I have a small garden in London which I want to completely deck. Can anyone advise whether I need to allow a fall to allow drainage or should I lay it completely level?
2006-09-28 04:07:41 · 9 answers · asked by philipjames74 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
yes you need to allow it to drop 1 inch for every 10 feet. thats the rule we use. Away from your house. If there is no structure attached like a house then there is no need, in that case just make it level.
2006-09-28 04:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Grin Reeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you start to build the frame you should work out the finished level and build the decking so that the frame has a slight fall about 1 in 100, which means for every metre the frame travels the change in level, will be 1 cm. The fall should be away from any buildings
.A good tip is to use a small spacing bar to make sure the space between each board is the same. This space should be between 2 and 5 mm. Once the decking is finished i recommend not painting or treating it because this only creates additional work in the years to come
2006-09-28 04:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe we need the "Deck Doc" to answer this. But I've been trying to think of a way to put another - non-slip - surface over the top of new decking. Whatever would suit for that purpose would also suit yours. ie Construct the thing with decking, but cover up the slippy wood (or in your case, black wood). I know several people who have slipped on wet decking, one of whom broke an ankle in three places. So I'm desperate to think of a way to have a terrace constructed cheaply, but not having a "deck" surface as the final finish.
2016-03-26 21:19:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you 4 asking this question - i am doing a decking too (thanks to 'grim reaper' for the 1 in 10 ratio). It would be advisable to lay it lenght ways away from the house to allow the pre-routed groves to aid the run off of the water away from the house.
2006-09-28 04:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
....and you will need an electric screwdriver. It was painful trying to do just a small area with a hand screwdriver.
I would also have a tin of thick grease handy and pop the tip of each screw into it before screwing it in. Then when you need to take some of the deck up, in ten years' time, it will be very easy.
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2016-04-16 15:08:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not build a deck with boards leaving spacing gaps for the rain to drain through the spaces?
2006-09-28 05:52:13 · answer #7 · answered by DeeDee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
decking is laid about a base, so lay it flat, and water will drain as it did before.
2006-09-28 04:11:23 · answer #8 · answered by The brainteaser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiya
We have put ours on a slight slant to one side so it can drain off
2006-09-28 04:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by kerrylonglegs9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋