Tile and support structure

A method of building a deck, said method comprising:

• a. securing a first support structure to a first and a second joists, wherein a length of said first support structure is perpendicular to said first and second joists, wherein said first and second joists are parallel with respect to one another and separated from one another by a first distance;
• b. and wherein said first support structure comprises:
• i. a base having a first flange and a second flange, wherein said first and second flanges are opposed to one another, wherein a distal end of each said flange terminates at a lip extending upward from each said flange, and wherein said lip is formed with a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface;
• ii. a spine engaged with said base, wherein said spine extends upward from a center of said base, and wherein said spine is generally perpendicular with respect to said base;
• iii. a first rail extending from a terminal end of said spine, wherein said first rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine;
• iv. a second rail extending from said terminal end of said spine, wherein said second rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine, and wherein said support structure is generally symmetrical about a plane perpendicularly oriented with respect to said first and second rails and bisecting said spine;
• c. securing a second support structure to said first and second joists, wherein a length of said second support structure is perpendicular to said first and second joists, and wherein said second support structure comprises:
• i. a base having a first flange and a second flange, wherein said first and second flanges are opposed to one another;
• ii. a spine engaged with said base, wherein said spine extends upward from a center of said base, and wherein said spine is generally perpendicular with respect to said base;
• iii. a first rail extending from a terminal end of said spine, wherein said first rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine;
• iv. a second rail extending from said terminal end of said spine, wherein said second rail is generally perpendicular with respect to said spine, and wherein said support structure is generally symmetrical about a plane perpendicularly oriented with respect to said first and second rails and bisecting said spine;
• d. sliding a first tile between said first and second support structures, wherein said tile has a length, a width, and a thickness, said first tile further comprising:
• i. a first face, wherein said first face is configured to be generally facing upward during use;
• ii. a second face, wherein said second face is opposite said first face, wherein said first and second faces are separated by said thickness of said first tile, and wherein a surface area of said first and second faces is defined by said length and said width of said first tile;
• iii. a first, second, third, and fourth edge defining a periphery of said first tile;
• iv. a first groove formed in one of said first edge;
• v. a second groove formed in one of said third edge, wherein said first and third edges are parallel to one another;
• e. securing a position of said first tile with respect to said first and second support structures in a generally horizontal dimension parallel with respect to said first and second joists via an engagement of said first and second rails with said first and second grooves in said first tile;
• and,
• f. securing a position of said first tile with respect to said first and second support structures in a generally vertical dimension perpendicular with respect to said first and second joists via an engagement of said first and second rails with said first and second grooves in said first rectangular tile.