13 October 2013

We had a mini winter this week, cold and rain and the wind! I decided not to work too hard.

The bearers are new, and the joists are recycled. The biggest job was to set all the piles. we reused old piles that were left here.

We also have to provide access to the cellar. That dictated the positioning of the bearers. We will also need to provide two extra steps, going down.

We are stretched for money right now, and won't be able to fit the decking. We will use scrap timber with ply over it. The main reason for starting work on the deck is to allow us a working platform for installing the patio door. At the rate we are working now, that is still way down the track.

As you can see, the part between the windows is where the door was removed. The new patio door will replace the left hand window in the pic, and some more.

With everything out of level, it was quite a challenge to set it all up, and it is not done yet, there is still a lot to be done.