement or Postcrete

    Evening all, I hope we all had a nice Bank holiday. This question is aimed @ Thermo, as it was he who put the idea in my head. If I am going to support my decking on approx 25 posts, each posts being encased in a 12"x12"x12" concreete block, with an additional 1-2" exposed on the top so...
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    My Garden, what to do ? Lawn and Decking

    Dundee_Stokie, you say your Dog piddles against a tree, but did the previous owner have a dog. They look suspicially like wee patches, I know, I have 'em all over my lawn
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    Decking construction and double joists

    Oh, just remembered another point. If the posts are 4x4" and approximately 12 inches tall, how deep should they be. Also what size hole would i digt as the postcrete website doen't cover this scenario, and how many bags i.e. 1 a hole as I estimate 25 holes. Ta
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    Decking construction and double joists

    Thanks for the super quick reply Thermo, but I am confused about " 6 x 2 joists attached to the posts. they need to be at 400mm centres" If the posts are 1.5.m apart, how can they have 400m centres. Or do you mean put in 6*2" beams @ 400 centres in the already existing 6*2" joist/frame. If...
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    Decking construction and double joists

    Good evening all ( I assume you are reading this whilst the wives are watching corrie/eastenders :lol: ) I have been told that this summer I will be constructing a 11m * 5m deck at the bottom of the garden. I have read numerous websites/forums, but I want to clarify my main construction...
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