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Is decking just a fad?

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  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    Mind_the_Gap wrote: »
    A garden is no place for industrial quantities of plastic or decking. It's no wonder there are no butterflies or bees to be seen these days.

    And yes, decking will go out of fashion, mainly because it is naff and chavvy.

    What's your alternative suggestion?
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • specialboy
    specialboy Posts: 1,436 Forumite
    ey143 wrote: »
    Ruski - your last post made no sense to me.



    Are you serious? have you seen the state of the workmanship in that pic?
  • Ruski
    Ruski Posts: 1,628 Forumite
    ey143 wrote: »
    Ruski - your last post made no sense to me.

    Call me old fashioned or even an OCD sufferer - but I like my grout lines to line up :D

    Russ
    Perfection takes time: don't expect miracles in a day :D
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    Fad has nothing whatever to do with it. If you like it then you have it, if you don't like it then you don't.
    In any event, it has been around long enough to no longer be a fad.
    Making stupid statements about chavs is completely out of order.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    ey143 wrote: »
    Ruski - your last post made no sense to me.


    Nor me. :(
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Ruski wrote: »
    Call me old fashioned or even an OCD sufferer - but I like my grout lines to line up :D

    Russ

    Still looks alright to me. What am I looking at?
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • lstar337
    lstar337 Posts: 3,443 Forumite
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    Depends on the design I would say.

    Rectangles of planks outside your door will always look plain and boring, but if you have some money and get creative with it, it can be very nice indeed.

    circular-deck-perfect-for-a-large-party.jpg

    timber_decking_main.jpg

    Wouldn't say no to a nice round design.
  • andrewf75
    andrewf75 Posts: 10,424 Forumite
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    27col wrote: »
    Making stupid statements about chavs is completely out of order.
    Was going to say that as well. How on earth can decking be chavvy?! Whether you like it or not is down to taste but it can be anything from rubbish to extremely stylish looking.
    For this reason I'd also say its nothing to do with fashion. If its done well in the right place it will always look good. If its done badly in the wrong place it will look crap regardless of whether its in fashion.
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Ooh! I like the second one.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • lackingwedge
    lackingwedge Posts: 210 Forumite
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    I want the outside of my house to be at the same level as the kitchen, currently there is a drop of just over a foot.

    If I raise the level outside, I risk breaching the DPC with all the potential issues that might cause.
    Besides Decking, what options do I have?
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