Browse Forums Outdoor Living 1 Jan 09, 2009 8:08 am We are having trouble deciding what to cover our tired old 65m2 concrete slab at the rear of our home in. It currently has a new Pergola over the entire area.
My dad is the carpenter, so labour is not an issue, its just I can't seem to decide one way or another!! First someone (dad) will tell me its better/cheaper to deck it, (trying not to use tp, but merbau has gone crazy!! bunnings its over $5plm) then a tiler will tell me its half the price to pave it (which i find hard to believe) and told me I should be able to find 2nds pavers for $10m2- well, buggered if I can find anything for less than $4per paver or $27m2 ?? the slab itself has plenty of cracks in it, and also holds the 'lid' of the old underground cement water tank, which leaves a large circle in the middle. there is also a concrete step up to the back door and some old tiling at the rear of the laundry door (see pics) so for those reasons, decking would be better, yeh? I guess for 1) im just after a few unbias opnions on what you would do (besides ripping up the slab of course!) in the most cost effective material. we only plan on living here for another 5 years, after which we will likely sell. and 2) where the best place in sydney is to get the timber/pavers... edited to add: are the auctions worth going to for the timber etc? thanks for taking the time Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 2Jan 09, 2009 8:42 am I'd favour decking for just about any covered area, uncovered areas inherit the question of maintenance. As for the access to the water tank either could still be done and look nice but my vote is for decking. Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 3Jan 09, 2009 8:47 am If you're going to sell in 5 years, I'd go paving. Unless you love maintenance, the paving is more likely to still look fresh in that time frame than the decking. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 4Jan 09, 2009 10:31 am hmm, thanks, and the votes are even again
might it be worth me mentioning we are knocking out those back windows and replacing them all with sliders (will be two openings of apprx 3200? Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 5Jan 09, 2009 2:52 pm if pavers are installed on mortar then the cracks will eventually follow thru into pavers Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 6Jan 09, 2009 7:18 pm so you wouldn't pave with sand with a bit of mortar through it?
decking seems to be a better solution to cover everything.. someone also mentioned that rats may like to dwell under the deck, surely not? does anyone know if the building supply auctions are worthwhile going to? Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 7Jan 09, 2009 8:14 pm another idea i dont know if youve thought about might be stenciling or having the concrete polished or textured
nice easy options that require very little maintenance Blog - http://snakedr.blogspot.com/ Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12084&p=307406#p307406 Status - PCI 15/10. Things nearly done. Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 8Jan 09, 2009 8:57 pm yeh, had a concrete guy come around, who told me the cracks will just come through the stencil eventually, which will then peel, and because of all the joins etc won't work very well, (plus the price seemed not much different from paving or decking)
can anyone tell me how much (apprx of course) hw decking is a sq mtr, ive just realised ive been so focused on what the lineal m price is, when really, i should probably be comparing the m2 price of deckVpavers... i really should start having earlier nights... Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 9Jan 10, 2009 6:46 am I saw on better homes& gardens the other week that you can get pavers from bunnings that are on a mesh so that you can left them off when you need to and there is no need to cement them in! Just fill the gaps with sand. That way you could take them off that access point when needed. Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 10Jan 11, 2009 9:44 pm What about a cement and polymer based levelling compound then paint it to your colour choice.
http://www.ardexaustralia.com/product_c ... sp?catid=2 Oh I forgot to mention about the concrete step I would add another as it looks like it is a 300mm high riser maybe make another step at 150mm riser on both the edge and front of the step kind of like a small landing, you could round the outside corner a bit too. deck or tiles 11Jan 13, 2009 6:38 am cobylee.
I am very sorry that your puppy is missing. I hope you get him/her returned very soon. I think decking would look lovely. Paving would also look nice. If you are in Sydney, you could try Simons Seconds for cheaper paving if that is your choice. Maybe get a few quotes of each from a few tilers and a few deck people and then make your choice. The more quotes the better I think. themax Re: To Deck or to Pave... lots viewing, not many posting :-( 12Jan 13, 2009 1:53 pm thanks for the replies and thoughts both on topic and off.
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