Browse Forums Outdoor Living 1 Jan 19, 2010 12:07 pm Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 2Jan 19, 2010 1:06 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Help with decking 4Jan 19, 2010 2:10 pm Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 5Jan 19, 2010 2:23 pm Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 7Jan 20, 2010 9:45 am Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 9Jan 20, 2010 11:19 am Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 11Jan 22, 2010 9:55 am Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 13Jan 27, 2010 1:02 pm Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 14Feb 22, 2010 7:49 pm Hi All, Very interesting reading , May i start with all decking should have a gap of minimum of 4mm for expansion and contraction its AUST STDS !!! If you lay tounge and groove out in an open area it runs the risk of buckle , the only time youve seen this was the old victorian homes under the verandahs ?? but many are now changing it to decking with a gap. Merbau can be bought 100% Fully Sustainable Imported Timber !! We have it , as for Australian hardwoods they are on the janka rating a little more harder than Merbau BUT for stability Merbau is FAR more stable !! Hence why its the most prefered decking timber , the only other timer more stable than Merbau is Teak but you will pay a fortune for teak. As for the reeded timber is there for air flow ??? Check all our Australian spotted gum etc its smooth all round no reeding !!! Our Decking started in the 70s around the old Clark pools , and the reeding came into production then for NON SLIP !!! ask any indonesian manufacturer , they now think we are mad because we noe lay it up side down ??, it was the T.V shows (back yard blitz ) etc that came up with the notion it was for air flow ?? And as for filling screw holes my thoughts would be the filler will work out in time !! I hope this has answered a couple of the concerns ? Cheers Trevor !! Re: Help with decking 15Feb 22, 2010 8:50 pm Would leave a greater gap for wider boards due to expansion 6 mm also coat both sides of boards with oil etc, otherwise cupping is more likely. use 65 mm screws for wider boards Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Help with decking 16Feb 23, 2010 7:03 am Thanks for the info no nail decking and cherub, that’s the sort of info I am after, I guess I will have to have a gap between the boards then, I just think it would look stunning if it had no gaps. Just a couple of other questions… 1. How do I make sure that the Merbau I am getting is Fully Sustainable? 2. How do I get a copy of the Aust Standards for Decking? Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 17Feb 23, 2010 1:28 pm Do you need standards for actual decking timber, Or how to build deck Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Help with decking 18Feb 23, 2010 2:11 pm ...maybe both Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: Help with decking 19Feb 23, 2010 3:35 pm give me a rough idea of what your after, might be able to help Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Help with decking 20Feb 23, 2010 3:39 pm Well I want the smallest gap I can between the boards, I don’t know what width board I will be using yet, but I want the wider board (I think they are about 130mm). I will also be building the deck partly over slab, and partly over dirt, so I guess what the standards are for all that, plus anything else you can think of. Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread 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 10970 Use a product like Equisol's Vitalise to clean the deck then coat with a penetrating timber oil. It will look 10 years younger and add value to your home. Visit for… 1 15767 Hi, Really struggling to find some consistency amongst Span Tables, can anyone help… 0 2655 |