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Great video and even better with a north east accent!

I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for...

I just went through every last bit I have in the house and not a single one of them is a pozi. So I had to place an order for a new wera driver.

Glad to see you back to making main channel vids. Beautiful piece of framework there, and that new impact driver is a monster! And well done to Mrs Mack for getting stuck in!

The terraced house I grew up in is now over 125 years old, and is still standing and lived in. New houses will probably collapse after less than 10 years.

Out of curiosity as an Australian I wonder if someone can share some insight in the UK that out of 100 high school students in your particular area how many of such graduates become builders in housing construction, also if they are truly committed/dedicated/trained to become the best possible workers in their trade? In Sydney a larger portion of local society than before (3-4x) aspire to tertiary education for self-actualising careers meaning that much of the new generation staff, young apprentices fresh out of high school, as I have noticed tend to be the bottom of the barrel. It doesn't happen every day but regularly young staff turn up to work intoxicated from the night before, watching Tiktok or other social media while vaping in the worksite when unsupervised, poor eating and sleeping habits, are generally empty-headed, very sloppy, lazy, resistant or unwilling to learn new things, let alone how to do a task the best way possible. It's so frustrating to have such younger colleagues that many companies simply discriminate against whole generations. Out of dozens of young staff I have been senior to many lack a sense of professionalism, pride in workmanship, integrity, honesty, etc. Instead are very much depraved, living in fear, tyrannised by the fear of joblessness, and addicted to money (wages) mainly for the sake of entertainment and maintaining addiction to petty vices including dating apps. But I also attribute this culture to the top of the food chain, down to aggressive client demands, and deceptive/exploitative builders who will do anything to cut costs, even evade costs altogether by exploiting staff. Which any worker with common sense will sense the hopelessness and untrustworthiness of remaining in this industry built on distrust. Shamefully the end product says it all.

Hey folks, if you want to nerd out on the detail of exactly how much timber we ordered, how many fixings and a load of extra SketchUp shenanigans, head over to the Member Zone here: members.gosforthhandyman.com/decking-timber/ - Thank you for your awesome support! 🙏

3:58 oh so you bought an amazon house.

Great video Andy, its always good to see the progress steps on how things are coming along. I just watched your door frame video the other day, I had to remove the mother of all door frames in my Edwardian house, i kid you not it was built like a tank ( the door frame that is lol).

When cutting wood too big for the blade, instead of turning it twice and cutting the underside, turn it once, line the blade with the previous cut and go for it. You’ll find you don’t get the step in the Final Cut.

Thank you Sir 🎉

I am from Sri Lanka.Can you build up my house from your company as under my building plan?

"Sack that!" - haha, that absolutely tickled me.

Luckily can get free wood beams and (decent enough) boards from work so did a huge 24x8ft deck during covid. Also scavenged decent screws and nails, so only really paid for sealer and some of that tape… luckily the Amazon seller sent me double the rolls I ordered so saved loads. 😅 Think the boards will need to be changed in another 7/10 years.

👍👍👍. Thanks Andy

I see a lot of people using nails to make bases for workshops or sheds, is there a reason why they wouldn't use decking screws? Is it mostly down to price? Anyway, great video! First of yours I've seen and I've subscribed!

Imagine if every contractor in the world had a RUclips channel. I think they should cuz they all comment on em! Did some of you really watch so you could tell him what he missed?! Good work Andy. I didn’t come here to see this, I just wanted a refresher on how to do larger rooms with multiple cuts but I’m actually remembering now anyway and I’ll need to pick up a stretcher as well…

Jakers with this weather lad, who knows when you'll get to stick that tape. I'm over the channel in Ireland and the rain just won't let up. We've had one day of summer so far - 19th May. That was it. It's rained since and temps of 13 celsius - I mean seriously, I've seen Christmas days warmer than that. What's going on? Anyway, rant over. Looking forward to seeing the rest of it come together. Never would have thought of the diamond plate. Good point (no pun intended). Right, I'm away to start building an Ark.

As British citizen it does my head in that our country has such terrible service considering 100 years ago people from all over Europe and Americas used to seek out British ocean liners to travel on because they provided grwat service. Today our businesses and companies- at least id say 80% - are just about, get money, screw customer. If i have no issue with a company i feel like i got fantastic service when actually its just bare minimum expectation has been met. You really notice this if you go to other countries. Looks like building industry is just churning out pish but i guess it doesn’t mayter because beggars cant be choosers and we are way short on houses and always will be until we accept house prices will need to come down

I’d like to box off under my stairs uk home, and paint it, would you advise mdf or timber as I want to satin paint it as a finish?

Re: recent articles about PM2. This is basically the establishment trying to protect their profits and subjugate consumers. Rags like the Guardian are basically their propaganda vessels. Power stations, including biomass plants are 35% efficient, modern wood burners up to 94%. I don't see any rush to ban biomass fired power stations, indeed they are touted as part of the solution. A gust of wind can whip more particles up FFS.

Also, did you screw and joist hanger everything?

The timber would have straightened out on its own - shame you didn't put it somewhere with weight on it vs. the step.

Great deck. Only thing I'd do differently is - those holes cut for the ventilation in the joist look to be somewhat toward the bottom, which is the bit of timber in tension. Those holes (if you have to have to have them) really should be dead center in the timber (height wise); and need reinforcing with four 'floor joist stiffeners' (basically a long angle section that you fit to reinforce the joist where you've done the hole).

Also, how nuts is this weather, lol?

Did you consider, once you'd dug the holes, to just fit some galv m24 threaded rod? You went through ALOT of effort when once the hole was dug, you could have had a "more permanent" solution to all the painting and cut timber etc...

New = modern rubbish.

Its great framing and all, but why are you calling it “de’ing”?😂👏🏽

Nooice!

Another great video, thanks Andy. I also had a good experience with tcfixings when I used them for a project in the garden.

Some how the RUclips algorithm suggested your video and it just came in time. I may do a decking in my new place rather than resin bound. Food for thought.

I would never buy a new house in the UK. Cardboard walls, no insulation (I compare this to continental standards), no privacy, no infrastructure around and 2x2 "gardens". I call these free range humans. I'd rather buy an older house with the right skeleton and do it up (again)

Hmmm a new build worth £230,000 I found is tax band A

I love the attention to details Andy. Fantastic.

Brilliant thanks Andy, planning a deck build just now! Off to the members zone for more.

Typical builders, they sell lifestyles that they ultimately have no intention of delivering. They put plans in for doctors schools and markets Etc just to get it through planning. Then its all quickly forgotten about as the houses are the big ticket item.

Love your videos. I always learn something from them. Thank u for sharing your wisdom.🎉

excelent job from Australia

In my opinion, I’d leave Just as it is. With no boards on top because it looks Absolutely Bloody Cracking! Great job mate 👏🏾👏🏾

Master deck builder! Scrupulous attention to detail, as always. Bravo!

Definitely getting a DIY kitchen

Great job flows nicely

Great informative video. Thank you

Wow, what a video. THE definitive guide to building a maintenance-free decking base. Thanks Andy, love your channel and this video. 👍

That detail of the plate in diamond instead of square is something that 95% of woodpeckers would miss or not care about.

Here across the pond, our pressure treated wood is totally injected with wood preserver. You don't have to monkey around with the cuts being open to the elements.

Very useful video thank you sir. Is there a standard size you should leave for the door gap ? I'd be interested to see how a door frame is added at the later stage. Do you have a video on this? Regards

What size are those joists?

Could you have made a slight angled cut on the top end of the supporting post? To help prevent water sitting on it, or is this not an issue because it ends up covered by the decking board anyway

18:16 That was the very honest "jeez" of a man who doesn't get surprised often, but when he does it's warranted 😄