Everything You Need To Know Before Building A Floating Deck

A floating deck in New Zealand is attractive, simple and easy to build. It is sometimes referred to as a grade-level deck because it is built above the grade or ground. Installing a floating deck in your backyard can give you a platform for a grill, a hammock, patio furniture and other backyard amenities.

Building codes

One of the benefits of building a floating deck is that you will not need a permit to build it. If your projects take less than 200sqft, it is not more than 30 inches above the ground, and it isn’t in front of an egress door or attached to your home then you will not need a permit to install your deck.

Advantages of a floating deck

Choosing a floating deck in New Zealand as one of your decking solutions comes with a lot of advantages. In addition to not getting a permit, a floating deck is easier and faster to build compared to elevated decks. Floating decks do not require footings that are frost depth and do not require handrails because they are close to the ground.

A floating deck is installed at ground-level and this means that maintaining it and repairing it is easy. If you want to move your deck, you all have to lift it and relocate it to a new place.

Choosing wood for building floating decks

When building a floating deck, you should use pressure-treated lumber to build the frame. If you can get ground contact pressure-treated lumber then it will be better. These boards go through extra processing and this protects them from the additional threat of deterioration from being located close to the ground. You can consider redwood or cedar when building a floating deck.

Caring for floating decks

If you want your floating deck NZ to maintain its texture and colour, pressure wash it and reseal it every year if it is made from timber.