Poor Retired Plumbers decking upgrade

Hi There Fraternity,

Now as you guys/gals know there are trends, mostly seasonal, for example fashion, which every router owning craftsman such as my self knows very little about it.

Examples of trends are laminate flooring, mono block drives etc. But mine was decking, and with visions of sitting on my new deck being served G&T from my good wife inspired me. And as a self-ordained trendy sort of guy I headed down to our local wood merchant and purchased my ribbed wood and set to, and that was about ten years ago.

Now ten years on as I stand on said decking, I notice it has stood the test of time and looks in remarkable condition for its age. Why you may ask is there no wear or tear on it and well-trodden pathways.

Simple because here in the North of Scotland its bloody freezing. The sun only appears the second Sunday of August. Winter lasts from August to July. That’s why they don’t sell many Cabriolet cars in this neck of the woods. If you do happen to spot one on the roads on the second Sunday of August, the brave individual will be wearing a Balaclava, coat and scarf.

So how to I get some use out of my perfectly preserved deck.

I finally decided on an in/out set up, where three sides are enclosed and one open to the elements. The reason being that that the layout of my house and outhouses at the rear of my property are unique in that the set up causes a wind tunnel effect that sweeps directly across the decking, increasing the chill factor.

The original decking had a very good concrete base and the construction is very lightweight. The roof is industrial steel sheet with anti-condensation under coating, with a pvc hollow core ceiling.
I did not have to bother with ventilation to prevent condensation forming as there is no differential temperature variance between outside and inside.

The outside cladding is again a pvc composite with matching aluminium trims

Also purchased five dead windows (no vents or openings) and a matching door for access to the clothes drying area.

Just to give the area a lift I added matching wall and floor led’s with the deck and fencing matching paint.

Job took approx. six weeks to complete with myself and my good wife completing 100% of the work.

I have included a photo of one of my favourite tools, my Fein Supercut, the big brother of the multimaster. 400watts of grunt. it has gotten me out of so many problems it deserves a mention.

I am not going into the actual construction details as the photos are pretty self-explanatory.

In case anyone is interested that is an almond slice sitting next to my good wife. Both my favourites.

Costs.

Steel Line roofing £710.02

Coastline external cladding £851.78

Pvc ceiling £170.75

Wood framing £340.00

Cuprinol Urban slate decking stain £60.00

Windows £550.01

Door £270.00

Fixings/construction adhesives etc. £200.00

Total Approx. £3152.56

I would have liked to build a better one but being a poor retired plumber its all I could afford

Colin
Somewhere in Scotland not freezing his butt off