Timber Decking - Good Idea Leaflet 15

If longer bearers are required these can be joined together by skew nailing offcuts.

Nails should be driven in at an angle - skew nailed - to make it more difficult for the timbers to pull apart.

Screws should be located about 15mm in from the edge of each board and in a hollow.

Decking Boards can either be cut to the size of the frame or you can fit them over sized and trim down later.

You may wish to use the deck boards to edge around the perimeter of your decking, covering up the bearer frame wood.

Depending on the size of the deck, intermediate post supports may also be required on the intermediate joists.

With the width decided, cut two lengths of deck board to fit between the two risers and secure these with 150mm nails.

Handrails can easily be fitted on your decking feature.

Newel posts need to be notched out and are then fixed to the bearer frame with Exterior Coach bolts.

This figure shows the positioning of pergola posts in relation to the deck.