billytheghillie Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Your doing a grand job, keep truckin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 16:56, harrycatcat1 said: ***** breaking news ***** I might not have to cut the newels as I've been investigating stainless posts and glass panels to modernise it 👍 Oh now it's escalated to wanting decking lights 🙄 talk about out of my depth 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: Oh now it's escalated to wanting decking lights 🙄 talk about out of my depth 🤔 candles mate............candles..she will never know the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Just take care guys when buying the wood. I remember some years ago taking my old war widowed mother to B & Q to buy some of this sort of planking. Pensioners' Tuesday it was. We were looking at all the various lengths and qualities when a guy in an orange apron jumped out from behind a large stack of the same and demanded of my mother "Do you want decking?" Well! Fortunately I managed to step between them and get my blow in first and down he went like a sack of bricks. I hate to think what might have happened though if I hadn't been quick enough. Of course with mad and deranged people like that in the warehouse we left straight away and went to Jewson's instead. Just managing to avoid being obstructed at the entry and exit road by the two police cars that...I think maybe to visit the doughnut van in the car park...were then just arriving. Who knows? But, wow! That's a shopping trip I'll never forget. Edited October 31, 2022 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, enfieldspares said: Just take care guys when buying the wood. I remember some years ago taking my old war widowed mother to B & Q to buy some of this sort of planking. Pensioners' Tuesday it was. We were looking at all the various lengths and qualities when a guy in an orange apron jumped out from behind a large stack of the same and demanded of my mother "Do you want decking?" Well! Fortunately I managed to step between them and get my blow in first and down he went like a sack of bricks. I hate to think what might have happened though if I hadn't been quick enough. Of course with mad and deranged people like that in the warehouse we left straight away and went to Jewson's instead. Just managing to avoid being obstructed at the entry and exit road by the two police cars that...I think maybe to visit the doughnut van in the car park...were then just arriving. Who knows? But, wow! That's a shopping trip I'll never forget. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😉😉😉😉👍👍👍 1 hour ago, ditchman said: candles mate............candles..she will never know the difference 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, ditchman said: candles mate............candles..she will never know the difference Then, at least, you will be able to go to the hardware shop and ask for "4 candles". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 53 minutes ago, amateur said: Then, at least, you will be able to go to the hardware shop and ask for "4 candles". 🤣🤣👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, amateur said: Then, at least, you will be able to go to the hardware shop and ask for "4 candles". oohhh yes ..and you are here all week............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 This will be one of the jobs now, if the link works. https://youtu.be/fojd6bmNYEo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 Think you better get the finger oot! Wont be long till summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 10 hours ago, billytheghillie said: Think you better get the finger oot! Wont be long till summer! Your not wrong, I've said it should be done before spring, I only do a couple of hours a day when it's not raining. It's raining here now so might not get much done today. The list gets longer 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 This has been a slow job even getting to this stage. I've braced up the supports as one of the gaps was 1200mm. I've put extra support for the posts for the glass balustrade around the edges. And no I'm not even going to attempt to clear all the rubbish underneath. I've put two new decking lengths on just for a bit of "light at the end of the tunnel " 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) what a mess underneath........was it built by caravan chancers ? i would take the whole lot down and bin it ...do some nice steps onto a nice slabbed terrace... build a nice pizza oven and B-B-Q...jobs a gooden low maintenace Edited November 2, 2022 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Looks like someone built it just to hide all that rubbish !!! 🥴🤣 Shouldn't laugh, but hey,,,, always look on the bright side of life 🤭😂 Someone will be along soon to say something about rats under decking 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 35 minutes ago, ditchman said: what a mess underneath........was it built by caravan chancers ? i would take the whole lot down and bin it ...do some nice steps onto a nice slabbed terrace... build a nice pizza oven and B-B-Q...jobs a gooden low maintenace I don't know who built it, it was "inherited" I've got the job of trying to do something with it. The pictures don't show that if you took the decking away the step down from the back door to the original ground level is approximately 3 feet. 2 minutes ago, JKD said: Looks like someone built it just to hide all that rubbish !!! 🥴🤣 Shouldn't laugh, but hey,,,, always look on the bright side of life 🤭😂 Someone will be along soon to say something about rats under decking 🙄 I thought that but I've not seen any evidence of rats, yet 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 It all looks a bit odd to me, dont know what was there before the wooden decking but everything looks like its been built 3 foot off the ground, the back door and the conservatory, how did people get to ground level, were there steps? All that rubbish will encourage rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: I thought that but I've not seen any evidence of rats, yet 🤔 Historically on here, decking is a magnet for rats. I've lifted many and built a few,,,, never seen/been informed of a rat problem !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, JKD said: Historically on here, decking is a magnet for rats. I've lifted many and built a few,,,, never seen/been informed of a rat problem !!! Ah, I see 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 4 hours ago, old'un said: It all looks a bit odd to me, dont know what was there before the wooden decking but everything looks like its been built 3 foot off the ground, the back door and the conservatory, how did people get to ground level, were there steps? Yes steps made out of block paving 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 New outside double socket in preparation for the lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 5 lights in today and balustrade ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 I think that I must have ordered "banana boards" instead of decking boards 🤣🤣🤣 Nobody told me it would be like this 😕 Boss decided that 5mm gaps looked better than 6mm 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) There's no such thing as a straight piece of wood/timber 😂 As long as the first plank is dead straight all the others will be,,,, if you do your thing 😄 Looks like you'll be using some long ish clamps to line them up. May be too late now but,,,, it's common (and good) practice to overlap/stagger the boards 😉 Edited November 5, 2022 by JKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted November 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, JKD said: There's no such thing as a straight piece of wood/timber 😂 As long as the first plank is dead straight all the others will be,,,, if you do your thing 😄 Looks like you'll be using some long ish clamps to line them up. May be too late now but,,,, it's common (and good) practice to overlap/stagger the boards 😉 It will be ok once its finished, nobody will notice 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: It will be ok once its finished, nobody will notice 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍 Sorry, but I would 🤣😂 But then I'm very particular and fussy (read precise) with my work 👍🤣 Taking shape nicely though 👏👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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