In the twenty years that we have been in our present house, the amount of times that we have changed the layout of our patio, borders on the ridiculous. It started off with traditional flagstones. not very inspiring, so we went about creating this circular patio using decorative bricks with small concrete slabs shaded red and grey. we placed a sundial in the centre. It looked the part but a few years later we wanted more room for a larger table and chairs, so up came the bricks and slabs, this time to be replaced with the simplicity of buff coloured chippings, and what with the raised borders and carefully placed containers it did look fine, and also we had a proper patio set so we could have lunch outdoors on a nice summers day.
Well once again a few years later we decided that clearing leaves etc from stone chippings was not such an easy task so once again it was time for change. What did we decide on this time, well quite surprisingly, decking! We set about with our design which also included a pergola. The finished result was absolutely fantastic, four years later, well unlike some constructions which improve with age, decking takes on a tired worn look, and in the winter it is incredibly slippy. There will be no more changes, the power hose is coming out next month, and it will also get a coating of light oak preservative to freshen things up.
Our Decking Area
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