We commenced work on the deck again today. Nothing too spectacular so this will probably be a very short post.

First we made some measurements and went down to the timber yard to pick up some, ahh, yeah, you know, wood. This lot of wood will form the next layer of the deck - the bearers. They span the length of the stumps in rows and you would usually place joists on top of them. Since this is quite a low deck, we’re going to place the decking timber right onto the bearers so we have placed them extra close together.

After attaching one to the house (pictured), we worked close to the ground sawing off the top of the stumps. This was pretty tricky work trying to get them all perfectly level. I found it especially challenging to use a circular saw whilst lying on the ground. Starting to get the hang of it though.

Tomorrow, I’ll continue with the same work and probably through to Wednesday as well.

We selected the decking we want to use. Instead of going with the traditional Merbau or narrow Treated Pine planks, we’re going with a much more solid and wider board (pictured below.) I think it’ll give the yard a nice big look. It’ll certainly help the deck stand out amongst other ordinary style decks.