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danielson23uk
Hi everyone. This is my first post on here but I suspect with the project I'm taking on, I doubt it will be my last.
My Bro-in-law and I are replacing his old raised patio with a deck. The area is about 15m square and will use a combination of post supports at it's furthest end and ledger boards at the house end with some slab supports in between.
So my question is that old 6 x 2 against 4 x 2 chestnut! Can we get away with saving ourselves a few quid by using 4 x 2 on a part raised deck? I have seen some answers to a similar question post on here not too long ago so apologies if this appears a duplicate. The answers mainly appear to refer to increasing the amount of supports being the only issue. But is there any structural or engineering reason why we can't use 4 x 2 on an elevated deck?
Thanks in advance.
My Bro-in-law and I are replacing his old raised patio with a deck. The area is about 15m square and will use a combination of post supports at it's furthest end and ledger boards at the house end with some slab supports in between.
So my question is that old 6 x 2 against 4 x 2 chestnut! Can we get away with saving ourselves a few quid by using 4 x 2 on a part raised deck? I have seen some answers to a similar question post on here not too long ago so apologies if this appears a duplicate. The answers mainly appear to refer to increasing the amount of supports being the only issue. But is there any structural or engineering reason why we can't use 4 x 2 on an elevated deck?
Thanks in advance.