Creation of a watertight terrace in exotic wood (Afrormosia) to create a room underneath.

 

Implementation of the structure

Assembling beams

Creation of the timber-frame supporting structure
1 : Creation of the timber-frame supporting structure
Assembly of wooden beams using metal shoes
2 Assembly of wooden beams using metal shoes

Assembling the spacers

Installing MetaDeck profiles

the spacers will support the profiles
3 : the spacers being assembled will support the profiles
Fitting the profiles.
4 Installation of the profiles.
Step 1: Present it in front of the groove

Screwing on the MetaDeck profile

Wedging and tightening deck boards

Screwing the watertight terrace profile to the structure
5 : Screwing the profile to the structure
Preparing the blades before screwing (clamping)
6 : Preparing the blades before screwing (clamping)

Tracing

Overview of MetaDeck profiles

Tracing the screw lines
7 : The screw lines are drawn with a chalk line, then screwed...
waterproof terrace
8 Alternating main profiles and Multi profiles, used to join the deck boards.

Watertight structure

Waterproofing

Overview of the waterproof structure for the wooden deck.
11 : Overview of the waterproof structure for the wooden deck.
waterproofing between the profiles and the wall of the house
12 Watertightness between the profiles and the wall of the house

Installing the gutter

Close-up of the gutter

Using an edged profile to make a gutter
13 : Using an edged profile to make a gutter
Detail view of the watertight gutter
14 Detail view of the gutter

The watertight terrace

profile underside 

Overall view of the finished watertight terrace
7 General view of the finished watertight terrace
underside of metadeck profiles
8 underside of metadeck profiles