Decking and conservatory advice
simonbarclay
8 years ago
In the middle of garden renovations. So far we have cleared garden, dug in drainage pipes and sump, dug out hole for in-ground trampoline and about to complete 50m of fence this weekend. The fence and beds look we are going for is below.
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But question is what is your advice re conservatory and deck ? The deck is going to be brought out and additional 1.5m to the original in the photo below so will extend in front of conservatory. Cheapest option is normal decking boards but I'm considering composite. If I go with composite what colour would you recommend to go with the conservatory? Unfortunately it's not an option to replace conservatory right now. Would consider painting upvc if I could be convinced it would be successful.
Opinions pls !!
(Yes it's a mess at the mo as mid major garden work !)
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7 years agoWe had all of our windows, doors and the conservatory colour bonded, guaranteed for a lifetime! Totally amazing and sooo cheap compared to window replacement.
Our conservatory was white, but the windows were darker wood like your conservatory
The whole lot matches now, even the garage door !
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