lazydays
25th April 2007, 06:14 PM
I'm in the process of putting a patio up next to a pool area.
To set the area off nicely I thought I'd deck underneath although this will be over stamped concrete and not totally necessary.
The total area is about 45 m2 so I'm looking to cut costs.
The idea I had was a nice area near a garden bed where I could just put down a square area about 3.6m X 3.6m and leave the rest concrete.
On this "raised deck" I was going to put in a built in BBQ maybe surrounded by built in seating area.
It was going to be rafters just sitting on the concrete with decking nailed on, until I saw this photo. (hopefuuly attached)
With this I was going to build a "box" of 200mmx50mm X 3.5m and put the "slats inside.
The question is what size do you reckon the slats should be (and most economical) to buy.
I see an add in a Bunning Catologue for treated pine decking 90x22 at $2.20/m. Would this be suitable if I riped it in half and then turned on edge??
I'm only a bush carpenter so any advice is appreciated
To set the area off nicely I thought I'd deck underneath although this will be over stamped concrete and not totally necessary.
The total area is about 45 m2 so I'm looking to cut costs.
The idea I had was a nice area near a garden bed where I could just put down a square area about 3.6m X 3.6m and leave the rest concrete.
On this "raised deck" I was going to put in a built in BBQ maybe surrounded by built in seating area.
It was going to be rafters just sitting on the concrete with decking nailed on, until I saw this photo. (hopefuuly attached)
With this I was going to build a "box" of 200mmx50mm X 3.5m and put the "slats inside.
The question is what size do you reckon the slats should be (and most economical) to buy.
I see an add in a Bunning Catologue for treated pine decking 90x22 at $2.20/m. Would this be suitable if I riped it in half and then turned on edge??
I'm only a bush carpenter so any advice is appreciated