About 28 years ago I totally transformed our sloping back garden from this…
to this…
At the time I chose to use wood to make a decked area and a product called Woodblox for the beds due to cost. It was cheaper then than building retaining walls and backfiling and laying slabs and stone steps. Now though, I wish I had waited and saved up a bit and gone down the brick/patio slab route, as even though everything was pressure treated and looked after every year, it has rotted in places. Because it was built so long ago I can no longer get the same size decking, which means replacing the whole lot and as we all know, the price of wood now is rediculous.
So, I am now thinking brick retaining walls and slabs will at least see me out. Trouble is, I’m 30 years older and no way can I do it. Also, we have some major work being done in the house replacing all the lower ground joists and floors throughout (cowboy house builders say no more) back end of September, so it’s going to have to wait another year or two at least.
Wood decking looks good, but if I had my time again, I wouldn’t.
