deck tag
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Another Deck question,,,, Got a concrete path running along where we want to put a row of posts down, can we just bracket these posts onto the path, maybe on top of a piece of timber then attacth with a bracket ? Thanks,,,, |
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Staining new deck Hi Guys- just finishing a deck off today and we're looking at staining it tomorrow. Went to Mitre 10 and one of the sales guys recommended leaving the deck for a season before we look at staining it. Would you guys agree with that? Autumn now so will only... |
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Cleaning a deck with janola Who's done it and what was the end result like? Do you have to dilute it or do you use pure janola? Thanks |
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Deck experts - opinions please I now know I should've checked what timber the builder would use to replace & slightly enlarge an old small deck that is my main access to the outside. HUGE lesson learned. As you can see it's only 20mm thick pine, and the pics say it all. I' |
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Rules with building a deck with covered in pergola Hi, we are wanting to build a deck 8.5 metres by 3 metres. It will be 0.8 metres from the ground. As far as I can see this is fine to do without a permit? In addition to this we are wanting to have a pergola/roof covering over 3x3 metres of this so we hav... |
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Extending my deck Im looking for a handyman / builder to help me extend my deck about 4 metres would suit semi retired person that could show me the ropes I will pay for your services |
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Which deck design to go for? Hi, I'm about to build a new deck, the main concern I have is that the narrow space that could restrict a vehicle accessing the back yard. So if the deck is too wide (design 1), I would then have to trim the tree by the garage. I have made 4 r |
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Lawn mower deck spindle bearing I've pulled this spindle out of a john deere ride on which had issues with throwing the belt. fixed up everything else on it, this is the last part. there is a bit of play in the bearings, so I thought I'd replace them. Bit of a mission to get it off the ... |
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Pile Holes for Deck less than 1 metre to ground Do the pile holes have to be 450? or can we still dig them a spade width? or bore them at 300mm diameter. thanks |
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Deck extension question If you were building a deck extension partially over an existing concrete slab, is it normal to use a bracket and dyno bolt to attach the pile to the slab rather than cut a hole and dig and concrete the pile? |
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Deck or pavers? need to build a deck for our new house. at the moment it is about 10 cm from bottom off ranchslider to ground. DH wants pavers while I like wood. so whats the difference in price between the two? Pros and cons with each one. Thanks |
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Weeds under a wooden deck Is there any way to stop these growing permanently? It is possible to crawl under the deck and it's soil underneath the deck. cheers |
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Left over timber from deck build Hi all, we contracted a company to build a deck for us on a fixed price contract. Because we live in the wops, he has over-ordered, and has about $500 of timber left over. He said he would pick it up before Christmas, then between Christmas and New Year, ... |
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Need roof over deck to stop water Just wondering if anyone has had a roof put over a deck not keen on an awning would like something permanently fixed to give shade in summer and keep the majority of deck dry in the winter; do you need a permit to built one of these!Any recommendations fo... |
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Best plants for under deck? We have a no man's landunder that deck that doesn't get much sun, we have some clivia there that is doing very nicely but wondering what other plants would be best suited!As it's not an area we use much, ideas for good groundcover would be app... |
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Concrete vs timber deck cost We want to build a large deck along one side of our house. Because we intend to live here for a long time, we were looking at kwila rather than pine, but the cost is astronomical by the time we take bearers, posts etc into account. The other option seems ... |
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Suntuff polycarbonate for end of deck windbreak ?- OK or not! Have corrugated see thru stuff-small corrugations laid horizontally at Sw end of deck which is great but is at the end of it's life-brittle and now can't see through and through experience,shatters and is sharp as glass. I am in a high ... |
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Difficult undercover deck garden planting help req the inlaws have finally let me at one of their many gardens but its built in there deck but the garden goes through to the ground, its approx 2m x 2m and its under a clearlight roof 24/7, it faces south/east. Im trying to work out some plants to replant i... |
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Rough Cost To build Deck need to replace the whole deck out the back of my yard. just wondering if anyone knows a rough guestimate of how much it would cost for materials only (no labour). Materials including posts, framing and the decking timber itself. D |
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Deck stain advice please We are building a deck and you want to stain it.What colours are popular at the moment!It is so hard to tell from a 1 inch paint chip what the final look Will be and need some suggestions for what looks good before we select some sample pots. Any particul... |
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Low level deck We have built a verandah around one corner of our house. Part of it covers an area of concrete and part is a landscaped area of river stone. Would like to deck the whole area with Kwila or Vitex. However, have read that decking should be at least 40 |
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Building a deck Building a deck on a cross lease property! Do I need to tell anybody! Any permits to go through! Will b under 1.5m. It will be a island deck that will be in the middle of the yard. I just want to know if I can build it without consenting to anyone!! |
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Neighbourly disputes.advice please on a deck! Our cross lease neighbours do not want to give consent to our renovation plans. Their main reason is that it will impact on their lifestyle, i.e. their outdoor living on their new deck they built last summer. However, we have just discovered that their ne... |
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Roof on deck We have a deck off our 2nd story living room. We are rebuilding it, and the husband wants to put a roof over the deck ( so we can use the space in all weather) I want the railings on the deck to be a solid unit ( so that you can't see through ga |
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Removing moss from grooves in timber deck planks Is there a gadget I can buy for doing this please? I have been using those wooden chopsticks that they supply with your sushi to scrape along the grooves, but they break really easily and it's taking ages. I did apply either wet n forget or the 30 seconds... |
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Bearer to pile connection for spa deck We are building a low level deck for a large spa and wondering about bearer pile connections, if we connect bearers to top of piles using lumberlok if will give us 12kn, but as the deck is holding a spa I think bearers bolted with m16 might be better? But... |
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5m Low Deck cost We are wanting to deck over a 5m patch of grass off the house with Kwila. Wondering if anyone has done something similar and what cost we could be expecting.8 |
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Deck stain/ oil. Water or oil based? Hi, Im about to re-stain my deck. I have been told by the previous owner that they used cabots kwila, they think it was oil based but they sent us a link to a water based product. Is there any way to confirm if what I currently have is oil or |
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Raising a deck railing I have an old colonial house with two-story decks. The railings around the decks are 900mm high, which was acceptable when the deck was built. Maybe it's a bit low for people 6 feet high. The building code now says the railing should be |
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Maintenance of a deck? Just wondering what kind of things I should be doing to look after this and how often! Never had one before and I keep seeing that ad on the TV about washing it and painting it and it makes me uneasy! thanks |
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Best Stain for deck What I ended up doing was buying a cheaper oil based deck stain (British Paints from Bunnings) and adding 1L of tung oil to 4L of stain. My deck was so washed out, even after being oil stained annually for 3 yrs previously, it took 2 coats of my bre |
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Hardware for a two story deck best advice, you wont get that twist out |
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Recommend a spray-on deck coating? (Wellington) Another project I've got on is getting some rot fixed in the ply under a deck. (The deck has a butynol covering, that failed along a seam.) After that work is done, I'd like the extra protection of one of those spray-on deck coatings. There ar |
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Price per metre to build a deck Does anyone know a ball park figure to build a simple deck. Approx 20 sq m |
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My deck and I.design help needed Hi. I have looked in on various deck threads over last 6 months or so. Starting part of my ground level one this soon. 2.7m by 8m(approx.) with one side attaching to house and one side attaching to existing deck(side frames). Im planning on using 75x50 to... |
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Anyone remember poster re painting deck? A few years back a guy who "stains" decks for a living posted his method of doing it which involved painting a wet deck with a thin coat to achieve a stained look. I have always wanted to try this but it's taken me awhile pondering over it, cleaning the g... |
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Any advice before i waterblast my deck? never done it before and was thinking about it for next weekend, wondered if anyone had any advice? thanks |
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Cleaning a painted deck? Can anyone suggest a good product/method for cleaning a painted deck that will help remove dirt and a bit of algae, whilst leaving the paint and surrounding plant life intact? (Very large area of decking). Cheers. |
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Deck cost I am looking at having a deck built at ground level, approximately 50 sq m. I'm interested in hearing what other people have paid to have decks built, to check that I'm getting a reasonable quote. Thanks! |
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New Kwila Deck - what to use to oil or stain? I search this thread and nothing really found on this subject. I like the way new kwila looks and it can fade to a silvery colour once weathered. What would you recommend to try and keep its natural new colour (brand, type of stain or oil). |
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Deck coating? Hi, has anyone had any experience with Liquid Rubber NZ for a waterproof deck coating? I'm looking at using it with (GEO Fabric Tape for the joins) on a 70's Fibrolite deck. |
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Stripping paint off a deck Does anyone know the best way/product to do this? We purchased our current home with two decks painted a solid green. We want to get rid of the green paint completely and stain the decks. Wondering how to remove all the paint, especially in th |
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Has anyone stained their deck a dark colour? I'd like to do ours in a charcoal color, oil based. Am thinking of diluting it so the grain shows through. Has anyone had issues with using a dark colour? Will it make the wood cup/warp more? Also can i dilute it with turps? |
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If you are to build a deck again, what would you do/want this time that you did not in the past? |
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Water blasting paint off deck? I have extended my deck ( doubled in size) the old deck paint is still in goid condition. Have tried water blasting with our 1800psi home water blaster but the paint wont budge. I am thinking if a got a higher psi then i may have better luck. |
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Ground level deck advise I’m wanting to put in a ground level deck that will have 2 sides running next to a lawn area. Is there anything I should do to prevent long term damage to the deck from contact with soil? Thanks |
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Deck finish So our 1 year old kwila deck has to be re-finished because whatever product was used by the build co originally is coming off. Options given to us now (it will be done under build warranty) are either Cabots Aqua Deck or Resene Kwila Decking O |
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Stand for big ceramic pot on deck. Wife has a lot of big pots, earthenware and ceramic. Full of colour, yuka’s etc. look nice but after moving a few I notice the pine decking is rotting beneath each one She stands them in plastic trays, even glass microwave plates but no circu |
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Louver cover over deck Whats the best. |
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New deck. Paint or not? Last year I built a new deck. Over winter it got covered in mould and looked like crap. As summer Comes on I'll give it all a water blast but in thinking, will painting it solve this? One area is high volume traffic. Ie: we use it regularly as |
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Waterblast or" wet and forget" the deck? Which is the best? i dont mind waiting but want the best result. |
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Deck timber Am building a deck and are unsure whether to use 25m or 40m decking. Quite a difference in price but I don't want to ruin the job for a few dollars. Joists are 450m spacing. |
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How much to build a pergola on an existing deck? Just wonder how much approx it would cost for a builder to build a pergola on an existing deck. Approx size 2.7m x 5-6m. Would need 2 or 3 posts dug into the ground. Just needs to be basic to stretch a shade cloth over the top. |
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Building a deck Sorry if it comes across as a being a bit lazy on my part ( I have googled and asked around also ),,,, could someone give me a basic plan for a deck 5.5M x 7.5M deck. Im using 100x40 decking. What spacings to use etc for bearers, joists, posts etc Many th... |
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Deck query Our back deck seems to have a bad support at one end, may be rotting. However the actual deck timber is on very good condition. Is it possible to repair this and how please without building a whole new deck. |
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