Thank you for the great video. I am going to try this soon :). Doesn't the weed barrier degenerate after few years? As per my understanding no weed barrier lasts long, they break down and eventually weeds come through anyway, at which point you have to replace the barrier which can be extremely difficult if not impossible. Any thoughts or advice on this?
I would need to do some more research but I think it depends what weed barrier you have. This is like vinyl plastic and will last decades probably. I’m sure some weeds will pop through eventually.
Are you sure a permit is not required if it's attached to the house? Either way excellent job. I'd use floating cinder blocks next time instead of wood as these will rot and shrink over time.
@@humediyok also so long as it's pressure treated it's okay for it to go on the ground for contact. I want to do the same thing but mine's underneath the deck so naturally there's no grass growing due to block sunlight. Would I still need a fabric blanket just in case?
@@izzo4231 Ya exactly. Now to be clear if it's in contact with the ground it won't last as long as you put it on tuffblocks or concrete. But it will still give you 10 years? If there are no weeds down there then I'd say don't worry about it. Otherwise, ya, they are pretty cheap and simple.
If the ground is soft, yes it will. This ground area is quite rocky and mostly clay. You don’t have to put concrete though. You can do footings, remove the top soil (couple inches) and put some ground rocks down. Then the footings in top.
Looking good. I was going to use concrete board supports until I saw your video. Thanks.
check out TuffBlocks too! I’m currently using them for another project and they are great.
Thank you for the great video. I am going to try this soon :). Doesn't the weed barrier degenerate after few years? As per my understanding no weed barrier lasts long, they break down and eventually weeds come through anyway, at which point you have to replace the barrier which can be extremely difficult if not impossible. Any thoughts or advice on this?
I would need to do some more research but I think it depends what weed barrier you have. This is like vinyl plastic and will last decades probably. I’m sure some weeds will pop through eventually.
Your right but when you put it under a deck there is no sun for it to grow so it usually dont
Would the wood not rot if laid directly on the floor?
it's pressure treated, so no. It would take decades.
Are you sure a permit is not required if it's attached to the house? Either way excellent job. I'd use floating cinder blocks next time instead of wood as these will rot and shrink over time.
Depends where you are. But ya should use cinder blocks or something like tuff blocks.
Not attached to house.
Do you not worry about termites with the wood to ground contact?
@@wisdog it’s treated wood. so no.
Love the video. Quick question for the legs and support, did you use a 2x6 for essentially all of the parts including the middle?
Ya exactly!
@@humediyok also so long as it's pressure treated it's okay for it to go on the ground for contact. I want to do the same thing but mine's underneath the deck so naturally there's no grass growing due to block sunlight. Would I still need a fabric blanket just in case?
@@izzo4231 Ya exactly. Now to be clear if it's in contact with the ground it won't last as long as you put it on tuffblocks or concrete. But it will still give you 10 years? If there are no weeds down there then I'd say don't worry about it. Otherwise, ya, they are pretty cheap and simple.
@@humediy hey I just wanted to thank you for your video I was able to replicate it and it came out amazing.
@@izzo4231 great to hear!!
i have a dumb question wont the deck sink with out cement post ?
If the ground is soft, yes it will. This ground area is quite rocky and mostly clay.
You don’t have to put concrete though. You can do footings, remove the top soil (couple inches) and put some ground rocks down. Then the footings in top.
good work. i am going to do the same but worried the lawn is not level enough to allow the decking to be flat .... any suggestions?
You’ll have to make the legs at different lengths so that the top is level.
@@humediy do you suggest using composit deck instead of wood?
@@pc752002 it’s nicer but more expensive. So yes, if it’s in the budget
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Great video thank you!!!
Sure thing!
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Definitely not a professional job!