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An in-between phase

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  • PennysIntoPounds
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    Does anyone have any thoughts on roof terrace flooring? Bit paranoid about putting anything on it like decking what with damp potential, bit paranoid about putting tiles on what with slip potential. Only a tiny space but currently has dark fibre glass

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  • dreaming
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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81933363#Comment_81933363

    Would composite decking work? I'm not sure how expensive it is but I believe it tends to be non-slip.

  • joedenise
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    How about artificial grass? It would be very low maintenance, just a quick brush from time to time.

  • Rhyddid2026
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    edited 23 March at 2:50PM

    It's not outdoors but it may as well be, I've got large slate looking tiles in my conservatory and they cope very well with floods, rain, mud, animals etc. They're textured and neither me or the dogs have ever slipped on them (and that includes a greyhound hearing the fridge door open and a lurcher who's been playing in the duck pool, and a dyspraxic perimeno me). I'm hoping to get the same put in my kitchen if I ever get that done because they've proven to be easy to clean, hard wearing, and nice underfoot.

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  • PennysIntoPounds
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    Thanks @dreaming and @Rhyddid2026 will look into those

    Cheers @jwil, I probably wouldn't pay for astroturf as I don't want to encourage the industry but def one to keep an eye out for if some appears on olio or somesuch

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1

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  • teapot2
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    Well done on the win, candles sound lovely.

  • lucielle
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    nice win!

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    Great wee win.

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