Deck layouts

[Laava]

Something else to think about...

decking that is grooved is not very pleasant to walk on with bare feet...

Grooved decking should be illegal, and use of it should be punishable by being flogged to death.

What the fuck is wrong with you people! For fucks sake its like the story of the princess and the pea!

[ellipsis]

...turn the shit flat side up like it's supposed to be and that dislike problem goes away...

[Honest Andy]

A builder told me a plausible theory about that grooved decking, he reckoned it was originally meant to be used groove side down to prevent water capilliarying in between the decking and the joist, then not drying out, causing rot. I've seen a few rotten decks and he could be right. But then some smartarse advertising exec called it Griptread and now we have decks that are groove side up and slipperier than a politician who's been caught lying about tape recording office conversations...

[russd7]

A builder told me a plausible theory about that grooved decking, he reckoned it was originally meant to be used groove side down to prevent water capilliarying in between the decking and the joist, then not drying out, causing rot. I've seen a few rotten decks and he could be right. But then some smartarse advertising exec called it Griptread and now we have decks that are groove side up and slipperier than a politician who's been caught lying about tape recording office conversations...

no could be right about it, he is right.

on another note, im surprised no one has picked up the big problem with all this, he hasn't formed a proper educated opinion about whether he needs a deck or can even afford one, the money should be going in to making the shed bigger as there is a heap of wasted space that should be filled up with more shed

[russd7]

been caught lying about tape recording office conversations...

missed that bit of ya statement, yeah never liked the slimy little prick, put me right off voting national and will never vote for the other party that allowed the leader of their party at the time to firstly apologize for being a man followed up by saying that it was going to be party policy to have a quota of women in the seats, fucken politics, who started that

[Akzle]

Something else to think about...

decking that is grooved is not very pleasant to walk on with bare feet...

that's because that shit is UPSIDE DOWN. whichever asshole sold that as "griptread" should be shot.

the grooves promote circulation of air over the landing on joists so they don't rot.

[BMWST?]

19 mm decking is shit unless the joists are only 400 mm apart.Even then it can have a springy feel underfoot.Get the griptred decking and use it upside down except for the borders.Cantilever the joitsand bearers out from the piles a bit so that the piles remain invisible and deck looks like its just floating there

[Moi]

that's because that shit is UPSIDE DOWN. whichever asshole sold that as "griptread" should be shot.

the grooves promote circulation of air over the landing on joists so they don't rot.

Don't have it on either the front or back verandah floors - have a proper villa style verandah floor on the front [T&G sloping to the outer edge] and the back is one of the hard woods - been down too long to remember what the builder used...

If anyone had suggested using that crappy stuff they'd have been shown the door and probably propelled out the door with some help from my boot.

[neels]

Something else to think about...

decking that is grooved is not very pleasant to walk on with bare feet...

Thats because its the wrong way up, the grooves are to stop it rotting against the joists.

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[Akzle]

obviously i didnt read any other cunt's shit befoer posting that.
point remains.

19 mm decking is shit unless the joists are only 400 mm apart.Even then it can have a springy feel underfoot.Get the griptred decking and use it upside down except for the borders.Cantilever the joitsand bearers out from the piles a bit so that the piles remain invisible and deck looks like its just floating there

450 nigga. can go out to 550 with 32mm tread.

200 is max legal cantilever nowdays. boundary joisting yo.

[Akzle]

Don't have it on either the front or back verandah floors - have a proper villa style verandah floor on the front [T&G sloping to the outer edge] and the back is one of the hard woods - been down too long to remember what the builder used...

If anyone had suggested using that crappy stuff they'd have been shown the door and probably propelled out the door with some help from my boot.

rich white guys, ehh...

[Moi]

rich white guys, ehh...

Shh! don't tell IRD...

[Akzle]

Shh! don't tell IRD...

no fear geezer, i dont talk to them. evar.

but i'll totally laud it over you when i need a couch to crash on

[Akzle]

wait? auckland? na fuck you.

[eldog]

There has been a lot of good suggestions already

i have a larger than normal eave around my house.
there is a small deck area on one side of the northern corner..
there are 2 bench type seating areas on each side.
really nice in the evening, afternoon or lunch to sit there and shoot the breeze, plan a ride.

i value privacy after living in a house which had 7 neighbours.

suggest making 3 separate decks. my deck extends 2m from the house and is 4m wide, I have visions of extending it and getting rid of the 1.6 drop on one side with a ramp in the same style.
at each end of the deck the benches are approx 300 wide and one has a return which I find very nice, as I can have the sun on my back, knocking back a drink.

suggest making deck stand further out from house than benches, say 2.4, benches 2m.
bench seats so you can sit either side. Being able to select which area to sit due to weather is nice. Maybe you can have a divider that you could move to provide shelter/shade as required.

one deck would be the back
one deck would be the side
one would form the corner.
bench seats wouldn't go to edge, so you have some roomo walk around on the deck without stepping on the grass etc.

if your kitchen is close you may want to add a bench outside the window and a sliding window for access. For food etc.

if there is grass, would place a nib or paver to make cutting the grass next to the deck easier.
if you stain it, use some of that deck cleaner then stain it, probably have to do it each year.
best in dry weather. Brush is slowest but puts more on and looks best if careful. A speed brush on a pole works wonders if you have forgotten and someone is coming round in a few days. Which reminds me I will have to redo mine in a month or two.

one of my mates has an area, they call the sunroom, it's enclosed, they have a clear roof and windows all round. During the summer they place blinds on the inside of the roof and have slatted curtains with the windows open. Winter they remove the roof blinds and have a cosy area to work/play in which is not the house. Basically it's a conservatory.

i would like to have a sail cloth or one of those retractable awnings that RVs have, but Akzles post about keeping it separate from the house, has made me re think this idea. Was going to do it as I am planning to remove the internal guttering with external(or enclosed) spouting. This needs a new fascia board etc, ideal time to incorporate such additions.

my current house came with a sunken spa pool, never used it. Sold it. It was as cold as ice and when it rained it floated completely out of the ground, as it couldn't retain any water, a pipe had a crack in it.

Insulate the spa, Or buy one of those portable ones, you can take it with you.