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Robo, on the Forum, when you are seeking advice that falls outside the scope of the thread you are currently reading, it is best to start a new thread and this will give you the greatest chance of someone seeing your question and responding to it. I suggest you start a new thread for this question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robo
I am not sure how you would go about making end caps or whether your proposed fix would last.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robo
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Originally Posted by Blu_Rock
OOOOOOOOh play nice people
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cheers utemad
Dont lose too much sleep .. the guys 10 doors up are building a set of stairs and landing up to a front door ... 4 guys to build it and the treads are 190 x 45 with a negative nosing of about 50mm ie the tread below is 50 short of making it to the front of the tread above... Definately not safe especially for pets and kids but it happens every day...Quote:
Originally Posted by ComboSquare
The list of things that dont conform to Aust standards on theis deck goes down to nearly every member size and connection method... I might even post it for all to see how not to do a deck
cheers utemad
Never had a prob with the treads being too wide before and yes we use 90mm boards ... If you want 180mm rise with 90mm boards you'll have to run the riser boards under the front of the tread boards and behind the last board on the tread below or you'll end up with 205mm approx riser..Quote:
Originally Posted by tim120977
Draw yourself a diagram before you start to save confusion..
Handrails are a funny thing.. In sydney we don't need a handrail generally below 900mm to pass council.. I don't know if once you put one though whether it then has to comply to handrail rules.. The current stainless cable regs are about 4 pages chocker with specs and tensions so too much to spell out here..
Heres an example
Post distance 900mm
height 1000mm
cable centres 80mm
tension req 670 newtons
cables required 11
wire size 3mm
construction 1 x 19
Post distance 1500mm
height 1000mm
cable centres 60mm
tension req 790 newtons
cables required 15
wire size 3mm
construction 1 x 19
they are making it harder every day
cheers Utemad
Had a bit of a busy weekend but I finally managed to finish off the deck's cypress screen that I have been working on for a few weeks. No more looking into my mess of a shed from the deck. I used slightly wider 5mm gaps between the Cypress, rather than the 3mm gaps between the merbau decking.
I am pretty happy with how it turned out and it is stained with Feast Watson Decking Oil, natural tint. The lighter timber looks a tad yellowish so the majority of the lighter stuff is facing out toward the drive. As per the deck, I used stainless screws. The screen still needs another merbau rail across the top, so I suppose it's still not finished.
Next weekend, I will probably try and finish off the handrail and (hopefully, make a start on the other set of stairs leading down to the drive. These stairs will conform with the 2R + G formula that seems to have generated so much discussion.:U
Nice deck Blu_Rock, looks good :)
How high is that cypress screen?
The screen is 1620mm to the top of the cypress slats and 1900mm to the top of the top merbau rail, yet to be added. It is 4.5m wide.Quote:
Originally Posted by roba