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Decking price per m2?

FUNKYDADDIO
FUNKYDADDIO Posts: 552 Forumite
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in N. Ireland
Hi Guys, just wondering how much it should cost to have decking fitted? Would be interested in price of material also if anyone would know or has had decking fitted recently, I`m weighing up a few quotes, many thanks :)

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  • FUNKYDADDIO
    FUNKYDADDIO Posts: 552 Forumite
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    Anyone able to help?
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    I've never had it done but there must be different qualities and even where it's to go down some places must be more difficult than others.
    Isn't decking a fad that's on it's way out.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
  • suki1964
    suki1964 Posts: 14,313 Forumite
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    Ripped all the decking out that was here when I bought the house

    Nightmare

    Mice nesting under it, slippery as hell in the winter, and cost a fortune every year in decking oil

    Check on B&Q website for an idea of prices
  • FUNKYDADDIO
    FUNKYDADDIO Posts: 552 Forumite
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    Thanks guys, I'm not really creative and was worried about animals nesting under it, any thoughts on alternatives? Thanks
  • Mistral001
    Mistral001 Posts: 5,444 Forumite
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    FUNKYDADDIO wrote: »
    Thanks guys, I'm not really creative and was worried about animals nesting under it, any thoughts on alternatives? Thanks


    Instead of wood, you could perhaps use GRP (glass reinforced plastic) decking which is widely used for industrial open grid flooring in water treatment plants etc. It would cost a lot more but would be fairly maintenance free and would not rot.
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