I've just installed the ledger and it appears that the rendering on one side of the door is slightly lower than the other resulting in the board hitting the bottom of the stop bead. I'm assuming this isn't good and it's back to the drawing board?
Is it like this for just a foot or 2 Para? If you can't get it lower then just make sure your decking has a gap between it and the render. You could always brush on a bit of thompsons water seal in the gap to stop any moisture rising if a bit of water does get trapped, but I think you'll be ok if it's just a short section. Just use some good quality preserve on your frame and especially on all cut ends.
it's like that for 5 ft on one side mate.the other side has a clearance of about 5mm. it wouldn't be a huge problem to lower it but as long as it's not going to cause any issues with damp I'd much rather leave as is.
I'd lower it. That part will be wet all the time. And there'll be board on top stopping sun and air getting there. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
Lowered it 10mm just to be on the safe side. I think it would have probably had just enough clearance for drainage and air flow though to be honest.
Why do any of us? Always seems a good idea at the start Just keep chipping away, will be done before ye know it
I Know mate. Every journey starts with a first step and all that lol. Tell you what though, when it comes to diggin oles this is a serious bit of kit. http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-17lb-post-hole-digger/62496
So I've got the outer frame up and squared. It's fixed to the wall at one side, 5 4x4 supports postcreted on the opposite side (4.8m) and 3 4x4 supports postcreted in on the other 2 sides (2.4m). The area underneath still has the old concrete slabs. I had planned to lift the slabs and sink posts for the internal supports but I'm now wondering if it would be OK to bear the supports directly off the slabs?
Back again I'm thinking about fixing the boards flat side up and cut flush to the frame with the sides fixed flush to the top edge. Is there anything to consider about doing it this way before I fire a half cwt of screws at it?
Decking very slippy even with grooves 'up', wouldn't recommend mate. Other thing, is to over hang planks, then cut them off flush in one go then fit your facing.
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