decking

Hi, planning on a Balau hardwood deck, 4.2m x 6.8m, to be installed at ground level. I intend it to last as long as possible. So far as I can see the weak point will be the wooden posts that will hold the frame in position which will rot in time (I understand this will be many years, but they...

Hi all, wasn't sure to raise a new thread or comment on an old one but as the last time this topic was covered was about 3 years ago I thought I’d go for a new thread. I need some advise regarding applying for retrospective planning permission. To the rear of our property we have two areas of...

Hi All I hope someone here can guide me on the below. I have had built decking in my back garden. My garden itself is sloping. As a result of the slope the deck from the back of my house is below 30cm, in height, from the ground whilst the front of the deck is approx 50cm, in height, above the...

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...

Our decking is looking really tired. Half is under cover and doesn't look too bad, but the area that gets rain and leaves from the trees fall onto it looks really worn out and grubby. I was going to jet wash it, but this seemed to be damaging the wood. What is the best way to clean your decking...

Im getting my home renovated. Almost done. A deck is being installed in the back garden patio space. The neighbor has an extension, and the wall of this is rite on the border line, so i see the wall, by neighbor does not. The deck has been installed and screwed/attached onto this wall (my wife...

Hello, I am hoping for some advise regarding a decking I am planning. I had been planning on doing a retaining wall, however this seems too expensive and now looking at a deck and removing the earth from underneath. The deck will be 8.8M wide (width of garden) and extends 2.6M. The garden is...

I'm looking at decking over our dishevelled patio to take the inflatable hot tub the wife has purchased. The patio is paving on a raised concrete slab. It was with the house before we bought it, so cannot comment on thickness. Ideally, I'm planning to use WPC decking (such as this Eva-last...

Hi there kind people of DIYnot. I need some advice please. We wanted to change our dated stone patio to some nice wood decking. I have bought some weathered hard wood decking locally. It was really cheap (I think £3/m +VAT is cheap) so I did not mind that it needs to get washed and treated. I...

Hello all, Moved into my house back in 2013 and have largely ignored the back garden whilst concentrating on the inside. Besides regular grass cuts and hedge trimming I have not done a great deal to it. Having seen a nearby neighbour who has laid astroturf in their garden I am now thinking...

My husband and I are looking to install a new shed or cabin and need some advice. We've looked at lots of information on this site and while we can find answers to some of the queries, some definitive advice would be much appreciated. We have recently removed an old garage which stood on a...

Hi, I'm in the process of purchasing a house on a steep hill. There is an elevated decking area in the back garden but because of the slope one side of the decking is above 30cm. I have read that anything over this would need planning permission. The solicitors have not raised any concerns about...

There is a lot of conflicting methods on building a deck so i’m looking for your idea of best practices. I’m laying a deck that is approx 24m2 over 3 levels, each level is 40cm, 30cm and 15cm above ground respectively. Is the deck best going on 100mm x 100mm decking posts/stakes at 1.2m...

Hi, I have an outdoor area about 3x4 meters which I want to renovate. I'd like to put some decorative gravel/stones down with some interspersed paving stones as a sort of patio. Currently, there is decking in this area of the courtyard which was there when we bought the house. Originally I...