Terraform Deck, Medium

3.0 × 1.8 m · 5.40 m² · a complete deck, delivered to your door.

The one most people want. A table, six chairs and room to walk around them. It arrives flat-packed on a pallet and goes down in an afternoon.

What's in the box

• 2 × aluminium bearers, cut to 3.0 m, plus a centre bearer
• 8 × aluminium joists, cut to 1.745 m
• 4 edge brackets and 12 centre brackets, pre-punched to hold the spacing
• Adjustable pedestal feet
• Decking boards, clips and edge trim
• 128 galvanised hex screws, counted
• Printed instructions, parts checklist and a link to the full build video

What you bring

An 18 V drill, a hammer, a tape measure, gloves, and eye and ear protection. Nothing gets cut and nothing needs a pilot hole, so there is no saw on the list. Four to eight hours depending on how many hands you have.

Why aluminium

The frame is the part of a deck that rots, sags, burns and gets eaten. Ours is extruded aluminium 6005-T6, so none of that happens, and it lasts a lifetime rather than a warranty period. Under 3 kg per metre, so a full bearer goes over one shoulder. Termite proof, rot proof, non-combustible, and it never needs a coat of anything.

Numbers

• Design live load: 4.0 kPa. Held 1800 kg over 2 m² for ten minutes in test.
• Four-point bend, peak load: 24.02 kN
• Profile: 55 × 45 mm · build height under 100 mm
• Designed to AS 1170 and AS 1664.1
• Fire: heat evolved index ≤ 4, spread of flame index ≤ 5. Slip resistance R10.
• 10-year warranty. Extruded in Australia from 6005-T6 aluminium.

Kits bolt to kits, so two Mediums make a 6.0 × 1.8 m deck. Check your local council before you build. Foundations must be prepared to local requirements; permits and footing certification are the installer's responsibility.