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  • Decking done.

    Still need to fix and fit the steps. But TBH the kids are probably big enough to climb up. At least the slide is on.

    I forgot to buy spacers so the bulk of the time was spent measuring random bits of stuff with calipers.

  • I forgot to buy spacers

    Drill bit shank. If you're worried about dropping it, drill into a scrap of wood, stop, reomve from drill leavign the shank sticking out of the wood. Stick shank between boards, spaced.

    Space one end of the board and fix, move down the length of the board with your spacer near the fixing points. Or what I did on the 5m boards, fix each end then the middle, using clamps to pull in or spread the boards.

  • Top hack. I'll do that next time, because I'm sure to forget to get spacers again.

    I started to use the bottom of some clamps, then noticed that I'd kept two right angled cardboard corner protectors to raise things for painting. They were a handy 5mm.

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