Hey guys
Just looking for a little advice on a plan to deck 2 small area's of my garden
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The pic above shows the 2 slabbed patio areas we want to deck
Top Deck - 2.3m x 2m
Bottom Deck - 5m x 2.7m
Her indoors wants straight running deck (not Heron Bone or angled)so that make life a bit easier
What I am thinking of doing is making a simple 1-2" High Support (Anchored to the concrete slabs)
My questions (So far) are
1) Should I lay the wooden support platform directly onto the existing slabs or should I raise it slightly (using evenly spaced out slabs) to keep it off the ground and away from direct contact with laying rain water ?
2) Should the deck be slightly angled away from the house to allow rain water to run off ?
3) Also is there any rule of thumb on how many cross supports (Noggins) required ?
Thanks in advance
Also, I am right in thinking that I will need to install a ledger board
Just looking for a little advice on a plan to deck 2 small area's of my garden
View media item 23026
The pic above shows the 2 slabbed patio areas we want to deck
Top Deck - 2.3m x 2m
Bottom Deck - 5m x 2.7m
Her indoors wants straight running deck (not Heron Bone or angled)so that make life a bit easier
What I am thinking of doing is making a simple 1-2" High Support (Anchored to the concrete slabs)
My questions (So far) are
1) Should I lay the wooden support platform directly onto the existing slabs or should I raise it slightly (using evenly spaced out slabs) to keep it off the ground and away from direct contact with laying rain water ?
2) Should the deck be slightly angled away from the house to allow rain water to run off ?
3) Also is there any rule of thumb on how many cross supports (Noggins) required ?
Thanks in advance
Also, I am right in thinking that I will need to install a ledger board