Nismo
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Last weekend i went down to B&Q to get a few decking boards to build the missus some grow boxes, but while i was there i decided that as it was rather cheap £2.40 odd a board i would do decking in the garden so went home took some measurements and went back and made am impulse purchase 
Purchased the timber and had that delivered in the week, timber is not so cheap at the mo 
Anyway this is how the patio area looked on friday morning, i replaced the grass last year with stone but couldnt be assed to do anything with the patio at the time.
Came up with a rough design in my head, good thing is i have 2 solid points to anchor from (wall and conservatory base)
Bolted on some noggins to anchor too. (can see at the back of this image)
took up part of the patio, whacked some posts in, fitted the frame and joists.
Its going to be the same height as the double doors so we can walk straight out on to it, Ive set the sides at the same angle as the fence line.
and now ready for the deck boards to go down, im going to run some electrics in, looking at external speakers and down light the frame (bit like a floating wall)
Not bad for a weekends work as the weather was perfect 
[Edited on 11-04-2011 by Nismo]
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Simon
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Good effort! Was worried at first, thought you were just laying it on top of your patio Still think its a shame you gravelled the whole garden though!
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andys sxi
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looks good keep it updated 
i see you need drink to keep you going 
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Nismo
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Originally posted by Simon
Good effort! Was worried at first, thought you were just laying it on top of your patio Still think its a shame you gravelled the whole garden though!
the grass we had before had poor filtration and was boggy, i like stones, no maintenance
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danzx2
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Copycat, I finished mine on Friday!
[Edited on 12-04-2011 by danzx2]
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richc
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On your own? We did a mates garden a while back, looked good did it on 2 different levels in a L shape around the corner. Just make sure you you use decent quality timbers on top (the actual deck wood). We got some from one local suplier, and some from another as they didnt have all the same size what we wanted. One has been fine for the last 3 years, the other lot has warped loads and looks crap even though they were the same pattern and looked the same.
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Nismo
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Yeah did it on my own, back was in peices the last few nights
The boards were cheap but then they were on offer, i will just have to see how long they last, least i have a decent frame in place so i can always replace them a few years down the line if they dont last
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Nismo
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Forgot that i didnt update this, only got phone pics, finished it easter weekend.
Cut to shape
Stone dragged back and facia boards on
Also cabled in speaker wires and terminals for outside beats! connected to the media centre and controlled from iPhone / iPad
and down lighting connected up, connected to a dimmer switch inside.
Made quite a difference on the garden, got a usable space now!
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Brett
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You love lighting! Looks awesome tho, I want some
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Nismo
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rope light FTW
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Tomnova16
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ah man, i want a garden to play in 
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Ben G
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love the lighting what did you use? and is it just a case of running it around the edge of the decking and plugging it in?
good job there. get some decking stain on it.
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Tom
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Looks infinitely better in the after pics Do you have a BBQ set-up?
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Nismo
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Looks infinitely better in the after pics Do you have a BBQ set-up?
Got 2 BBQ's a small one for just me and the missus and a bigger one, but looking at building something, just fishing for ideas at the mo!
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Nismo
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quote:
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love the lighting what did you use? and is it just a case of running it around the edge of the decking and plugging it in?
good job there. get some decking stain on it.
Just used rope lighting from TLC (http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DT611W.html)
Just run it up under the edge and in some conduit and back into the house and plugged it in, can be put on a dimmer switch to.
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16vKarlos
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this looks great!!!
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noshua
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looks amazing!
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Simon
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
quote:
Originally posted by Tom
Looks infinitely better in the after pics Do you have a BBQ set-up?
Got 2 BBQ's a small one for just me and the missus and a bigger one, but looking at building something, just fishing for ideas at the mo!
I built a oil barrell bbq last year, thread on here somewhere, cooks an insane amount of food
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John
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Pics in that thread don't work Simon
I've got a rotten half drum bbq and a full oil drum to make a new one but haven't bothered getting around to it yet.
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Haimsey
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That looks loads better good effort
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Marc
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That looks really good.
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Nismo
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Cheers guys
Has made the garden look bigger too so all good 
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