Building a deck.

Not the easiest thing to build, lots of digging involved.

Three trenches for this one, and a post every 800mm for stability. I've walked on a few decks and the one thing they all seem to have in common is movement. To avoid this you need lots of support.

Once the posts are in you need some strong cross members.
To prevent ponding you need just a slight slope both ways to run the water off the boards and the joists. Galvanised bolts and nuts secure the joist to the post.

The hammers are for positioning the boards, not for hammering nails. Everything on this deck is bolted or screwed.