For a standard decking design: You could lay your sleepers directly on the concrete, but we bought a 1/2-in. thick PVC trim board and cut spacer blocks from it. While optional, spacers let you run ...

Measure an equal distance from each end of the deck, allowing for an overhang (if desired), and snap a chalk line as a guide for the first row of decking. Align the first row with the chalk line ...