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Hello, finally got my decking down (first half anyway) I now have a gap between my decking and the existing flags, the height also differs as I needed runoff for water. Any ideas on how to make this neater please?

Nearly finished my timber frame for composite decking, none of the wood Will be touching the floor as I am using plastic legs etc, the timber is C16 treated and I have used some cut edge treatment for any cuts, is there any benefit to treating it all over with some product before I finally fit...

Thanks for the replies so far guys, invaluable information cheers. One last question, how do I make sure the slope away from the house is enough but not too much please? The ground around isn’t level so I can’t use that, sure I saw a utube video that said have the bubble on the spirit level...

Are resin anchors real plugs please?

Hi, doing some decking and I need to fit my wooden subframe to the wall (beneath the DPC) I have spacers for the back of it so it sits off the wall, what is the best practice here please? Do I offer it up level then drill through the wood and the wall at the same time or pre drill holes in the...

Excellent, thanks. Looking at 300 x 300 sized pads, what depth would you recommend in clay soil please?

Yea, the deck will be supported with the plastic height adjustable legs which will be screwed to the underside of the timber subframe and will sit on the post mix pads I will make, does that sound ok please

I am thinking of not putting wooden beams into the soil, just using the pads to place those plastic decking feet on to support the weight.

Hi, building a wooden frame for a raised composite deck, the deck will be fixed to the house on one edge (2.5m L x 2.5m W), clay soil, thinking of using post mix in a 100mm hole and plastic decking height adjustable legs. Will this be solid enough and how many will I need please?

Hi, thanks for the replies so far. I looked into composite frames but they are no good for raised decking so I am staying with the wood option. Pulled the old deck up today and the frame had rotted (for the last 3 or 4 years I covered the deck with fake grass so it never really dried out). As I...

Any help please folks

Hi, I want to deck 2 areas of my garden with composite decking, just looking for advice please. Area one is 2.5m x 2.5m and area 2 is 2.9m x 2.7m, area one leads to area 2 which is higher. Area 1 is already decked but with wooden deck boards so I am hoping my original frame is still sound I will...

Seating,

Sorry, the all important picture attached, doh

Sorry, forgot to add, the area is 2.9 x 2.7mtrs

Hi all, I had a stone circle here and we have just got rid of it, any ideas on what to do with this space please? I want to flag it or those cobbles that are joined up together however whilst quite good at DIY I have never done flagging before, what’s an easy job for this space please? Could I...

Hi, we have an outdoor drain grid type jobbie that has got blocked a couple of times now, I stupidly decked over the top of it but still have access if required. Little stones and some soil end up in there because the ground level is higher than the grid. I scooped everything out and it’s clear...

Hi, we had a leak and replaced our laminate floor with LVT (a lot thinner), now I get draughts from under the kitchen units, no visible gap from standing height but there is a lot of gap there. I am going to use expanding foam to seal between the wall and floor behind the units but should there...

Thanks all,

Hi all, I have those Hive thermostats on the rads (apart from the front room and 2 bathrooms) I work from home and was wondering if it’s cheaper to heat the one room with a 1kw fan heater or via the CH Gas cost 5.87p per KWH 11 rads in total, when isolating 1 rad 4 will be on Electricity...