It is currently 28 Mar 2024, 15:19
9fingers wrote:As you are building brick piers I’d add one to come up through the deck to support the water butt. It takes a hefty point load off the decking and the risk of water being trapped beneath the butt and rotting the timber.
BigMonka wrote:Might be worth noting that, in general, a decking over 300mm high requires planning permission. I only found that recently before I built my decking and was surprised how low it was especially when you think of the height of the joists and deck boards being a decent proportion of that.
Mike G wrote:Ah, right......I remember now. Then brick is your best choice, at least for the visible piers.
9fingers wrote:Hot work if you’ve been doing that today!
DomD wrote:9fingers wrote:Hot work if you’ve been doing that today!
Yes, fortunately there is some shade up there but its 28C tomorrow when I'm panning on digging the rest of the holes
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