The instructions call for gluing the first few bents to the ice house then proceeding. since I will ship the deck separately I made a glue jig instead.
The horizontal outside beams come in 10 and 12 inch lengths (total deck length is 22 inches). I clamped each bent to the jig in its proper location then using super glue and wood glue attached the four beams. I got a little concerned here since the deck started looking like a roller coaster superstructure instead of sitting flat.
Once I started adding the diagonal bracing things started to settle down. I used super glue here since there is very little glue surface and it would take too long for wood glue to set.
This is where not gluing the bents to the ice house was an advantage. It was a lot easier gluing the inside diagonals with the deck separate and upside down then trying to glue them with the bents glued to the building.
The instructions call for gluing floor joists. I was not sure how to interpret the instructions so thought it would be a good idea to glue a set of joists against the deck posts then space the remaining joists. I ended up cutting an extra joist to make things look better. right now the deck is built according to instructions. I am going to contact the customer and ask to be allowed to add a roof. If I do so then I will need to trim some of the posts to end up with a flat surface once the deck flooring is attached.
I made also add some reinforcement to the deck joists since I need to plan for shipping. Once the decking is attached the extra wood should not be visible.
With all the floor joists glue din I went back to the ice house. I had filled in the joints of the main building with Squadron putty. I decided to use spackling compound on the joints of the annex. After sanding both I really could not tell any difference - however the spackling compound is a whole lot cheaper than Squadron putty.
After sanding the top and bottom flat I added the roof supports then glued the annex to the main building using my highly advanced proprietary clamping tool.
