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Decking Colour

Kate Dwane-Snape

9 years ago

Hello, do you know the shade/colour of the decking??

Fuhlam SW6 - bis · More Info

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Milosz Kijowski
9 years ago
Decking was sourced from Hitchcock and King and was treated with clear natural decking oil from Ronseal, I cannot provide details on type of wood used for this particular deck.
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