Composite vs hardwood decking
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Are you sure you mean hardwood, or treated softwood, e.g. pine. Hardwood will be very expensive.
I've used Pine quite a lot. A friend has an earlier composite (plastic) decking and that's warped as he didn't fit sufficient gaps (which you also do with wood).
We have composite decking at out caravan and it's creaky stuff.
I've used Pine quite a lot. A friend has an earlier composite (plastic) decking and that's warped as he didn't fit sufficient gaps (which you also do with wood).
We have composite decking at out caravan and it's creaky stuff.
Def hardwood. Composite is even more (40 vs 60 per m2)
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Never known anyone use hardwood decking, don't ever think I've seen it either
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Pine can be treated once a year with decking oil. Doesn't take long.
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I deliver door to door. In common with any postal worker I hate decking, it's like Ice when it gets wet. And after a few years it looks pants.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
We have pine decking from Wickes.been laid fot 10 years and treated to a coat of decking preserver about 2 or 3 times .Still looks good .
We Give it a power wash once a year to stop it getting slippery and makes it look new again.No matter what material you use it will need cleaning.
We Give it a power wash once a year to stop it getting slippery and makes it look new again.No matter what material you use it will need cleaning.
This is why I'm thinking composite which maintains its original look.
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Ipe is supposed to be very good, expensive though around £50 m2.
Leedsbusdriver
Every breath leaves me one less to my last
- Location
- West Yorkshire
A Londoner wants decking.Any volunteers?
Maybe you could all club together to afford a train ticket down?A Londoner wants decking.Any volunteers?
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
What's this "train" that you talk of? Is it more of your southern witchcraft?
classic33
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More thought than anything else
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What sort of square meter-age are you looking at ? Are you installing yourself ?
