Deck foundations on the east patio are off to a slow start. A great deal of head scratching was undertaken yesterday as Silver Vixen decided she wanted the support posts positioned differently, and Gorse Fox found a lot more concrete than he was expecting. The movement of the posts meant that some re-design is necessary to ensure adequate support at the back of the deck. The unexpected concrete has also provided challenges.

• It has meant that the support for the posts is now likely to be different, and that means that he needs to work from level concrete pads.


• In turn that means he has to build the level concrete pads, which means creating some shallow formers (shuttering).


• The design chosen for the formers required cutting some holes in OSB, and that meant using GF's jigsaw.


• But GF has lent the jigsaw to Sir Lancinglot, so GF went out and bought a new one.
  

Well, you know what it's like when you go to buy power tools (faint Simian grunts can just be heard in the background). GF ended up with a JCB! He should probably explain that this is not a large wheeled contraption with a backhoe and grab, but rather the make of jigsaw chosen. Just for good measure he also picked up a 1000W SDS drill, which should enable him to penetrate further into the existing concrete before laying the pads.

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