Tommy's Trade Secrets - How To Build Decking
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Learn how to build a deck or raised decking area with this video tutorial. - Jak na to + styl
AWESOME!!!! There are several videos on decks and this is my favorite!! Thank you so much for making a simple easy to follow video. This is going to save me a lot of time and money THANK YOU!!!!!!!
love watching this, im so gong to do this in my garden this summer, cant wait to get started.
Great video that will boost my confidence as I attempt a similar project. The penny has dropped, thanks to your simple and effective way of explaining things.
so what stops the legs drifting off the brick feet?
Got to love these weekend warriors giving their two penneth, the deck is not going to collapse, it's a VERY simple guide for the average joe to build a small raised decking area. Why do you want for free? Jam on it?
Wow that was cool! thank you Ian
Obviously ;) thanks for the video..
👍very informative ! Keep it up ! Explained very well 👍
Tommy, you are the man!
Excellent video, very easy to understand the principle of making a deck, very helpful. Thank you so much
Very nice video! I will use it as inspiration for my next Project. I have 1 question : you do not make a connection between frame and the bricks? The frame just sits on the bricks?
Thanks so much for this. Want a 3m square decking area on my allotment to hold a table with chairs and didn't have a clue how to do it but had decided to put slabs underneath. This makes the job a lot easier for me to plan. Great work. Have subscribed and given this the thumbs up. Thanks again.
very clean and a master job
Good tutorial Ive been doing landscaping for nearly 4 years now, I work for my stepdad he's been been in the trade for 37 years and with laying and screwing the decking down my stepdad lays all the decking then mark where to screw as we go along then put screws in where it's marked then ties a string from the start and then pull the string across the marked screws then and you have to do is screw her up following the line instead of screw it down one by one but obviously everyone has their way of doing things give it try see what you think
Great video
You make it look so easy and fast! I've made many things with wood, but you work like a flash,
Decking boards are usually reversible and can be fitted either way. A lot of people actually fit them in a combination of both to create a pattern. Fitting them with the grooves face up allows any rainwater to drain away along the grooves and drip off of the end of the deck. A smooth surface will make the deck even more slippery! All decking will become slippery if not cleaned and treated regularly.
I already have flags down on the surface of where I want to put my decking. Should I take these flags up and out down that sheet sheet to kill the weeds. Or would it not make much difference?
thanks this was helpful
have always been told joists should be spaced a max 400mm centre to centre decking groove should be face down for air circulation to stop rot also you should use a melthoid strip along the joists between the decking and joist
Always measure corner to corner for square!
Nice vid. Not sure how necessary the countersinking was though. Seems like it makes more mess than just driving the screws deep with the driver...
Hard work with intelligent mind always giving best result........................
no need to counter sink when using softwoods the impact driver does the job.
do you have a video for a rectangular above ground pool deck?
Great vid
Good video.. thanks.
if its tanalized can i jus place the decking on to a concrete floor. I'm laying mine overv flags not grass so not damp apart from the weathet
I wanted to know how you secure the frame to the floor? shouldn't you do that?
thanks for the vid
great video... ty
as an american i notice certain building practices over in the uk are different, but good info can still be gleamed from this guy's vids
what about the slope for the water to run off
Nice job tommy!!!!!!!
great job Tommy love the ideas .
thanks best video seen
inspiring, thank you
These boards are common in the UK and they are designed to be used Groove UP Not down as many people are suggesting. if they was to be used as a drip for water on the underside they would only have one groove at each side of the wood. The grooves in this decking is to act as grip.
can i use this to build a 15x20 deck?
really helpful videos
One of the best tutorials I have seen. Most decking, the grooved timber is face down? Also, I NEED one of those Makita Tools for driving screws.. Thanks Tommy.
The groove side does not create a drip for water run off if so why is there grove in the center of the boards. It depends on the look you are after grooved or smooth. i would have joist spacing between 400-450 centers depending on thickness of decking board.
As for support and leveling the frame, i would have raised this with bricks/pad stones leveled every 1 m and lay frame on them with a piece of DPC to protect the timber. i have done many decking projects this way still OK no complaints.
I am absolutely amazed!! I am going to try this starting next week. Thanks for sharing
thanks Tommy ,great
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Thanks Tommy !
thank you
65mm decking screws no need to counter sink
not bad, obviosly!
Brilliant for a basic lay.. Thanks!
excellent and informative
Thanks for the help.
Good vid
very good
damn, You work fast...
Should rename this to cheap and cheerful deck build. Methods used are for people with limited tools and skills so can't really knock it.
what if the ground isnt level?
why did you put the decking timber on upside down? The groves on the timber are drip edges and not for grip,this will rot out in no time at all.
How about measuring the diagonals to make sure it's square !
Great Info....Thanks a lot....
Vic / Texas
Tommy you look so different!!
You should be using clamps to hold wood in place since you are mostly on your own
This made me lol
Your smart sir!
I've never build a deck, but I'd be more comfortable with stumps, bearers, grooves down and hardwood decking... All these would be givens before I picked up the tools. You NEED the grooves down in order for airflow to allow the joists to dry out after rain to prevent rotting, if you've ever seen old rotten joists, even hardwood, you would understand this.
Obviously!
very interesting
Very easy to understand great job,but wont it move because you havent cemented post in the ground, still like your idea, but sitting it on paving wouldnt work movement or sinking. thanks again
not to see the cut end of the decking should make a nice frame all around the edge 45% cut and then fill up the rest.
I noticed he didn't 'square' the frame before he fixed the decking down!.......very naughty!!
Decking snobs alert. Get a life guys, not everyone is so bothered that they want to be world class at something. Just a bit of decking to sit on will do most people.
Combination square
عمل جيد good job
Thank you.
2m X 2m is an area of 4 square metres
How many times does this man say 'obviously'..? Good video though thanks
Obviously is very much obvious your favorite word,lol....good tutorial though thank you
good job Tommy
Gary Nicholson Thanks :)
this guy would walk off in frustration prior to me even being half way through my questions/suggestions. build it once.
don't suppose you wanna come over and show me how to fit it...? and do you have to 'secure it to the floor..?
Membrane, can you use any sheet of plastic?
624, why would the grooves face down? They are there to give a non slip surface!
Someone should count how many times this guy says obviously... bit annoyin.
Looks good though. One day ill give it a go.
rock on tommy
This is not a real deck, it is a table...
You'll find that the grooves are actually more slippy than the flat and pinch your skin if you are barefoot. The grooves are to stop water pooling underneath the board and provide air flow between the boards and the joists.
Hi, any chance you could show us the 'professional' way? Personally I think this video is good for the novice. Of course there are better methods but the average Joe wants something very simple.
umm haven't even started my decking project yet.. and I know it's wrong .. wow glass is so low to the ground
Is it just me or did he install the all of the facing and the top of the deck upside down? Aren't the groves supposed to be facing down?
here is a tip....dont worry about the ends of your legs rotting....instead of holding up the job using a sealer/varnish on the ends, cut a piece of duck tape covering the area that will come into contact with any wet areas...quick, easy and waterproof!
you obviously are very fond of the word "obviously"... it is obvious to me that you used it at least 50 times if not more... great video.. ty!!!
good tutorial, but its up side down. grooves should face down, to increase longevity of deck. its also harder to keep clean and maintain with grooves facing up.
some good tips though.
wheres your horse lol
too bad man!!! :) but you got a + for enthusiasm ;)
2.50 secs 2 mtr x 2 mtr is 2M2 (squared) - not in my maths book, 2mtr x 2mtr = 4 mtr squared
to all the critics...get a life... a deck does not last a lifetime... if the legs become wobbly... unscrew galvanised exterior screws and re-leg!!!!
is bollots mate
no they aren't! they are to stop water pooling and rot
What.wheres the anchors hangars blah blah.This would violate code out here.Screws might hold pots and a hose but overtime fat humans it would not.
Thats about as DODGY as I ever saw! Shame on you Tommy!
Nearly everything on this is wrong
why do you need to treat the ends of cuts if the wood is PRESSURE TREATED