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25yrs ago I made a large raised deck the width of our back garden. Not really knowing what I was doing, I probably over-engineered the thing and used a shed load of 6"x2" treated joists with hangers, spaced about 12" apart to avoid any flex. It got to the point recently where the decking boards...

When wife asks which of her jeans you have washed, the answer "The one's that are a bit tight on you" is apparently the wrong response and really quite dangerous...:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Thanks Triton. No, I'm in no hurry at all. Soon as this surround is fitted the wife's got plans to decorate the house so that'll be me up a ladder for a fortnight!

Cheers Johnny, appreciate the reply but the company I'm dealing with explained that yes, they could supply kiln dried oak at the dimensions I need, but the cost would be huge and way out of my price range.

Thank you, Triton...that looks like a nice job there mate, but the legs on mine are 8" x 4", the mantle is 5" x 4" and the cross piece is 8" x 2"..all in solid oak, not box section. Appreciate the reply though, pleasure to hear from people who know what they're doing.

Cheers, Woody. I'm expecting some movement, just not sure how much. The guys where I sourced the oak know their stuff and what I'm making with it, so I'm hoping for minimal shrinkage. One of them pointed out that the thick beams are prohibitively expensive to supply if kiln dried and assured me...

Thanks Woody...much appreciated.

Thanks for the reply Doug. Those I've looked at have all been made from solid oak. I just get the impression that they're cut to length & width then banged together by a guy with a table saw who doesn't have a clue about movement & cross grain joints.

Not sure if anyone will actually stumble across this, but on the off chance they do..good day to you! :) Basically, I could do with a bit of advice from people who's skill set is a bit better than mine when it comes to significant sized pieces of air dried oak. At the moment I'm trying to fit a...