h2k
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I'm sure some of you in this forum would be knowledgeable about this. I would like my condo concrete balcony (6'x9') to look more deck like. So here is the plan:
- Laying down 2x2 pressure treated pine at 1ft. intervals. (I will not attach them to anything, only lay them down)
- Placing either 2x6 or 1x2 deck planks of western red Cedar in the opposite direction, screwed to the 2x2.
I am not sure if I can get 1x2 planks or if I should just have Home Depot cut the 2x6 to 2x2 for me.
In order to keep the water draining under the deck I will leave a half inch space between planks, and I am also thinking of either having the 2x2 notched from the bottom or just using smaller segments with space in between just so that I am sure water can move freely in all directions.
So the whole 6ft x 9ft deck is one piece but it is not attached to anything, just friction and its own weight keeping it down.
I’ve estimated this should cost around $200 which is much less than any of these products, but it is not a reusable module of course.
Any ideas, pros, cons, any potential problems with this?
Will it survive consecutive winters and summers (warping, cracking, etc..)
- Laying down 2x2 pressure treated pine at 1ft. intervals. (I will not attach them to anything, only lay them down)
- Placing either 2x6 or 1x2 deck planks of western red Cedar in the opposite direction, screwed to the 2x2.
I am not sure if I can get 1x2 planks or if I should just have Home Depot cut the 2x6 to 2x2 for me.
In order to keep the water draining under the deck I will leave a half inch space between planks, and I am also thinking of either having the 2x2 notched from the bottom or just using smaller segments with space in between just so that I am sure water can move freely in all directions.
So the whole 6ft x 9ft deck is one piece but it is not attached to anything, just friction and its own weight keeping it down.
I’ve estimated this should cost around $200 which is much less than any of these products, but it is not a reusable module of course.
Any ideas, pros, cons, any potential problems with this?
Will it survive consecutive winters and summers (warping, cracking, etc..)