Tag: timber

  • Wooden Sundeck, Toti, Durban

    Wooden Sundeck, Toti, Durban

    We built this wooden sundeck in Toti using CCA Pine, for the first time, as our substructure and decked it using balau deckboards. For a long time I have been using only balau as a substructure. But after some careful investigation I have accepted that a CCA treated pine substructure is as good if not…

  • Timber Stairs Built Hawaan Forest Estate, Durban

    Timber Stairs Built Hawaan Forest Estate, Durban

    These timber stairs I built-in Durban were the first stairs I built. This was towards the beginning of my deck building career and I had no idea really what to do. I had been involved in carpentry for a fair while so I had an understanding of timber, how it behaves and how to construct…

  • Timber Stairs Built in Hillcrest – February 2013

    Timber Stairs Built in Hillcrest – February 2013

    As a deck builder and timber stair builder in Durban I have had to learn how to build timber stairs the hard way, through trial and error (and a bit of Googling).  Timber stairs have always been a tricky one for me and I have battled to build them in the past. At first I…

  • Timber Deck Installed in Queensburgh, Durban

    Timber Deck Installed in Queensburgh, Durban

    This was our second deck we installed in Durban and this time around we got the spec right and didn’t spend all our money on timber. The deck was pretty much on ground level but still required normal 30 x 102 joists as it was not supported by a concrete base. Should there have been…

  • Timber Sundecks in Durban

    Timber Sundecks in Durban

    “Summertime ….. And The Livin’ is Easy “… Or it CAN be !! …Yes, with the South African summer right on the doorstep now, what’s the best Christmas present you could give to your family (and yourself)? (This one won’t fit into a Christmas stocking however …) Ponder and Dream of how ‘lekker’ it would…

  • Timber or Wooden Balustrades

    Timber or Wooden Balustrades

    Timber balustrades are built in various designs and various different timbers can be used. The most affordable hardwood of course being balau with more expensive options being Massaranduba, keuring etc. The pieces required for balustrades are most commonly found in balau as they form part of the structural pieces stocked by most timber merchants. Massaranduba,…