In article . 20,
Victoria Clare writes
And yet, we make other things for wet environments from wood. Duckboards
for punts and dinghies, for example. I would commend fine sand mixed into
some varnish or stain to that deck owner: it worked for my Mirror dinghy!

My lawns are pretty damn slippery when wet - and my lawn isn't flat, so
it's easier to fall off of. It has plenty of nice boulders to bang your
elbow on too.

I'm sure decking can be badly designed/implemented, but so can most things.

That's very true. But decking is being featured heavily atm, so is being
used by people who haven't thought through the design and implementation
- that's where the problem lies.
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"