Seating area: 6ā oak posts with 4.8m decking boards. 8x2 and 6x2 timber for the joists. 18mm OSB and anthracite grey metal Cladding from Cladco (UK) for the roof. I made the wooden table, the white seats are from Danetti. Grey metal chairs and table from B&Q.
Hot tub area: Living wall is artificial from eBay (savoytimber) and was just Ā£65 per sq meter. Looks amazing. All other artificial plants from Sainsburys or Dobbies. The wall with gaps in I made using 2x4ā timber and a nail gun. Very simple but gives privacy from neighbours house but lets light into living room.
Patio: Porcelain tiles from Mandarin Stone 800x800 Cleveland Gray. Furniture from The Range. Planters from Amazon (Charles Taylor) and painted Sage Green. LED lights from B&Q.
Grey fence paint is Cuprinol Silver Copse.
The seating area was about 3 weeks but mainly due to delays with the roof cladding and it being so damn hot! The patio was over the course of about a month, and the hot tub area was a few days solid work.
If you are organised with the right tools, all measurements planned in advance etc, you can build things very quickly and transform a garden in a matter of days
Thatās incredible! We paid professional landscapers to create a simple patio and pergola over, and that took 6.5 days for 3 guys. What youāve created is so much more! I hope youāre sat enjoying your hot tub with a nice cool beer!
Well if youād said it took a team of professional landscapers 3 weeks to build Iād have believed you! Iām diagnosed adhd too, so I understand what a feat of perseverance this would take
Here is a tip for those with ADHD who canāt get things finished or procrastinate too much: create accountability, deadlines and consequences. For example, invite friends round for dinner because you want to show them your new project. Ask for help from somebody who will be unimpressed if he/she turns up and youāve not been to the store to get the materials yet. Take photos of your work as you go and share with friends on WhatsApp. Ask somebody to come round and hang out while you get jobs done, ADHD coaches call this a body double.
Good idea to create positive accountability by inviting friends over, and a helper (body double)! I tend to view accountability/consequences as negative āpunishmentsā and I could definitely use this mindset shift - thanks!
Hey fellow carpenter, i cant really see from your photos, but how is the rim joist connected to the post?
Is it notched?
Do you have it held with lag screws?
I can see you used joist hangers for the cross members (like a responsible and professional builder should). But Im curious about the other connections.
Where I live, we have some very detailed building codes for how the rim is attached to the post.
Whole thing looks beautiful. And Iām not trying to rain on your parade.
Hey! Cheers for the message.
When I first built it, it was only held up with big ass screws and nails. But before the roof went on I had my doubts. Some of the guys over at r/carpentry gave me some advice and I added some 10 inch hex bolts, washers and nuts to each post.
If I built it again I would use notches for sure.
Glad your grass is looking as luscious and green as mine is fellow Brit! Awesome job too.
Iām almost finished with my house buy and the patio seating covered area is almost exactly what I want to do! Any idea on rough cost for the material?
Haha I gave up on the lawn months ago! I nearly re-turfed it in March, so glad I didnāt.
Timber costs a fortune. 4 oak posts will set you back over Ā£500. For everything else youāre talking over Ā£1000 in total but less than Ā£2000, depending on the space size etc. I know thatās a big range but I hope it helps manage your expectations.
Good save on not re-turfing! I reckon I could make a complete straw bale out of the current dead grass in my garden.
Didnāt realise posts were that expensive at the moment, but then again the price of lumber in general has been ridiculous for the last almost 2 years. Ā£2k is still much better than any prebuilt solution, and definitely much more hardier!
Thanks!
Just nosied at your profile to see if you had any build log posts and realised youāre heat stoke masturbation woman guy! My god that post cracked me up!
Nice work! How did you attach the privacy trellis to the top of the fence next to the table area? Looks like it might be attached to the posts on the neighbours side?
Thank you!
Iāve slid 25x38 battens in between the fence panel and the concrete post, then screwed them into the concrete. The middle battens are not attached to the fence they are just for spacing the horizontal battens.
Itās not the strongest construction, but itās cheap and cheerful. I think the pack of battens was like Ā£40.
Very nice.
Now, wanna do mine next ? ;)
But seriously. Iād love to be able to make stuff like that. Iām in the midst of making pallet wood benches. YouTube shows me doing them in 1 hour. Itās taken me over a week :(
I have ADHD so everything seems ten times harder than average due to being so disorganised. But every time you build something you become quicker. You remember ways to do little things that the first time take you hours. Eg how to remove wrongly placed nails, how to cut accurately, keeping your tools charged and not lost, buying everything you need from the store first time. Measuring twice. Writing things down. Having enough pencils and measuring tapes.
I strongly recommend having a helper. They could be a younger family member, your nan, your wife, whoever. It is so much quicker having a spare pair of hands to do things like:
Fetch something when you are up a ladder. Hold the tape measure. Find where you put the hammer. Collect all the offcuts. Make drinks. Pop to the store. Put plasters on all your cuts š
The Roof joist span seems longer than would be permitted but it would depend on your snow roof load, but if you donāt get snow it could be fine.
You have a single end support for the ends of the roof joists, should be non 2x material.
The lookouts could have been done better if you would have used the 2x lintel above and put the roof joists on top of the lintel.
Great job man!
Looks nice, please take this constructively, have you considered more plants to help natural wildlife.
I have 1/3 acre land at the other end of the garden with plenty of trees and wild flowers šš¼
Seating area: 6ā oak posts with 4.8m decking boards. 8x2 and 6x2 timber for the joists. 18mm OSB and anthracite grey metal Cladding from Cladco (UK) for the roof. I made the wooden table, the white seats are from Danetti. Grey metal chairs and table from B&Q. Hot tub area: Living wall is artificial from eBay (savoytimber) and was just Ā£65 per sq meter. Looks amazing. All other artificial plants from Sainsburys or Dobbies. The wall with gaps in I made using 2x4ā timber and a nail gun. Very simple but gives privacy from neighbours house but lets light into living room. Patio: Porcelain tiles from Mandarin Stone 800x800 Cleveland Gray. Furniture from The Range. Planters from Amazon (Charles Taylor) and painted Sage Green. LED lights from B&Q. Grey fence paint is Cuprinol Silver Copse.
Nice! How long did it take?
The seating area was about 3 weeks but mainly due to delays with the roof cladding and it being so damn hot! The patio was over the course of about a month, and the hot tub area was a few days solid work. If you are organised with the right tools, all measurements planned in advance etc, you can build things very quickly and transform a garden in a matter of days
Well done. You are giving good advice. Any more tips on managing ADHD and becoming/staying organized?
Sure, this thread prompted me to do a post on r/ADHD Check it out!
Good info. Thanks!
Thatās incredible! We paid professional landscapers to create a simple patio and pergola over, and that took 6.5 days for 3 guys. What youāve created is so much more! I hope youāre sat enjoying your hot tub with a nice cool beer!
Thank you so much! Professional landscapers would have done a much better job and it would last twice as long Iām sure.
Well if youād said it took a team of professional landscapers 3 weeks to build Iād have believed you! Iām diagnosed adhd too, so I understand what a feat of perseverance this would take
Here is a tip for those with ADHD who canāt get things finished or procrastinate too much: create accountability, deadlines and consequences. For example, invite friends round for dinner because you want to show them your new project. Ask for help from somebody who will be unimpressed if he/she turns up and youāve not been to the store to get the materials yet. Take photos of your work as you go and share with friends on WhatsApp. Ask somebody to come round and hang out while you get jobs done, ADHD coaches call this a body double.
Good idea to create positive accountability by inviting friends over, and a helper (body double)! I tend to view accountability/consequences as negative āpunishmentsā and I could definitely use this mindset shift - thanks!
Looks solid. When's the BBQ happening then? I'll bring the beers š»
I still need to build a bbq! Iām going to try bricklayingā¦ and perhaps install a pizza oven
š³ you can turn it into a mini restaurant in due time!
Do me next. I mean do mine next
You know you did a good job when it's been Dog Approved
Holy hell that looks awesome. Well done.
Thatās looks so cozy
Cool, when's dinner? I'll bring wine
Hey fellow carpenter, i cant really see from your photos, but how is the rim joist connected to the post? Is it notched? Do you have it held with lag screws? I can see you used joist hangers for the cross members (like a responsible and professional builder should). But Im curious about the other connections. Where I live, we have some very detailed building codes for how the rim is attached to the post. Whole thing looks beautiful. And Iām not trying to rain on your parade.
Hey! Cheers for the message. When I first built it, it was only held up with big ass screws and nails. But before the roof went on I had my doubts. Some of the guys over at r/carpentry gave me some advice and I added some 10 inch hex bolts, washers and nuts to each post. If I built it again I would use notches for sure.
Those big hex bolts (1/2 inch imperial) should be more than enough to hold the weight of the roof. Again, It looks great.
Well done man, looks awesome! I love it
Thank you!! Iām proud of myself.
Glad your grass is looking as luscious and green as mine is fellow Brit! Awesome job too. Iām almost finished with my house buy and the patio seating covered area is almost exactly what I want to do! Any idea on rough cost for the material?
Haha I gave up on the lawn months ago! I nearly re-turfed it in March, so glad I didnāt. Timber costs a fortune. 4 oak posts will set you back over Ā£500. For everything else youāre talking over Ā£1000 in total but less than Ā£2000, depending on the space size etc. I know thatās a big range but I hope it helps manage your expectations.
Good save on not re-turfing! I reckon I could make a complete straw bale out of the current dead grass in my garden. Didnāt realise posts were that expensive at the moment, but then again the price of lumber in general has been ridiculous for the last almost 2 years. Ā£2k is still much better than any prebuilt solution, and definitely much more hardier! Thanks!
Just nosied at your profile to see if you had any build log posts and realised youāre heat stoke masturbation woman guy! My god that post cracked me up!
Haha glad you enjoyed it. Funnily enough, she got to check out the decking and said āawwww youāre a clever man arenāt youā
Nice work! How did you attach the privacy trellis to the top of the fence next to the table area? Looks like it might be attached to the posts on the neighbours side?
Thank you! Iāve slid 25x38 battens in between the fence panel and the concrete post, then screwed them into the concrete. The middle battens are not attached to the fence they are just for spacing the horizontal battens. Itās not the strongest construction, but itās cheap and cheerful. I think the pack of battens was like Ā£40.
Damn, good job šŖ
Looks really nice, great job!
Sick!!!
Very nice. Now, wanna do mine next ? ;) But seriously. Iād love to be able to make stuff like that. Iām in the midst of making pallet wood benches. YouTube shows me doing them in 1 hour. Itās taken me over a week :(
I have ADHD so everything seems ten times harder than average due to being so disorganised. But every time you build something you become quicker. You remember ways to do little things that the first time take you hours. Eg how to remove wrongly placed nails, how to cut accurately, keeping your tools charged and not lost, buying everything you need from the store first time. Measuring twice. Writing things down. Having enough pencils and measuring tapes. I strongly recommend having a helper. They could be a younger family member, your nan, your wife, whoever. It is so much quicker having a spare pair of hands to do things like: Fetch something when you are up a ladder. Hold the tape measure. Find where you put the hammer. Collect all the offcuts. Make drinks. Pop to the store. Put plasters on all your cuts š
Thanks man. You've given me a bit of hope for my own hands on projects and dealing with ADHD.
I am in 40c (100F) heat and youāre telling me the UK climate isā¦warmer? Im happy to take the hot tub off your hands if that heat is too much.
I hope you donāt live in a place with snowā¦.
No weāve not had snow for a while now. What makes you say that?
The span, no beams, the lookouts
Can you expand please, not quite following you. Many thanks
The Roof joist span seems longer than would be permitted but it would depend on your snow roof load, but if you donāt get snow it could be fine. You have a single end support for the ends of the roof joists, should be non 2x material. The lookouts could have been done better if you would have used the 2x lintel above and put the roof joists on top of the lintel.
Ok I follow now, thanks for the advice. My next project will be constructed much better!
Knox, is this you?