Instructions for a wooden terrace with wooden tiles
A nice and cheap alternative to a tiled terrace is the construction of a wooden terrace. The following example is intended to show the construction of such a terrace using wooden tiles. You will receive instructions for this, but no size information, as every terrace has different dimensions.
What you need:
- Wooden tiles
- Wooden planks 5x5cm
- Weed control
- gravel
- angle
- Stainless steel screws
- Wood protection glaze
Another benefit of such Wooden terrace is that it can be built freely without having to be connected to the house. So it can be placed anywhere in the garden. The construction instructions assume that the construction of such a terrace can be done by two people in just one day.
Instructions for a beautiful wooden terrace
- According to the building instructions, the following wooden terrace should be placed freely in the garden. Where you get this Build a terrace you should stake out the measure with wooden pegs.
- Next, you need to dig the soil about 10 cm. When this is done, put a weed fleece in the pit. Then pour the gravel up to the top. The fleece prevents that later weed grows through the terrace.
- Now you can start building the frame. The wooden planks now all have to be sawn to size. You can then screw the frame together using an angle.
- Of course, to ensure the assembly of the wooden tiles, you need to install intermediate planks. Here, however, you have to be careful that you set the width so that you can screw the wooden tiles onto it later.
- When the frame is built, lay it on the layer of gravel and press it down a little. Before you start installing the wooden tiles, fill the gaps in the frame with gravel so that the wooden tiles can be attached to them without any problems. This also serves as a hold for the terrace.
- Always start installing your wooden tiles in the middle of the terrace. This ensures that the wood tiles will have a uniform appearance after installation. If necessary, you can simply saw the wooden tiles to fit on the sides. The installation of the wooden tiles should be done with stainless steel screws in order to avoid rust formation later.
- The building instructions for your wooden terrace would not be complete without the note that you should of course paint untreated wooden tiles with a wood protection glaze after installation.
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