Recent content by sid999

Hi, I have a decking area and an Indian Buff Stone pavement. I'm looking at removing the decking and replacing it with more stone. My question is should I expect the new stone to always look newer than the existing stone? The existing stone is about 1-1/2 years old and is quite clean and in...

I will post some pics soon. Most of the decking is done. He has assured me it is fine, he has done this before and it's a viable approach. It's hard to argue against this without any evidence/knowledge to the contrary. Tempt to get a second opinion on whether any potential issues could arise...

Well from what I can tell he hasn't put a trench alongside the house. He has moved the boards so they are not in contact with the house. He has filled the gaps with gravel/stones, so the water will drain off and under the decking. Hopefully that will be sufficient and not cause any issues in the...

Thanks @r896neo for your reply. He showed up this morning and I mentioned about water being directed towards the house. He is now going to dig a small trench alongside the house and put bricks/stones (forget the exact words) in there is help guide the water towards the drain at the opposite...

I'm having decking installed and the boards currently slope towards the house. The underneath of the decking is soil and there is no gutter alongside the house to funnel the water to the drain. Is something I should bring up with the builder? It is early stages of the build. Only the supporting...

I'm having decking installed and the boards currently slope towards the house. The underneath of the decking is soil and there is no gutter alongside the house to funnel the water to the drain. Is something I should bring up with the builder? It is early stages of the build. Only the supporting...