I'm going to build a freestanding deck in my back yard. It's going to be 10'X16' about 3" to 10" above the ground. On a mild slope.
I'm considering the options and had settled on concrete piers with brackets to hold the beams. Etc.
But I'm seeing ads and boobtube videos of experienced builders using treated lumber rated for ground contact/below ground use. Below ground use necessitates a gravel base, post and concrete in the hole.
Have they come that far? Because, back in the day, treated lumber was seriously only good for insects. It didn't stop rot. And you didn't put it below ground for anything other than fence posts or a basketball goal.
What say ye? Is it good for a small freestanding backyard deck?
Thanks.
I'm considering the options and had settled on concrete piers with brackets to hold the beams. Etc.
But I'm seeing ads and boobtube videos of experienced builders using treated lumber rated for ground contact/below ground use. Below ground use necessitates a gravel base, post and concrete in the hole.
Have they come that far? Because, back in the day, treated lumber was seriously only good for insects. It didn't stop rot. And you didn't put it below ground for anything other than fence posts or a basketball goal.
What say ye? Is it good for a small freestanding backyard deck?
Thanks.