darrell81
just Erin
Our deck was built by a plumber Pretty sure his work is better than some chippy's we've seen...
i better not post piccies of my plumbing efforts then
Browse Forums General Discussion Re: EVERYTHING MERBAU!! 31Jan 31, 2011 1:21 pm Merbau does have the problem of leaching when new. Ours did. But we are slack We have been in our place for 7 months and are staining our decking now.... it has still come up nicely.But saying this our decking has a roof. The first few days after it was laid it did have the red run off when it rained, but luckily it didn't stain our house beening painted linea weatherboard. Whenever you puchase deck oil, on the tin is generally states to let the timber weather for 4-6 weeks before applying. Re: EVERYTHING MERBAU!! 33May 02, 2011 12:44 pm darrell81 nice looking deck.please dont take this the wrong way but a bit of advise for anyone thinking of doing the same,to avoid the ripped down board in the deck what i do is work out how much has to be cut off in width then lose the amount say over 5-8 boards taking off maybe 5mm on each board.bit more time consuming but well worth the effort for the seamless look. to avoid merbau leaching[the red/brown staining]you need to oil the underside and side of the boards before you lay them to seal the surface. If laying merbau decking, am I supposed to oil the boards before laying? Re: EVERYTHING MERBAU!! 35May 06, 2011 3:21 pm My deck. Loved the building of this. Soooooo many nails. http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i447/david242gt/deck.jpg I agree with the staining comments. I used cream paving stones under the front edge of the deck. Re: EVERYTHING MERBAU!! 36May 06, 2011 7:00 pm How Hard Can it Be Hi Erin... Yes I can view all the others, just not your three for some reason. It comes up with a blue box with a white ? in it..... I think it means something is blocked????? Not sure how to fix it - but strange I can see the others. you could use proxies you can find some at http://proxy-zone.net or add "https" before link. ) |