Decking planning

[olibob1989]

Hi all,

i am planning on constructing some decking in my garden for the summer but am looking for a couple of pointers.

Is going to be a very simple flat deck all just above the exsisting floor height.

Is it okay to construct a frame from 4 x 2 / 6 x 2 and lay this directly ontop of concrete in some areas, and where the grass is being removed, set 600x600cm flags set in concrete and lay onto that.

A friend of mine said that i should be ok, that as to the weight of the deck it wont move and wont need posts putting into the ground, and that securing to the concrete/slabs will be ok? is this right?

Hopefully get this sorted by the summer to enjoy!! Make a nice end to a year refurb in the current house! will post pics when finished

Cheers,

 

[WabbitPoo]

Just make sure the whole thing cant move laterally or up and down. You'd be surprised how a deck can move if not ecured

 

[Thermo]

secure it on posts and do it properly first time. Its not that hard to do and youll have a deck that wont move or bounce.

 

[i_am_fubar]

Really, you don't want to be laying timber directly onto concrete. minimize the contact area with padding (such as brick), else it may start to rot.

 

[BazP]

secure it on posts and do it properly first time. Its not that hard to do and youll have a deck that wont move or bounce.

Is this better than using brick pillars, as I want to lay a raised deck and have got plenty of bricks to use up.

 

[Thermo]

yes much more secure