In the end we demolished the whole of the old deck and fitted 125 * 125 mm bearers, with 100 *100 joists. Looking good. We had to cut the piles to get a proper slope on the deck. As it were, the water was running toward the house in one end. Everything is crooked, the house itself slopes 45 mm over the width of the deck.
We cut the Totara timber we have, and contacted the supplier for 160 lengths more. Turns out he had a large order and sold most of the stock. We are hoping to get enough to finish the deck on the eastern side.
We will need to run them all through a thicknesser, as there is some variation in thickness.
We also demolished the last of the old deck on the street side. Once again, all timber will have to be replaced.
That was our week in brief, not to mention sore backs and buttocks, but we got there in the end. Elna contributed a lot.
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