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About £900 for the materials. That's including: All the wood, lighting, drainage, bamboo screens, Screws / bolts

She loved it. Thanks for the compliment :). I think I'll be taking abreak from the DIY for a few months. Our little 10 month old daughter needs her daddy back 8)

I wish it was just the lawn lol. I have to sort out the rest of the garden first, then do the lawn. I want to build a storage area for the ladders etc. I will then cover this with Decking and make a hidden storage / seating area at the back of the garden. The I guess we need to decide...

Waiting for another visit form building control before I do that just incase ;). Had to make some changes but looks like I should have a green light to get the sparks in and get it all signed off.

I have no idea, they came as a set. 10 lights each with 5 meter cables and a little AC adapter type plug, these plug into the outdoor control box. Then one power lead runs from that to a mains plug. I didn't have to do any wiring, just plug them in. The only insulation type I did was a...

Before and after pics of the first part of my garden. I'll update once I've relaid the lawn etc. Before: After:

The fall from the house to the garden is a total of 45cm / 18" or just under. Was at a loose end as what to use but in the end I used the excess cuts from the bamboo screen to fill the gap down the sides, left about 3" on top and filled with plum coloured slate chips. To the left looking...

Finally Finished. She's back in two days and I've just got in from completion.

A litte more done today. Stairs now finished, Final step put in place and handrail made up. I did try the lower rail running parallel with the top to start with but I just really didn't like it like that. Finished all the handrails now as well. Also fitted some babmoo screening on...

AH got ya now. Let us know how you get on.

Now I'm confused ?. Leave the sides open ?. Looking at the diagram you were going to put joists there to bolt the decking onto.

You won't need 6x2's, you are not raising the deck to such a height to justify it. What's the min and max (assuming it's not level all the way) drop from the top of the path to the surrounding area ?. 4 x 2 's should do the trick. Bolt every 800mm into the Path. Are you thinking about...

Hi Shortplank, Looking very very nice indeed mate, for someone who hasn't had a lot of experience I think you've done a very good first time job. It's just a shame that like yourself there are quite a few people on here that are not into DIY as a trade but like to feel like they have...

My Wife and daughter are abroad for a month visiting my inlaws. I wanted to surprise the wife with some nice decking for when she gets back. I know it's probably too late for this summer (or what we had of it), but thought it would be nice for her to come back to something she really wanted...

You need to support the frame with concrete slabs or posts that are concreted into the ground. Placing a frame directly on shingle is only going to cause you issues in the long term. As you walk on the deck each of the stones will move and your deck will be become uneven and tilt towards...

I hope you don't mind me kinda hijacking here, but I'm wondering. Just out of interest, if he spoke to his neighbours first and they all agreed that they have no problem with it, do you think that this "If the structure would affect the amenity value or privacy of neighbouring properties"...

Hi, I'm half way through my decking project. It's a 6m x 3.6m area. I did a lot of reading on the web and various sites about the best options for most senario's. I think Woodster has already provided some valuable information for you, I can only add what I have learnt form my own...

I know you need to have the decking at least 15cm below the damp proofing of the external wall you are plating up to. I also know that you have to have at least 1cm gap between the wall and any external wood. These are the only regs I am aware of (are there any more) ?. I want to put...

Is this in an extension or internal part of the house ?. Do you have breather blocks installed in the external walls ?. I'm no expert but it sounds like you may need to get more air circulating under there.

Are they the 5 led lights ?. I bought the same ones for my decking, and was also thinking about doing the same as you have in the kitchen but in white.