On Mon 01 Sep 2008 09:16:38p, Smitty Two told us...

In article 0,
Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Our relatively new yard is in transition and we currently have no patio
or deck. I would like to assemble something semi-permanent that would
be easy to do, as well as easy to disassemble when we upgrade to an
outdoor "room".

My idea was to use 2"x6"x12' pressure treated lumber laid flat at
intervals directly on the ground and anchor them to the soil with
either rebar or stakes to prevent movement. These boards would be
leveled and with a slight pitch for any water runoff. Then construct
the platform floor across these boards also using 2"x6"x12'
pressure-treated boards, attaching them with either galvanized or
stainless steel screws.

We live in the desert, so there's no concern about ground movement due
to winter heaving or damage from excessive moisture.

This would give us a 12' x 12' platform roughly 4" above the ground,
where we would place our grill and umbrella table and chairs.

Does this sound feasible?

TIA

The most difficult part of this job is going to be leveling the dirt.
You didn't make any mention of it, so maybe you hadn't considered it. It
could be one monumental PIA.

I wasn't concerned about it, as it shouldn't be that hard. Our ground is
mostly compacted granite and sand, and fairly easy to move in order to
level the bottom boards.

Once you get beyond that, the rest sounds pretty straight forward. I
wouldn't think that securing it to the ground would be necessary,
though, unless maybe you're in tornado or hurricane territory.

I wasn't concerned it would blow away, but I was concerned with possible
shifting. Maybe it won't be necessary.

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Wayne Boatwright

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