Built by me, the author of this blog.
March 2026
21 sq.m. balcony, completely glassed-in, receives a new look. Old flooring removed.
145 mm heat-treated Lunawood laid on a concrete surface. Complexity added by the fact that the floor being outwardly inclined about -15 mm in total. For water to drain out.
Strategy : 1 full length board (2,55m), next 1,55 + 1 m., 3rd full lenght, 4th reversed 1 + 1,55 m. Repeat.
Rubber mat underneath, for additional silence (wood lives) and – foremost – wood distance to concrete humidity.
Size of balcony : 2,55 x 8 meters.
August 2023
An 18 sq.m. front terrace and stairs down to the waterline.
Removal of old front porch, and replace it with wider and thicker boards (33×148 mm).
Strengthen the underlying crossbeams by adding more of them.
July 2023
A 36 sq.meter terrace. Replace a small terrace, build a new – larger.
The ground creates a slope, which towards the foreground of photo drops about 50 cm.
June 2023
New Wood on Terrace
Old terrace was painted, got new sun light panels and a new set of terrace wood to walk on – and stairs as well!
July 2022
An extension of existing terrace. A chronology of the construction.
Large extension of terrace, with a Jacuzzi
Mission : continue the terrace surface of the old terrace, and let it surround the jacuzzi pool.
Place out the concrete foundation plates, and accompanying adjustable plastic height spacers.
After the plates and poles have been places out, the bottom layer of long support beams are Laos out. This helps center the poles – provided that the beams are straight.
Using a water hose level is very accurate and works nicely – once set up.
After the long beams are laid, then it’s time for the second layer of support beams – the crossbeams.
The rounded corners of the pool is probably what took longest to work out.
After most of the surface clothing has been laid, the stairs were next. At this time the first rain presents itself, cooling in the hot weather.
And, done! 992 screws later. (I know this as a fact, as 8 screws where left in 4th box – and none dropped.
My first Makita
The Makita machine helped me get this work done. I dreamt of it for nearly 2 years – the real need not surfacing until this work came up. The Makita DDF 484 RTJ. As I just turned 50, this was also my gift to myself ๐
It has since then seen a lot of action.
Take contact if you need a terrace to be constructed.
All the best / Martin