DIY WOODEN DECK

This is probaly one of the easiest project I can think of, but the results are amazing.

First off we started by planting short poles into the ground.

Note: Do not concrete the poles as this will lead to rotten poles.

We had limitations on the removal of soil, so we had to dig trenches for the cross beams






After painting the cross beams with tar we put them into place and used gut to make sure everything was straight and level.

We then fixed the beams to the poles with screws.

We bought some deck planks from our local hardware and cut it to size.

For spacers you can use some off cut hardboard
or use tiles depending on the gap size.

Note: Make sure to use two screws on the ends and at least one screw on each cross beam to prevent the planks from lifting.

After finishing screwing the deck, we gave our deck a quick sand down to get rid of any unwanted splinters.

We then used a water based deck sealant that we sprayed on using an old poison pressure bottle.

Water base sealant works well and it also eliminates the headache of cleaning the swimming pool and paving afterwords.


And that is that. 1.. 2.. 3..