1st a bit of planning

The support beam with joist hangers

add the side joists

and all the others

next prepare the support block footings

place them on a bed of cement

lay plastic over the ground (to prevent weeds)

then the decking boards arrived

they were in a dreadful state

29 out 40 were unusable

they were sent back

we got some replacements from elsewhere

I fit an external power point

and LED lights in the decking

finally the step

Nearly done - just the oiling to come