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Hi, just about to start decking my small patio garden (about 25m2) and have some very simple decking questions that I can't seem to find the answers for/ just need some reassurance on. For reference I am using 4"x2" treated joists over a concrete patio (raised onto evenly spaced patio slabs)...

cheers for that. The slabs are to keep the wood off the ground and to make it easier to get level. Plus I had a load of spare ones I ripped up so thought I might as well use

Hi, I am just about to deck my small concrete garden and have lots of paving slabs to lay out to rest the decking frame on. Numerous websites tell me to bed these slabs down with either sand or mortar, however none say which is best/ easiest/ least likely to course future problems etc so...

Hi, I have a small concreted garden and am thinking about putting a raised flower bed at the end (against a brick wall) using railway sleepers. The flower bed will be approx 80cm high and my question is what do I need to do about drainage. I have a load of pebbles and rubble I was going to...

I would have thought decking would be a bit more complicated and harder to lay than a patio. This is based on my assumption that laying a patio is pretty much like tiling, mix a load of cement, slap it down and stick the slabs on top. Decking looks more complicated with sawing, mitring...

Cheers. Grass is out then (not a big fan of astro turf so that is out also). Already have chipping down and it looks cr@p, hence the decision to either pave or patio

unfortunately the slabs are on top of concrete so my aim is to just put something on top of the concrete (grass, patio or decking) for ease and cost saving, rather than start breaking up the concrete.

Hi, I have a small garden (approximately 4m x4m) that is fully concreted over (with a few paving slabs randomly set!!??) and I want to do something with it, but what? I would like to put grass down but not sure if this would go on top of the concrete? I had thought about laying a two brick...

Hi, that is great. Thanks for the help. I assumed it would be something like that but having no previous experience thought it best to get some advice.

Hi, I have a small concrete covered garden that I was thinking about decking over. The one problem I have is that this would mean decking over the outside drain and I was just wondering what the options are as I will still need to access the drain at some point. Thanks

Pardon the ignorance, but what does DG stand for?

Hi, our wooden front door is a mess and I am looking to replace it with a Hardwood door (toyed with PVC until I read the forums on the subject) so have the following questions (apologies some are very basic, but have no experience of doors before). What wood is best to use regarding strength...

Well Everest quoted me £1400, with a lot of speel about being the best so hence the price being more than their competitors etc etc. To be honest I think I am going to go for a wooden door as they are cheaper and better looking so thanks for all the help.

We need to fit a new uPVC front door and was just after some idea of how much it would (roughly) cost. I know this depends alot on type of door etc, but some rough figures on fitting and door costs would be great just so I have an idea if the quotes I receive are reasonable. Also, where should...

I am not sure I understand what you mean? Do you mean attach a splash back to the the kitchen wall that sticks out by a couple of inches thus covering the gap?

Here is a pic of a similar oven to mine. As you can see, there isn't much of a splash barrier at the back so food keeps falling behind it down the gap between the cooker and the wall

when I am stirring things, like pasta, whilst on the hob, things tend to get a bit messy and food has been lost down the back.

Hi, I have a freestanding gas cooker that won't fit right up against the kitchen wall due to the gas tap and piping. This leaves a gap of about 1-2 inches between the back of the hob and the wall, which food likes to fall down. Has anything been designed to fill this (a strip of metal would...