Below are some helpful tips to make your decking look good. Familiarise yourself with the construction steps and look carefully at the drawings and photos of the project you are going to build.

1) Clear the working area, making sure the ground slopes away from the deck/house. A slope of 10mm per metre, is enough to prevent the accumulation of standing water.

2) Cover the working area with black polythene and spread bark / gravel over the sheet.

3) Place lengths of treated timber e.g 100x50 or 100x75, on the ground. The number of pieces required will vary according to the width of the deck. Make sure the slope is correct.

4) Leave a space of 4mm between the boards to allow moisture to pass through and to speed the drying of the surface.

5) Use brass screws or galvanised ringshank nails to secure the decking to the supports.

6) Pre-drilling the nail holes can reduce the chances of splitting the timber.

7) All cuts in the timber must be treated immediately with ENDCOAT according
to manufacturers
instructions.