Just ordered what seem like a small forest of timber for the frame of my decking.
Q on fittings ...
I am using 4x4 posts and then fixing 150x50 ring frame to these .. joists then hung off this frame ..
What to use to fix such a connection ...?
I could use coach bolts eg M10 x 180
See a lot of 'ads' for this type of finish for decking ....
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Are they worth it, about 10 price of BZP
Secondly ... are coach bolts the best option ? what about using these in 6 x 140 ...
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They are SPAX and that usually means good quality, and much cheaper than bolts (and no thus holes drilled.) There are alternatives such as
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Or I could use a mixture and use bolts on the 4 corners .. and SPAX on the rest, what would you advise ?