yngmar, What I've been doing the last two weeks (whenever the weather was benign):
Building a straight terrace on completely wonky foundations. In hindsight, it might've been faster to build a new foundation, but also messier and less fun!
The old terrace had been built haphazardly and from untreated wood and rotted away in a few years until someone crashed through it.
I re-used much of the surviving parts for the frame and the handrails.
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First, attach a wooden frame to align the X/Y axis with the house, enlarging the terrace slightly in the process. This is made from reclaimed wood from the old terrace.
Next, a new support grid, levelled with a laser leveller (which only works well on cloudy days/evenings). Also some posts for the handrail/wind protection have been attached to the new frame.
Planks installed and posts trimmed to length. It's starting to look like a terrace. The wood impregnation has lightened a little in parts, which happens to match the house paint well (pure accident).