DECKING ON TO CONCRETE

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I have this god awful pathway in my back garden which runs alongside my garage. The path is about 8" above the garden surface because of the garage concrete base. I am thinking about screwing decking to the concrete path just to hide it.
If i was to do this, is there certain things i would have to use to avoid the timber from rotting because the water collected underneath the decking wouldn't have anywhere to drain to?
Would screwing the decking to the concrete be a bad idea?
If i was to do it the usual way, ie a timber frame underneath, this would raise the pathway to almost a 1ft higher than the garden surface which i dont want, a few mm higher i can take but a good few inches is out the question

Help Me Please

AndyP
 
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buy a bag of stainless 6mm penny washers and use a few of these under each board as spacers.. ( put the screw through the middle of the washer.. )

or buy a bag of plastic shims from somewhere like screwfix.. this does the same thing and gives the advantage of being able to level the boards
 
a garden path made from decking could get very slippery after a few wet seasons. :eek:
 
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screwing the boards direct to the concrete wont really work. You can use 4 x 2 on its side and then lay the boards across that. that will increse the height by 3". A normal frame will only raise it by 6" anyway.
 

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