Decking

seanyboy2805

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Hi all I am wanting my back garden decked out its roughly 20ft by 17ft does anyone do it on here or if not can you recommend anyone?
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If you have the time and are physically able, you should just do it yourself and save yourself a grand or whatever it costs. Decking is really easy to put down.
 
just be aware if your decking is more than 300mm high above ground level you will need planning permission
 
They consider it to be a raised platform and a potential intrusion on neighbours.
 
My mate has done two lots of decking at mine, and it looks simple enough to do if you have the right tools (a shovel, a long level, string line and a chop saw).
Although if you just get it done to the width the boards come in, or get the merchant to cut it then there shouldn't be too may cuts.

We got our boards from http://www.nytimber.co.uk/
 
Don't do it. Decking looks good when you first put it down, but it does require some upkeep to keep it looking good. It is also very slippy when wet.
 
Don't do it. Decking looks good when you first put it down, but it does require some upkeep to keep it looking good. It is also very slippy when wet.

Agree with this. Built a deck at my old place. It looked great but needed cleaning, sanding and re-treating every year. Needless to say, I did it the first year and then didn't do it again after, so it didn't look anywhere near as good. It also does get incredibly slippery when wet, probably because it is prone to growing some sort of algae.

Having said all that, when it was dry, clean and treated, I loved it.
 
You dont need to treat decking at all. It should come pressure treated, I laid my first decking 12 years ago and it still looks great.

Only thing I did with it each year was give it a light pressure wash and a clean with some decking cleaner.
 
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Don't do it. Decking looks good when you first put it down, but it does require some upkeep to keep it looking good. It is also very slippy when wet.
Mine was very sloppy and I bought some anti slip paint which works very well/ good as I nearly came a cropper many times before I used the paint!
 
On a similar theme I'm after some fence boards. Has anyone bought any recently or can recommend a good supplier in or near to Teesside? Since garden DIY seems to be all the rage at the moment I know a few people who have been let down recently on the supply of fencing apparatus.
 
On a similar theme I'm after some fence boards. Has anyone bought any recently or can recommend a good supplier in or near to Teesside? Since garden DIY seems to be all the rage at the moment I know a few people who have been let down recently on the supply of fencing apparatus.

https://www.clevelandtimber.co.uk/ I have bought from this place in the past Jimmy. Hes over the border. Pretty decent
 
Don't do it. Decking looks good when you first put it down, but it does require some upkeep to keep it looking good. It is also very slippy when wet.

Never understood this, who sits out on the decking when it's pi$$ing down, or cold enough that the decking won't dry? It could be made of ice, but it would make little difference, as it's likely nobody would be on it to slip over.

I even buck that trend as I've got two patches of decking, and one I walk over every day about 20 times to get to my office, not slipped over or even a wobble in two years.

I've had one patch of decking 3 years, never been painted, never even been touched and it still looks great. But even if you did want to look after it better, then staining it once every three years is hardly a nightmare, if you use a soft sweeping brush.

I have to jet wash my patio's 2-3 times a year to keep them looking decent, and I'm often weeding, which annoys me much more. The one on my old house used to hold water for days, which was also annoying and made it grubby.
 
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