First attempt at building a freestanding deck. Enthusiastic amateur with zero experience!Full album link below. Completed the build in around 5 days with the help of my dad and some lovely British summer weather.https://ift.tt/2uqA1He I put in 2 orders for the materials to be delivered and only had to make one trip to a local hardware store for joists / brackets and to return unused timber / postcrete.Postcrete was £5 per bag and I used 16 = £80 (just under 1 per post)Deck boards were £10.50 x 24 (3.6m) and £4.00 x 10 (2.4m) = £292100mm x 100mm fence posts were £8.99 x 5 = £44.95Joists were £13.99 (6 x 2) x 5 and £6.06 (4 x 2) x 5 = £100.25Deck screws were £5 per tub and I used approx 2.5 tubs. I estimate around £30 for fixings all together and weed cloth.I had two drills and borrowed the mitre saw from my Father in Law as well as borriowing the spades from my Dad. Other than that I used a couple of basic wood clamps and a 5mm drill bit for my board gaps.Total = £550We worked at a leisurely pace over 5 days (first 2 my dad was on his own, 3rd we were together, 4 & 5 was on my own)This photo from the house listing should help explain why we built it where it is...https://ift.tt/2mdn3ZE 2: For those concerned about post / joist connections and joists being on the ground.https://ift.tt/2urlo6G of the connections look like this - smaller brackets were only used for getting things square initially and ground was dug out under joists for weedcloth to go down, then bricks / paving slabs put in on top to provide extra support. via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2JbDIWx
