Our wooden deck

The renovation became necessary because the substructure was completely rotten, no longer offered any support and there was a risk of injury as a result. In addition, we had discovered plaster damage due to moisture on the exterior wall. All this after only 8 years!

After extensive research, we encountered the following problems:

• where do we get the suitable screws?
• who supplies us with pressure impregnated wood?
• which paint is heat/moisture resistant and protects against rot in the long term?

We found what we were looking for in terms of materials, but we were not convinced by the quality of the assembly we found on other construction sites.

Tasks:

• Remove more than 80sqm of wooden deck, dispose of substructure
• Clean wooden floorboards with a high-pressure cleaner, remove most of the old paint
• After drying, all planks were finished individually with an orbital sander (80 grit)
• Three coats of paint: one on the back, two on the top. The first coat should be thinned with water for better absorption
• Before installing the substructure, the concrete pool was cleaned. By using a special paint from the pool construction, the house was protected from moisture. 
• The substructure was mounted. By means of plastic wedges, the squared timber was leveled, separated from the substrate and firmly anchored with screws
• The wooden planks were mounted with non-rusting, special cover screws

• 240 running meters of pressure impregnated squared timber 8x4,5cm length 6m
• 600 screws dowels 8x100/60
• 300 screws 5x100
• 2800 cover screws 5x60
• 50 liters of paint
• 600 plastic wedges (handicraft tiles)
• 40 kg Mopelastic Smart waterproofing compound