Decking  never been keen now i hate it lol

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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 112956Post michaelthegardener

never been keen on decking but after today I may never even set foot on it again I was cutting a hedge next thing I know im about 2 foot lower down than I was :D been aching ever since it happened an I didn't finish the hedge either lol :p :p just glad it wasn't my 91 year old customer although I might weigh a bit more than her :D
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seanandruby
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Post: # 112957Post seanandruby

So you cut through the decking :;): :)
Not keen on decking either.
Hope your not to badly hurt mickle?
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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 112958Post michaelthegardener

Im ok just a bit bruised :D
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 112962Post lutonlagerlout

we have some rotten decking to remove in july and replace with a raised patio
I told him 4 years ago but he knew best and had it installed
rotten as a peach now
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Post: # 112968Post Tony McC

I've said it umpteen times before but whenever I'm asked to suggest the best treatment for decking I always recommend a gallon of red diesel and a match.
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 112973Post Forestboy1978

Sounds like you got lucky Michael.

I've done a few decking jobs but it's not something I'm overly familiar with and I'm not a fan either but...

Surely, a hardwood decking installed properly and treated regularly with preservative and a bi annual bleach should last damn ages right? I would have thought so anyway..

I mention it cos I viewed a ridulous job the other day on a steep hill and only access was through the house (which had numerous turns) Couldn't get fence posts round the corners so it had to all go over the house. Obviously I said no. But for a garden like that you'd have to use decking really I was thinking.
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 112981Post lutonlagerlout

decking <spit> Shite basically
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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 113006Post michaelthegardener

well the week hasn't ended well either strimmer picked up a stone today an took out a patio door :(
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dig dug dan
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Post: # 113009Post dig dug dan

michaelthegardener wrote:well the week hasn't ended well either strimmer picked up a stone today an took out a patio door :(
oh dear. done that with a stump grinder once! cost me £40 , but that was some years ago
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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 113036Post michaelthegardener

dig dug dan wrote:
michaelthegardener wrote:well the week hasn't ended well either strimmer picked up a stone today an took out a patio door :(

oh dear. done that with a stump grinder once! cost me £40 , but that was some years ago
going to be about 200 quid :p ah well its only money ??? rang the insurance excess is 250 an the bloke recons cos it wasn't my stone its not my fault :D
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