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    Deck build. SU to real.

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    • cottyC Offline
      cotty
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      I always love those "from model to real" projects, especially when they are so appealing. πŸ‘

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Nice work Barry.

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        • tuna1957T Offline
          tuna1957
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          Cool model, cool result.... only problem I see is you'd play hell getting the design past the inspectors in most of the places I've worked here in the states.

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          • bazB Offline
            baz
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            Thanks guys.

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
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              Real to SU! 😎

              Frenchy Pilou
              Is beautiful that please without concept!
              My Little site :)

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              • utilerU Offline
                utiler
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                Neat little project, Baz. How big was the bucket? πŸ˜‰

                Just Curious...

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                • bazB Offline
                  baz
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                  @utiler said:

                  Neat little project, Baz. How big was the bucket? πŸ˜‰

                  A Bees' dick larger than the bum. πŸ‘

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                  • pbacotP Offline
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                    @baz said:

                    @utiler said:

                    Neat little project, Baz. How big was the bucket? πŸ˜‰

                    A Bees' dick larger than the bum. πŸ‘

                    although many places like my area, a structure less than 30" high doesn't need a permit. If however you built it with the house, they'd inspect the steps and all per code.

                    Nice looking deck. What are the deck boards?

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                    • bazB Offline
                      baz
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                      @pbacot said:

                      although many places like my area, a structure less than 30" high doesn't need a permit. If however you built it with the house, they'd inspect the steps and all per code.

                      Nice looking deck. What are the deck boards?

                      Thanks. Step is standard 180mm high. Decking is 70 x 19 Spotted Gum, (Corymbia maculata).

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                      • Joe WoodJ Offline
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                        Well, the way I usually get the curves is by keeping it simple, cantilevering the joists out over the beams, running them long, and then using a nice long flexible thin piece of hardwood that bends well (I have a 3/4 x 1" x 16' piece) we bend it around over the tops of the joists, into the curve we want, clamp it off to the joists, and run a 10" circular saw along it over the tops of the joists, trimming all the ends of the joists on a nice fare curve.

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                        I buy 20' pressure treated 2x6s, and have my lumber yard split them in two on a big bandsaw, to 5/8 x 5.5", and bend those around the curve, usually three pieces, screwing the lams together, glued with a poly glue.

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                        Then cover the Lamination with a finish facia, composite facia boards bend easy when they're warm.

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                        This is a lot different then yours Baz but you see how to get some nice curves now and Crazy is one of my highest compliments πŸ™‚

                        Joe Wood
                        woodsshop.com/

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                        • Joe WoodJ Offline
                          Joe Wood
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                          From SUp To Build πŸ™‚

                          From SUp.jpg

                          Joe Wood
                          woodsshop.com/

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                          • bazB Offline
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                            @joe wood said:

                            From SUp To Build πŸ˜„

                            I see, thanks Joe. Bit hard to see how the beams are arranged, but I get the idea.
                            Though with my job the step complicated things muchly.

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                            • Joe WoodJ Offline
                              Joe Wood
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                              This is how the beams were laid out on that one, I've done two curved steps projects sort of like yours but can't find any pics, they both were so long ago.

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                              Joe Wood
                              woodsshop.com/

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                              • bazB Offline
                                baz
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                                @joe wood said:

                                This is how the beams were laid out on that one, I've done two curved steps projects sort of like yours but can't find any pics, they both were so long ago.

                                Aha πŸ‘

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