I'm gearing up to do a significant outdoor area refurb and expansion. Currently it consists of a poured concrete slab "patio" that's ~32 feet wide and only 8 feet deep. Being so narrow, it's good for practically nothing. There is an access door at one end off the back of the attached garage, so I have my cookers squeezed into that corner. In addition to everything else, the concrete slab has raised up in parts and sunken in others over the years so it is quite uneven. We've talked for several years about building a ground level wooden deck over the patio and expanding it out into the yard. Now is apparently the time.
The plan is to build a floating deck (not attached to the house) which will be 32' long by 20' deep. It will be at ground level over the patio. There is a moderate downslope to the yard so the far side will be about 20" off the ground supported by posts and beams. Since it it's floating, I'm not digging footings. The posts will be supported by manufactured foundation blocks. The one sticking point it's the difficulty getting pressure treated lumber at the moment. I have yet to be able to source the 5/4 decking locally. I'm not inclined to use composite for a variety of reasons.
So far I have had 3 yards of 3/4 clean crushed stone delivered as well as the landscaping cloth for ground prep under the deck. I have the foundation blocks and have marked out their locations, and have about 75% of the framing and support timber and all of the connecting hardware and fasteners.
The plan for today is to level the ground under where the foundation blocks will go then lay down the fabric and begin moving and spreading the crushed stone.
The plan is to build a floating deck (not attached to the house) which will be 32' long by 20' deep. It will be at ground level over the patio. There is a moderate downslope to the yard so the far side will be about 20" off the ground supported by posts and beams. Since it it's floating, I'm not digging footings. The posts will be supported by manufactured foundation blocks. The one sticking point it's the difficulty getting pressure treated lumber at the moment. I have yet to be able to source the 5/4 decking locally. I'm not inclined to use composite for a variety of reasons.
So far I have had 3 yards of 3/4 clean crushed stone delivered as well as the landscaping cloth for ground prep under the deck. I have the foundation blocks and have marked out their locations, and have about 75% of the framing and support timber and all of the connecting hardware and fasteners.
The plan for today is to level the ground under where the foundation blocks will go then lay down the fabric and begin moving and spreading the crushed stone.
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