Garden decking over lawn

aurora_borealis_2

Dictating by command of OH.....

''I want to put decking over a lawn. Can anybody tell me how it should be supported? Would I need concrete piers?''


...... Please answer so that I can have somewhere decent to sit and so that he stops standing in the garden pondering his navel for hours on end :rolleyes:

woodbutcher_2

All you need to do is dig several holes at strategic points,corners and centres depending on size and fill with concrete to about 6" depth.Put Concrete blocks on all these points making sure they are level with each other.Build a framework out of say 6"x2",sit it on the blocks then attach decking.The blocks need to be suitable for underground.I think they are called 7 Newton blocks and are very heavy.

aurora_borealis_2

woodbutcher wrote:

All you need to do is dig several holes at strategic points,corners and centres depending on size and fill with concrete to about 6" depth.Put Concrete blocks on all these points making sure they are level with each other.Build a framework out of say 6"x2",sit it on the blocks then attach decking.The blocks need to be suitable for underground.I think they are called 7 Newton blocks and are very heavy.

Thanks woodbutcher. Dammit, he was right then!

This looks like a long job, I was hoping for instant gratification :rolleyes:

woodbutcher_2

Should be able to manage it in a weekend.Digging out one day,timberwork the next.I could do it in a weekend but then it's my living i suppose.

aurora_borealis_2

woodbutcher wrote:

Should be able to manage it in a weekend.Digging out one day,timberwork the next.I could do it in a weekend but then it's my living i suppose.

Are you cheap and local to cardiff? :rotfl:

plumb1_2

aurora_borealis wrote:

I was hoping for instant gratification :rolleyes:

You need a Plumber:D

I'mcomingbackasaman

or a Masseur

I'mcomingbackasaman

woodbutcher wrote:

All you need to do is dig several holes at strategic points,corners and centres depending on size and fill with concrete to about 6" depth.Put Concrete blocks on all these points making sure they are level with each other.Build a framework out of say 6"x2",sit it on the blocks then attach decking.The blocks need to be suitable for underground.I think they are called 7 Newton blocks and are very heavy.

7 Newton Blocks
Concrete mix
Framework for space 6' x 10'
Decking


Thanks.:D

fatblokexl

our decking was put up in a day by myself and the father in law. he is a joiner but only fiddley bit was cutting the wood to length. the decking was overlaid on our rear concrete step and strategicly placed loose bricks. a floating deck if you like. the beauty was there were no holes to dig, no posts to knock in and it is as sound as a pound. it isn't small either, 4x3 mtr approx (20 boards wide)