And So to Blog the Fourth.
Here you see the very start of the basic framework for the first deck section which I have been able to screw to the house wall (below the damp course) and to the decorative brick wall to give a good solid foundation.
Away from the house as the ground drops away it was necessary to support the deck joists with posts dug into the ground and cemented; for the initial posts I used bags of ready mixed concrete from Wicks (add water and shovel into hole), later I discovered Home base had bags of special post fixing material (poor some water into hole add the ready mix, add more water and more mixture until the hole is full . . . much quicker !).
The trick with putting in posts is to support the deck joists in the correct position (with temporary chunks of wood) and then attach the posts to the joists and then fill in the holes with concrete and allow to set.
Nearer the house where we had the original concrete patio, the joists can be supported on off cuts of wood (suitably treated with deck preserver) resting on the concrete foundation.
And so with the aid of my trusty cordless screw driver the first section of deck framework nears completion.
At this point we were expecting visitors (Ann & Bill and Ryan from Newcastle) so as a temporary expedient we laid some deck boards over this first section of the framework so we had somewhere to sit out if the weather permitted.
Watch out for further exciting episodes to be posted . . . soon.
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