Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
here is my decking:
whats the best product to use on it? it looks tired and crap at the moment and needs sorting out ready for summer.
pics would also be great cheers.
[Edited on 02-05-2011 by Ben G]
[Edited on 04-06-2011 by Ben G]
|
A2H GO
Member
Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
User status: Offline
|
I want decking. 
I just painted all my fences with Ronseal one coat, BnQ were doing massive tubs for £12 with 20% off. Got two tubs for about £20 and it did loads of panels. Ill update my garden thread this week.
Bit different for decking though,a dark mahogany(sp) stain to match the furniture would be nice
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
yeah i missed that offer hoping they'll be doing one for their bank holiday deals this weekend coming.
decking is nice until winter comes and then it might aswell be an ice rink 
|
Toby
Premium Member
Registered: 29th Nov 05
User status: Offline
|
ronseal decking stain, not cheap but it last a long time.
|
Bonney
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
User status: Offline
|
Be carefull with what yo buy. My old boss used some decking paint on his and made it extremely slippery.
Just have a look at what there is before you buy it.
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
i've done it now, bought ronseal perfect finish (golden cedar). seems to have come up well, pictures later.
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
Before:
After:
|
Jake
Member
Registered: 24th Jan 05
User status: Offline
|
havent read the entire thread but whatever you do, dont buy ronseal perfect finish
|
Rich H
Member
Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
Jake
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Jake
havent read the entire thread but whatever you do, dont buy ronseal perfect finish
arsehole whats wrong with it? or are you looking for a fight?
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
spent the weekend buying yet more flowers and pots to make it all look nice and summery.
painted the garage door and bought 2 hanging baskets which cost a bomb, and put my outside wall clock up and got the barbecue out.
also spent more on pots and plants.
need to sort my grass out and also a washing line as our current one looks crap.
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
relocated my hose pipe outside this wek as the moron who owned the house previously decided to put it in the garage, meaning water leaked everywhere.
also bought a hozelock auto rewind hose which is brilliant. my old normal one used to tangle up all the time but this doesn,t you just pull it til it clicks and it stops, then pull again and it'll rewind.
it also rotates 180 degrees which is ideal if i need to use it out the front.
|
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
been thinking of getting my dad one of them hoses
|
dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
We arent sure whether to go for decking or a patio leading out from our French doors, it will be done after the wedding, probably spring next year tbh as we wont get any use of it after August
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
been thinking of getting my dad one of them hoses
do it. £51 from amazon with free super saver delivery for the 20m auto rewind one (same as i've got). i got the multi spray gun and multi sprinkler with mine though with cost 69 in b&q but i got 10% off so was 63.
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
We arent sure whether to go for decking or a patio leading out from our French doors, it will be done after the wedding, probably spring next year tbh as we wont get any use of it after August
i like patio's but obviously they're very hard and not the nicest things to lay/sit on. never had decking before but it's really nice. requires staining every once in a while yes but i prefer the finish and feel.
only downsides are bird shit can be difficult to clean off once it's dried off and you get splinters if the wood breaks anywhere.
|
Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
How did you paint it?
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
ronseal perfect finish. comes with a brush/pad on a pole.
|
Jake
Member
Registered: 24th Jan 05
User status: Offline
|
i prefer decking over slabs they make the garden look more welcoming
|
neoquip
Member
Registered: 12th Aug 02
Location: Nottm
User status: Offline
|
just watch the decking when it gets wet... very slippy!!
|
whitter45
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
User status: Offline
|
both have advantages and disadvantages
Looks excellent
|
