Deck with steel frame

I made small " morning coffee " deck to my wife during last summer.

Because i wanted it to look slim and light weighted, i made frame of it used steel.
Material is 70mm * 50mm tubing, with 5 mm thick wall.

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Blue paint is a base coating. Tubings are also rust protected from the inside.

The split rail axe lamp is a nice touch.

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Originally Posted by Jon

The split rail axe lamp is a nice touch.

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Thanks Jon

I also hided some things under it. To be found, if one decides to look under it.

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Very nice job Tuomas.

I used to make a few decks a year. Using wood it could have been even a little bit lighter in appearance. You have less than 2 metres in-between your support rails. 125mm joists is enough for that if they are every 450mm and blocked in-between.

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Originally Posted by mwmkravchenko

Very nice job Tuomas.

I used to make a few decks a year. Using wood it could have been even a little bit lighter in appearance. You have less than 2 metres in-between your support rails. 125mm joists is enough for that if they are every 450mm and blocked in-between.

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Yep. But it also needed to be sturdy. Here its usual that there's 5 feet high pile wet snow on top of it at the wintertime. So, making wooden one, with same stifness, would have needed much more thicker frame.