Finishing touches

09 August 2009

It has been a while. The final installment is on its way.

90 x 19 merbau decking @ $5 per piece

The deck will be completed with the laying of the merbau strips. This is by far the easiest part of the entire deck-making operation. (besides the painting, of course). By the way, we still could not get over the fact that Aussies like to pronounce merbau as mer-boo. Strangeness..

Nailing

We have put off this last part of the construction for some time. D took the time to source some good, local timber. We went to small businesses around the region but in the end succumbed to buying the materials from Bunnings as no other establishments could match their price.

Two nails per strip

Slow progress

Slowly but surely, D painstakingly measured and spaced each strip accordingly before pre-drilling the holes for the nails. All that is left for me to do was to nail in as required.

Front decking complete

Next, we started on the rear decking. Similar story, triple in size.

Alternate joints

Fill in the gaps

Overcuts

Trimming of overcuts

The whole afternoon was spent with D aligning, drilling, sawing and me nailing. D installed panels to the sides, so that the whole package exudes a 'neater' look. And so, we worked till the cows come home.

Literally!

After this, D can of course commision himself as an outdoor additions builder. As for me, I'd be happy with a diploma in hammering.

The last nail soon