Browse Forums Outdoor Living 1 Jan 23, 2015 5:21 am Hi all. I have a large deck that I am looking do as a DIY project and I am doing it over the top of a concrete slab. The concrete slab is not level and has many uneven gradients and step levels and it a rather ugly feature of the house so I am wanting to add a deck to make the out door living area more appealing and hide the ugly concrete that is in place. Fortunatly we have a roof over the area so I only need to built the decking. I am going to do this as a DIY and I am rather handy with tools and construction even no not a builder. This is my 10th reno. I have been researching the best way to build the decking frame, asked a few builder mates and in the process of research I have come across adjustable plastic pedestals that can be use in place of bearers in a sub floor decking area. We have limited space so placing bearers and then joists would be limited due to the floor level in the house. I have researched these plastic pedestals and see many uses for them, both in decking and raised concrete tiling. Just wanting to ask if anyone has used these, has any suggestion for comments about using them as subfloor deking that I can simply space out and just add my joists to ( instead of placing bearers and then joists). I found these in bunnings... they are $15 a pop. I would need a few but they would save allot of hassle and time. they are also adjust able in heights from 70mm - 170mm and have slope correction for the underlying slab for a gradient of 5%. See pic attached. I have also found these online witch is a supplier of another similar product. http://www.pasco.net.au/site/buzon Here are some pics of my concrete slab and I have also gone to the effort to draw a 3D image of how my house will look once I have added the deck and all my other renovations that I intend to do. After my renos If anyone has experience with this product and can give a little insight into its use and its compliance with building certification that would be very helpful. Thanks. Billy Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 2Jan 23, 2015 9:50 am Hi Billy, I'm looking at doing exactly the same as you and came across the buzon pedestals as well. I didn't know about the bunnings one. The bunnings mini foot and small foot are only rated at 200/220kg though compared to the buzon's at 1000kg which certainly look more sturdy. I'd question if 220kg would be sufficient. Pricing I've been told Pasco sell the DPH2 (35-53mm) for $9 including the joist holder, the DPH4 (74-100mm) is $14.35, so pricing seems similar. I'll probably be going the buzon's given the higher rating and made in Belgium, Bunnings no doubt made in China and look flimsy in comparison. Not sure if and how they are attached to the slab though. Just free standing, bolted or glued down? Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=57639 Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 3Jan 23, 2015 9:54 am hi, I intend to glue and bolt down. I havent built the deck yet but will be in the next few weeks. The Buzon is by far superior ... I just got off the the phone to them and they explained in really well. It is also cheaper then bunnings. I think i will be going that option. Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 4Jan 23, 2015 9:57 am hi, I intend to glue and bolt down. I havent built the deck yet but will be in the next few weeks. The Buzon is by far superior ... I just got off the the phone to them and they explained in really well. It is also cheaper then bunnings. I think i will be going that option. Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 5Jan 23, 2015 1:09 pm billybman hi, I intend to glue and bolt down. I havent built the deck yet but will be in the next few weeks. The Buzon is by far superior ... I just got off the the phone to them and they explained in really well. It is also cheaper then bunnings. I think i will be going that option. Glue and Bolt seems a bit over the top. I'll probably just glue/no more nails/silicon them in place. Let us know how it goes and take some pics. Won't be doing mine for a while yet. What size joists were you going to use? I was thinking 140x45. Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=57639 Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 6Jan 24, 2015 1:11 am my son and i (mostly him) built two decks using the mini feet and larger feet after being recommended them from bunnings. they are screwed into the wood and we have not glued. they have been fantastic and so far nearly a year has past and still going strong, this was the first time attempted building a deck and found these great. in the ront deck area we used the larger version of the feet. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 7Jan 24, 2015 3:17 am thanks Rocky... Do you have pics of the larger feet with your deck? also... where there any certified height restrictions that you needed to follow with clearance under the deck from the ground? Be great to see the final deck as well. Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 9Jan 24, 2015 5:04 am here is the front deck here we used a mixture of the large and small feet. depending on height most times we adjusted the feet by turning the top which is easy to do. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ will need to take a pic of the rear deck. when we first did it we had planters etc but now we are adding shutters to the alfresco so one planter has gone. since this we have built retaining walls at front and now building walls at back and redoing garden. also the feet will only turn to certain height so you will need to measure and pick the feet accordingly, the small feet were around $7.50 each from bunnnings. Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 10Jan 27, 2015 9:13 am Looks good rocky, how is the deck to walk on, is it rock solid or any movement? Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=57639 Re: Adjustable plastic pedestals in subfloor decking 11Jan 27, 2015 8:44 pm thanks plucka it is really solid no movement been down nearly a year and still good Hi, as per the subject. Does anyone have any recommendations for the best value decking oil (Bunning is close to where I live) for a treated pine deck? Thanks 0 10973 Jimbo73 I would use heaps of adhesive on each sheet and screw rather than nail. use as many as you like cheers Simeon 1 4074 XCEM Alpha flooring seems to relatively new and I could not found any reviews. Have you or someone you know have used it and would recommend over other subfloor options?… 2 7597 |