Ipe decking or deck in Massaranduba wood is a trend:
How to lay the decking yourself with a special
feature of integrated lighting in the floor which illuminates the wooden
deck for the evenings.
Important for ipe hardwood deckings:
Always use stainless steel screws for
protection from corrosion while working with hardwood Ipe decking.
Pre-drilling screw holes is an
absolute necessity!
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To support the deck framework, joists are
positioned on 15 x 15 cm concrete footings. These concrete footings lay at
a distance
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of 40-50 cm (recommended joist spacing) and
fixed to a cement bed.
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On the basis of the guidelines can be the
stones can be sparsed ...
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... and leveled thru the framework the height
of the entire deck. Please remind to
consider two percent slope to the garden for drainage.
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Most tropical hardwoods like ipe are extremely
hard: Good for the preservation of wood, but more complicated to work with!
Therefore, all fixing and fastening should be pre drilled.
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Deck fastening to the concrete footings along
the framework and decking boards one should only make use of stainless
steel screws.
All deck framework is of ipe wood where we
require length and a upright design (due to the altitude).
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In the wood decking, a LED lighting system can
be integrated. Install the pipe before the planking to the desired outlet
locations!
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Start with your first plank working your way
from the wall. Keep a 10 mm distance to the wall to move the decking plank.
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Thanks to the end tongue and groove deck
joint, the floorboards can be
extended endlessly.
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Among the joints no substructure is required.
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Use a clamp when fastening the decking boards
to the deck frame structure.
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Around the door cutouts are required: Mark the
angles and contours with pen on the decking ...
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