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I'm building a deck for my garden. It's being built from 4x4 posts, with 2x8 beams bolted to them and 2x8 joists resting on top of the beams. I'm fairly confident in my centres and spans for the beams and joists, however I have a question about connecting the beams to the posts, none of which...

Thanks for all the ideas, guys. I think the option I'm going to go with is a couple of 6x6 posts buried 1 metre in the ground and a crossbar between them. Definitely not as traditional as a standard round-post a-frame design, but also looks a bit neater to my eyes than a 2x4 (or similar)...

It's also been mentioned, but my wife flat-out refused to consider the idea!

Unfortunately the prices are eye-watering in comparison to the normal ones, but the point is well made.

Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately the boss has said she wouldn't be happy with that.

Just been on the phone to a local timber merchant and they've said that their machined round posts/poles are not rated for commercial playground usage, but I reckon that 125mm/150mm machined round poles ought to be strong enough for a pair of swings for two young children (4/6), even lasting up...

Thank you. The finish has turned out better than expected actually. It's a 2x4 skeleton with 12mm MDF on top. Plenty of wood filler and sanding then 2 coats of Zinser BIN and 2 coats of some fancy kid-friendly paint my wife found. Two small 500ml tins did the full two coats on the whole thing.

Strong enough for my wife (normal size) or myself (above average!) to lie on the top bunk to get to the girls and/or change the bed though? How strong is a glued butt-joint? :)

It's more the attachment of the batten to those side rails. I think the rails are pretty solid, but I am mostly concerned about the batten I've just glue/screwed onto them :)

Hi guys. Looking for some advice as a paranoid father and pretty inexperienced woodworker on whether the bunk beds I've built will be strong enough, given that my younger daughter is lying underneath the top bunk. I've put some photos below, but basically the sides of the bed are 1x6 planks...

Martin's Bunk Beds

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Yup that’s true enough. Hoping to setup a cyclone thing at some point but I’m a fairly infrequent DIYer, so it can cope for the time being, plus I have a dust mask for when it’ll be very bad.

Can now confirm for anyone interested that the kit off Amazon fits fine. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006RHKGCW

Thank you for the replies. Have gambled on a cheap kit from Amazon, so will have to see how it fits.

Just recently purchased a Makita LS1018L and, although the dust-collection bag puts up a genuinely worthy fight with the sawdust, I've been out and purchased the Wickes wet-and-dry vacuum, as recommended in many places, in order to connect to it to help out (plus general tidy-up). I'm...