FabSwingers.com forum: Serious advice required

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Collective hive mind of Fab...

Which should I choose - patio or decking?

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

Decking looks better but patios are easier to maintain and are more permanent (in my opinion, anyway)...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Block paved patio

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Patio....less maintenance required....lasts longer

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Use the decking that is made from solid textured plastic. Looks great and doesn't need maintenance.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Patio. They're handy if you need to get rid of the body

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Patio. They're handy if you need to get rid of the body "

Exactly my thoughts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A deck with concrete slabs laid into the middle of it.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"Patio. They're handy if you need to get rid of the body "

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had the same dilema and opted for Indian Sandstone patio - looks great and cleans up well. Was put off decking as in our last house we had that and we had a resident rat underneath - was then told they love dark damp areas with food - arghhh would never have decking again - also I slipped over a couple of times on it so I think patio is safer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a Carpenter ...Patio...wood is hard work lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Patio if you don't want to break your neck

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

decking attracts rats and mice ...i would steer well clear of it as they will likely move into your home as well

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman
over a year ago

West Midlands

Patio

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

ive installed both but for myself I used 3' x 2' flags as the dont move much compared to the smaller ones

decking has to be done each year to preserve its wood looks nice though

to finish off the flagging I used steel posts and metal railings and some metal square wire to stop dog escaping

infront of that is a 12" planting area looks loverly with the white and blue Canterbury bells and Antirrhinums

the display of all the colours is loverly against the fencing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hire a gardener

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

"Collective hive mind of Fab...

Which should I choose - patio or decking? "

decking - much more stylish and comfy under foot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Patio easier to maintain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't beat a smart well put together deck. I'd use the new composite deck boards though, I'm forever having to stain my wood deck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How about a design that includes them both?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

After some serious thought.... fancy a fuck?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would go for patio less hassle to maintain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rats love decking, it's like a whole new housing estate for them

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Gravel.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuJqB4GTRB4

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By *ackandkateCouple
over a year ago

Truro

I'm crazy paving ours at the mo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Patio............, quality slabs will look great and last for years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There isn’t a definitive answer as to which is better because it depends on your location, tastes and needs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

patio ,laid corectly lasts years , u want a quote ha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Decking is more maintenance.

Can get slippy

I used to Hoover mine too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

There's the dilemma. I love rats and think they are really cute. But I have bodies to hide. Decisions, decisions...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Crazy paving all the way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's the dilemma. I love rats and think they are really cute. But I have bodies to hide. Decisions, decisions..."

And that's your catch 22 situation!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's the dilemma. I love rats and think they are really cute. But I have bodies to hide. Decisions, decisions..."

The rats will feast on the bodies.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Weeds, couple of broken washing machines and a burnt out car.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There's the dilemma. I love rats and think they are really cute. But I have bodies to hide. Decisions, decisions...

The rats will feast on the bodies. "

Good point well made, but there is the smell to consider. Hmmm.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Patio... Decking is like an ice rink in the Frost...

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Patio def I've got old decking and it's a nightmare now although after some of the quotes I've been getting for paving the decking appears the cheaper option.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"Weeds, couple of broken washing machines and a burnt out car.

I hadn't realised you'd been to my house....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Decking is deadly when it develops a layer of slime in winter.(Algae!)

I've gone arse over tit putting the bin out loads of times!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Collective hive mind of Fab...

Which should I choose - patio or decking? "

Patio.. Decking cost alot and don't lady long .... You'll be so pissed off when it deteriorates.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Collective hive mind of Fab...

Which should I choose - patio or decking?

Patio.. Decking cost alot and don't lady long .... You'll be so pissed off when it deteriorates.

Fikking awtospellll

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Funny, I've had deck 6 years, spent on quality deck boards, not the cheap B & Q shit ( go to a builders merchant instead) treat it end summer and mid spring and it's still good as new. Never had a rat either, hedgehogs on the other hand

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's the dilemma. I love rats and think they are really cute. But I have bodies to hide. Decisions, decisions..."

Put the bodies under the decking...the rats will do the rest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Funny, I've had deck 6 years, spent on quality deck boards, not the cheap B & Q shit ( go to a builders merchant instead) treat it end summer and mid spring and it's still good as new. Never had a rat either, hedgehogs on the other hand "

I'll remember that ... I think I bought B&Qs budget balsa wood... Papier mâché would have lasted longer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mixture if the two decking with a nice patio design in the middle.. Looks great.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Can we discuss this over coffee soon?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

patio rats love living under decking!!!! Patios are alot better I think ha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Collective hive mind of Fab...

Which should I choose - patio or decking? "

Whatever's easiest to replace after burying a few bodies under it....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Patio although I prefer decking apparently it can attract rats

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Decking is better for the environment as is doesnt prevent water soaking away and provided it is jet washed and treated correctly it wont become slippery. It is also a sustainable material unlike concrete slabs that create pollution during manufacture and can look butt ugly. Give me real wood any day and not just for the decking.lol

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Patio

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