want to do patio in back garden, whats cheapest and easiest decking or slabs, how do i do it,area 144 inx144in

Answer 1

Once you install decking, critter control is a necessity. Regular wash over with bleach solutions controls most of the issues. Also need to place decking in a draining area or create drainage. To find the best options for building one, bring your specs to a home building supply and have a store tech input them into their computer. Their program can simulate the actual deck and all the materials required plus pricing for material options. Also have 'how to' information for do-it-yourself. Enjoy ours - chose a plastic/composite material. Is more expensive but never needs staining and extremely durable, long lasting, and surface has safety features (slide proof, no buckling & no splinters). Gapping is essential - wider with composites.

Answer 2

Nothing can beat the durability of concrete for a patio. Installation is hard work if you do the 12' x 12' area yourself, but the cost of that patio will be the most economical compared anything else. The post construction costs of concrete will be, by far, the least expensive on-going maintenance of all deck or patio materials.

If your proposed patio site is level or almost level now, then preparation of the site will be easy for concrete. BUT, if your site has much of a slope,say more than a 4" drop across the 12', you will have to raise the slabbed area on the low side. This can be done with bricks, blocks, or solid pour of concrete for a low wall that supports the concrete slab.

If you have to go too high, then a deck is in order instead of a slab. There is a point where the cost of an elevating wall will equal the cost of a deck and columns. Then the deciding factor would be post construction maintenance, year after year.

You must consider the piece by piece cost of a stick built deck using the various materials such as pressure treated softwoods, redwood, and the most life-time economical, nailable, material that is plastic wood or recycled HDPE (high-density polyethylene). HDPE is what you get from recycled two-liter plastic bottles. I get my HDPE from Lowe's.

Wood decks must be treated and/or painted from season to season. HDPE is available in colors and never needs painting or treating. Nothing eats it. Nothing.

If you don't know how to work concrete then hire a contractor. A professional crew, on level site, should knock a 12 x 12 square out in not more than two days. That includes leveling, framing, compacting, placing gravel, re-enforcing wire, placing the cement, and finishing. Piece of cake. If you don't know how to do that stuff -- then it won't be pretty.

Answer 3

To do a 12ft by 12ft patio in the back yard personally I would go with patio slabs. It would be less expensive and last much longer. No major upkeep. You can do it yourself if you are not scared of some back labor. Make sure your area is level, a slight slope for drainage, very slight so you don't notice it. I cannot remember the exact equation for it, but Home Depot or a landscape place will know. Dig your spot, put sand it, pound this until it is firm and level. Weed barrior is also good to put it, nothing worse than pulling weeds out of the cracks between the patio stones.

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Think long and hard before choosing decking, i was reliably informed recently that the number rats in this country has more than doubled thanks to the warmth and security that decking provides....!

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