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Danny P

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 19:10

quote:
Originally posted by Russ
i went to b&q yesterday, bloke dressed in orange asked me if i wanted decking......................................... so i got the first punch in.


As soon as I saw the title of the thread I was going to post that :mad: :lol:


Cosmo

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 17:49

quote:
Originally posted by Russ 200sx
I have decking on my ptio area, pain in the a*se this time of year as its just so slippy you could seriously hurt yourself, but like said above, rub it down and paint it every year it shouldnt be too bad, also dont put it right upto the brickwork on your house as it will cause damp over a long period of time, just have a border of pebbles etc. I am taking all mine up when the weather gets a bit better and having slabs put down along with the garden landscaped too


is it just flat planks of wood or gooved decking? Grooved stuff shouldnt be slippy at all TBH.


Russ 200sx

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 17:39

I have decking on my ptio area, pain in the a*se this time of year as its just so slippy you could seriously hurt yourself, but like said above, rub it down and paint it every year it shouldnt be too bad, also dont put it right upto the brickwork on your house as it will cause damp over a long period of time, just have a border of pebbles etc. I am taking all mine up when the weather gets a bit better and having slabs put down along with the garden landscaped too


--Dave--

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 16:02

:lol: + :|


Russ

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 15:23

i went to b&q yesterday, bloke dressed in orange asked me if i wanted decking......................................... so i got the first punch in.


MKC

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 15:20

i've also heard it requires a lot of maintenance? i.e rubbing down, re-varishing a lot to protect it for all weathers everyyear? :boggle:


C2RL R

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 15:19

http://www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/garden-build/decking/index.html


--Dave--

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 15:19

I'm thinking about doing this as well providing it's not too expensive etc...


MKC

 posted on 22nd Jan 07 at 15:08

Has anyone fitted Decking before?

I wanna fit decking where are patio currently is.

Any tips/Advice would be helpful, thanks :thumbs: