Decking cost

adonis10

Next question, something I have no knowledge of is decking.

New house has a large garden which is raised and we'd like to deck out the bottom bit and leading up to the raised area of grass (best I can describe it without pics). Probably looking at an area 3-4 metres squared, so not massive.

Any idea of prices, good people to do it etc.?

Dan-Dan

Decking looks good for about a month, then it gets slippery, dirty and looks cheap

Steer clear

arbrighton

Dan-Dan wrote: »

Decking looks good for about a month, then it gets slippery, dirty and looks cheap

Steer clear

This- we bought our house with it and it was a death trap. Very very happy when it was removed for the extension to be built and replaced with patio. A lot of upkeep required and perfect for things like rats to live under

Plus really cannot envision what you're actually asking for- you'll be best getting a couple of local landscapers to quote/ make suggestions

bouicca21

The flat next door installed decking. Looked great for about 6 months. Part of the problem might be that it is north facing, but it is now mostly a rather nasty shade of green and looks permanently wet. I can't be sure it's slippery, but with that amount of algae it surely must be.

adonis10

Garden in question, looks a bit messy at the moment so unsure what to do with it.

bouicca21

A friend has something similar. She widened the steps built a small retaining wall either side and made flower beds behind them. Looks terrific.

Person_one

bouicca21 wrote: »

A friend has something similar. She widened the steps built a small retaining wall either side and made flower beds behind them. Looks terrific.

Exactly what I was about to suggest! A new wall and a nice patio for the lower bit would be soon much better than decking.

Dan-Dan

If you deck up to the level of the top section i think you might need PP as it looks well above 30cm above natural ground level

adonis10

bouicca21 wrote: »

A friend has something similar. She widened the steps built a small retaining wall either side and made flower beds behind them. Looks terrific.

Cool. Widen the steps do you think? Or just rebuild them and then have a patio area next to them, where the garden becomes raised.

Sorry for all the dumb questions but I've never done this before and my artistic vision is non existent.

Ps: we don't want a garden that needs much attention (flowers etc.), no interest in that, which is why decking was an idea but seems that that is not as hassle free as I first thought.

marksoton

adonis10 wrote: »

Ps: we don't want a garden that needs much attention (flowers etc.), no interest in that, which is why decking was an idea but seems that that is not as hassle free as I first thought.

In which case you need to hard landscape it with slabbing etc. Decking isn't the way to go as others have said.

bouicca21

My friend originally had steps that just allowed access to the rest of the garden - looking similar to what you have. By widening them, they became a feature, not just allowing access but inviting it, if you see what I mean. You wouldn't need to have flower beds behind the side retaining walls, you could just level off the lawn And stick some containers on top of the walls to make it even more visually attractive.

Her patio is in the sunken bit. Nice and sheltered, big enough for patio furniture and containers of plants.