New restoration project - what have I done!

[Griff Boy]

richatnort said:

Only just come across this thread you've done some great work with the garden especially the decking. Had you any previous experience with building a decking?

Cheers mate, did a big raised deck in my last place, and built a couple of simple ones for friends, but nothing with these kind of angles! Pictures don't really show the issues and extra time it took, at its deepest it's well over 6m... setting out wasn't easy as had to line everything up with the steps for the design, and because I ran the boards right through across the two sections I had to get both sections exactly at 90deg to each other..''twas fun! Lol

[Griff Boy]

IanA2 said:

Excellent.

Cheers bud!

[Griff Boy]

Pheo said:

Can you share further details on how you made the table? Thinking of making something similar but with matching benches... particularly what size timber you used for the top?

Also what are you covering the pergola with?

Tables are pretty simple tbh, 70x70mm legs, 95x 45mm side rails, dowelled, glued and screwed together, via plugged holes made with a plug cutter. Top is 145 x 38mm bevelled slightly with a plane and fixed to the base using a Kreg jig. Base frame undercoated and primed twice then two coats of top coat, top stained then oiled 3 times. Total cost for both tables was about £85 in timber and £15 in paint and oil etc. Smaller table is 900mm square and the larger 1850 x 900mm. Recessed adjustable feet set into the legs to help level if needed and to raise it off the deck very slightly to stop the legs siting in any water.

Roofs already done, I used 762 x 2750mm sheets of heavy duty vistalux panels..

Hope this helps!

Edited by Griff Boy on Sunday 14th May 22:41

[Griff Boy]

Pheo said:

Can you share further details on how you made the table? Thinking of making something similar but with matching benches... particularly what size timber you used for the top?

Also what are you covering the pergola with?

Tables are pretty simple tbh, 70x70mm legs, 95x 45mm side rails, dowelled, glued and screwed together, via plugged holes made with a plug cutter. Top is 145 x 38mm bevelled slightly with a plane and fixed to the base using a Kreg jig. Base frame undercoated and primed twice then two coats of top coat, top stained then oiled 3 times. Total cost for both tables was about £85 in timber and £15 in paint and oil etc. Smaller table is 900mm square and the larger 1850 x 900mm. Recessed adjustable feet set into the legs to help level if needed and to raise it off the deck very slightly to stop the legs siting in any water.

Roofs already done, I used 762 x 2750mm sheets of heavy duty vistalux panels..

Hope this helps!

Edited by Griff Boy on Monday 15th May 06:37