Deck

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Here is a deck I'm currently building. This is just today's work. I had to go buy the materials and fixings as well today for the job. Tomorrow iv to put up a pergola on top of the deck as well as a set of steps and panels along with a handrail.

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[duburban]

what is your frost depth round those parts?

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

That I don't know to be honest

 

[Deansocial]

what is your frost depth round those parts?

No idea either, please explain

 

[Tinker]

That I don't know to be honest

That I don't know to be honest

what is your frost depth round those parts?

You should have asked about the mud depth. they probably get rain all winter. [poke]
Tinker

 

[peter halle]

My guess is that the question about frost lines came about because over here decks are normally built with footings in the ground that extend below the frost line so that in winter the deck isn't forced upward by freezing soil.  Rarely do you see a deck on a solid concrete block sitting on top of the ground.

Peter

 

[Rob-GB]

Okay, okay a jokes a joke but who the smeg planted that piggin' M***ta in your pics?  [mad]

;D ;D ;D

Good days work there by the way  [big grin]

Re: Ground frost- it is very rare to get ground frost permeating more than 28" in the UK, that would be in the far north I'd have thought. Further south the cold spells don't last long enough to permeate very far. Ground heave is considered when planning foundations for properties but not generally for decks or " permanent structures" that require planning permission.

Rob.

 

[jmbfestool]

what is your frost depth round those parts?

Its not something we need to take into consideration in the UK. 

A lot of Decks I see are places on slabs this is to avoid the timber rotting.

JMB

 

[jeep jake]

I worked in alaska A few summers ago and did a ton of decks, we built them all on concrete pads, with adjusters. I was told that that the frost line was ruffly 12' and is much more cost effective to just adjust the decks rather then poor footings. In fact the house I lived in which was very small was also built on adjustable concrete pads.

 

[pierreblonde]

A foundation for a building needs to be a minimum depth of 900mm for frost protction in the uk
But it does not apply to decks,, but it needs planning permission if its more than 30cm high  (daft)

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Here's today's effort.

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

I didn't get finished up today. All the timber above the deck was reused from a pergola that was taken down from around the side of the clients house.

The rafters took ages to clean up as the were full of nails, screws and bits of PVC. Tomorro evening I have to build the steps, one more post and a panel in the between two posts and job done then. Only for the rafters taking so long the clean up I would of had the job finished :-(

 

[jmbfestool]

Sounds like you would of been better off buying new rafters then trying to salvage the old ones because its cost you another day.

Also FULL SIZED your picture and Rotated it for you  [tongue]
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[jmbfestool]

Are your posts made up of 4x2?

 

[cgraham]

Not familiar with that type of decking material. Can you walk barefoot on it? It looks like it might be uncomfortable.

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Ya the posts are 4 x 2 laminated together. He had 4 x 3 posts and they wernt tall enough to get the rafters to go above the roof so there was a few extra 4 x 2 and the builders yard was closed today so made them up that way.

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Not familiar with that type of decking material. Can you walk barefoot on it? It looks like it might be uncomfortable.

Ya you can walk on it barefoot.

 

[pierreblonde]

Realy speaking the groves go down, the boards are grooved so water drips off underneath and for air flow between the underside of the board as it sits on the joist to stop it rotting
but its common  to see it fitted  like that in the uk
some manufactures put a couple of groves on the other side now
the problem with putting it groove up is water sits in the groove and does not run off, then goes green and really slippy

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

There is a fall on the deck from the house to the front so the water falls off the deck. It flows down the grooves. Trust me I know it does caus I was out in the pouring rain yesterday fitting it

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Oh ya on the bottom of the deck boards are small grooves as well