Background
My Mum and Dad had never considered having decking around part of their caravan although many of their neighbours have had it installed over the past 10 years. Then suddenly my Mum decided it would be nice to have some decking at the front of her caravan and some to the side which can be accessed from the front door of her caravan. Unfortunately she decide too late in the 2014 season to make it possible to complete before the end of the year so i started in early October 2014 and did as much of the preparatory work as possible. A number of people were very interested in the progress from last year so i decided to put a record of progress so far on this page.
Because of the location of my Mum's caravan on the site, on the edge of a sharp slope i need to install good solid foundations. On many of her neighbours sites which are on level ground the decking support frame simply sits on the ground, wooden plates or concrete slabs. In my own opinion, even if my Mum's site was level i would still install the foundations keeping the wood out of contact with the ground to prevent possible rot. Many of my Mum's neighbours have installed the decking with the wooden support frame sunk into the ground, surely a disaster waiting to happen when the wood rots at ground level.
For more details on the construction of each part of the decking click on the links below.
Because of the location of my Mum's caravan on the site, on the edge of a sharp slope i need to install good solid foundations. On many of her neighbours sites which are on level ground the decking support frame simply sits on the ground, wooden plates or concrete slabs. In my own opinion, even if my Mum's site was level i would still install the foundations keeping the wood out of contact with the ground to prevent possible rot. Many of my Mum's neighbours have installed the decking with the wooden support frame sunk into the ground, surely a disaster waiting to happen when the wood rots at ground level.
For more details on the construction of each part of the decking click on the links below.