DIY Floating Deck – Garden Deck

This backyard landscaping project was long overdue. I found it overgrown with weeds, unsightly A/C lines, piles of garden hoses, and sprinklers. After accessing what needed updating I devised a plan for the update which included a floating deck, new shrubs, and a custom cover for the A/C lines.

DIY Floating deck

After planting new bushes on the backside of the house it became apparent that the area under the spigot was becoming a muddy mess so I placed some old pavers there until I had a simple floating platform deck designed and built. See the photo below.

Before building the wooden deck

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DIY Floating Deck Building

The area that needed the floating deck had to be cleared of everything and then leveled. After measuring the area where I wanted the deck built I designed a simple garden floating deck. Then I made a list of decking materials and supplies and tools I needed to complete the project.

Cleared the area for the floating deck

See the Step by Step Guide for more instructions on building this garden floating deck DIY.

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Materials

Note: Use pressure-treated lumber. Lumbar amounts vary with the size of your deck.

2 x 4 x 8 (joist)
4 x 4 x 8 (headers and joist)
1 x 4 x 8 (fascia)
Step by Step Guide (download)

Tools

Circular saw
Hammer (if using nails) or Cordless drill (if using deck screws) or Nail Gun
Measuring tape
Square

Installed the floating platform

Adding the deck boards to the platform

Deck boards only took a few minutes to add

Nailing the deck boards on the floating deck platform

Finished floating platform wood deck

Wood garden floating deck

Planting sod

This area started with overgrow shrubs and weeds and now it is organized and neat, but there are still areas that needed help. Muddy areas around the new garden needed sod and the spigot area needed a wood deck.