decking

Hi all New joiner here but long time admirer. Have found useful resources to do my odd DIY job. My latest lockdown activity is to get decking spindles to our wall. The wall is a single brick wall and is on the higher side of our garden, there is then a 2ft drop to the rest of the garden. You...

Hey all Our house will need to be rendered at the back anytime soon-ish as we have scratch coats here and there ( and besides being unsightly, we think they could lead to rain water ingress!??) We been living in a building site for the last six months and we don't see the external render...

I'm planning a deck on my patio which will be attached to the house with a ledger board and 10mm spacers. However, the patio is surrounded on all 3 other sides by a retaining wall and I'm worried if I attach the deck to the wall, when it expands in the wet weather it will bow badly as it has...

Hi. I live on a mobile Home park,all year round living, retirement place etc etc. We had a small brick patio where our table and chairs did not fit so we extended the patio out, using composite decking boards, laying the boards directly on top of the original patio and in the end doubling the...

I have used lengths of untreated softwood timber (9" x 2") to make a small decked area and a step up to said area. All timber is sat on concrete blocks (not soil or grass) and is raised around 10" off the ground. Given that it rains a lot in this country, I have concerns over the wood rotting...

I'm converting a car port which has a concrete base; the base isn't exactly flat, am thinking of putting engineered click over 3/4" structural ply, on batten/decking pedestals. I thought that pedestals would take the faff out of getting it level. There will be a damp course. I thought that...

After slabbing an area at the bottom of my garden, this area has been vastly improved. The recent week of non-stop rain would have flooded the area in the past, but with the new patio and drainage with soakaway there isn't so much as a puddle. Unfortunately there's an area of about 14 ft by...

Would anyone be able to advise on Polycarbonate Deck Boards. Some casual comments ive heard say theyre good if you pick the right brand but some poor. Based on your experiences etc you might gave invaluable advice. Fingers crossed here. Thanks

Hi folks, Long time lurker here, but now registered finally. I have just started a garden project to lay decking over an already played patio, got all bases covered for the decking apart from one thing, I wonder if anyone has any ideas or ran into the same issue. The garden has a slight slope...

Hi, After some advice or tips on adding a rail to my existing deck. The deck was already here when i bought the house and has a foundation made up of what looks like a mix of breeze block and brick. Its not the best job but seems solid for the most part. They have anchored batten to this...

Hi All I am looking to cover an existing external balcony (currently no slope) with hollow composite decking boards. I want it to be slightly sloped to allow rainwater runoff. My question is can you get shallow angled joists (that have a triangular side profile) and which the decking boards...

Hi, we’ve just purchased and moved into a new property, it has some raised decking the entire width of the rear of the property. We need to jet wash and treat it in spring but I was concerned about the damp course and if the decking could be causing problems before I spend money on maintenance...

I'll be putting up a summer house with small balcony next year. I've contacted the local authority with my plans and there are no restrictions. Both neighbours have no problem with the plans either. My query though is about the stilts I intend the fix the summer house and decking onto, rather...

Hello all... first post as i couldnt find anything similarly related within the forums. Basically i would like to add decking to the rear of my property. The same hieght as dpc so i can walk stright into it. Problem is my garden drops down at the rear to 1.8 meters. Now i know the hieght of...

I'm about to order the timber and fixings for a raised deck base (approx 900mm off ground) and wondered if anyone could confirm/comment on planned fixings as noted below please ? Raised deck 4.8m x 2.6m with ledger along one of the 4.8m sides Ledger 150 x 47 Rim 150 x 47 Joists 150 x 47 at...

I had around 16m2 of balau hardwood decking delivered Friday from woodandbeyond. Lovely stuff but I’ve noticed that some ends are all splintered where it’s been cut to length. Also around 4 lengths are badly twisted and bowed and so unusable. I contacted them to advise and sent pictures...

I bought two ProBuilt Aluminium railing kits for my decking from Wickes (£60 each). One pack had missing and damaged parts. It looks like there aren't any more available from Wickes (or elsewhere for that matter???) I've got an awful lot of wood going on already in terms of decking and...

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...