Hello,
I’m designing a 6m by 2.4m deck which will be fixed via a ledger board to my house along the 6m length. The other 6m side will be supported by a beam which will be fixed to posts.
What posts are best? I definitely don’t want to put timber in the ground.
I’m thinking
1. Plastic posts - but these only come 100mm square and I don’t see much evidence of anyone using them.
2. Timber posts 100mm but can’t see any where these are recommend for a deck raised above 600mm
3. Timber posts 140mm as recommended in “TDCA Code of Practice Raised Timber Deck Structures on New Homes”, which is a great guide!
The timber posts above to be fixed to a steel bracket with a concrete footing formed from some kid of tube (as in Quickcrete style in the USA).
For the 100mm posts I don’t see any specs for spacing where as for the 140mm posts the TDCA guide has good info.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
I’m designing a 6m by 2.4m deck which will be fixed via a ledger board to my house along the 6m length. The other 6m side will be supported by a beam which will be fixed to posts.
What posts are best? I definitely don’t want to put timber in the ground.
I’m thinking
1. Plastic posts - but these only come 100mm square and I don’t see much evidence of anyone using them.
2. Timber posts 100mm but can’t see any where these are recommend for a deck raised above 600mm
3. Timber posts 140mm as recommended in “TDCA Code of Practice Raised Timber Deck Structures on New Homes”, which is a great guide!
The timber posts above to be fixed to a steel bracket with a concrete footing formed from some kid of tube (as in Quickcrete style in the USA).
For the 100mm posts I don’t see any specs for spacing where as for the 140mm posts the TDCA guide has good info.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
