- Start in one corner of the sub-frame and position the first board across the inner joists. You want the deck board in the opposite direction to the inner joists, ensuring that it’s flush with the frame. Position any end-to-end joins between the deck boards halfway across an inner joist so you can screw both boards into the joist for stability. Make sure you keep a gap of between 5-8mm to allow for expansion of the wood.
- Begin to screw your deck boards to the joists. You’ll need to secure the deck board to every joist is covers along your deck frame. Use two screws for every joist. Mark where you’re going to add your screws, ensuring that they are at least 15mm from the end of the board and 20mm from the outside edges. Drill pilot holes for the screws, being careful to only drill through the deck board and not the joist. Then screw the decking screws into the holes.
- Continue to screw in the deck boards, ensuring you leave the correct expansion gap. You can stagger the deck board joins across the deck for more strength.
- Sand down any cut ends if you need to before applying decking preserver to protect the timber from rotting.
Saltburn-by-the-sea
Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside community in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, around 12 miles (19 kilometres) southern eastern of Hartlepool. It exists within the historical limits of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It has a population of around 6,000. The development of Middlesbrough as well as Saltburn was driven by the discovery of iron rock in the Cleveland Hills as well as the building of two railways to carry the minerals. The coast at Saltburn lies almost east-west, and along much of it runs Marine Parade. To the east of the town is the imposing Hunt Cliff, topped by Warsett Hill at 166 metres (545 feet). Skelton Beck runs through the wooded Valley Gardens in Saltburn, then alongside Saltburn Miniature Railway before being joined by Saltburn Gill going under the A174 road bridge as well as entering the North Sea across the sandy coastline. The A174 road number is now made use of for the Skelton/Brotton Bypass.