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Victoria Clare writes:
| lid (Rodger Whitlock) wrote in
| :
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| My wife would like to put down about 15 square meters of wood
| (is it called "decking" ?) - planks of wood with gaps; but
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| From the remarks I've read here in urg, decks don't work well in
| England because your weather is so wet. They're a California
| thing and are really only suitable for a fairly sunny climate.
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| I think that's a social thing rather than a fact, Roger. Decking seems to
| be considered uncool here at the moment, but it is also both popular and
| widely used. It probably isn't appropriate in this case, but not because
| the UK is a deck-free zone!

Not really. Decking is worse than paving for getting slippery.
It may not be as bad as is sometimes made out, but is worse than
you imply.

| We are a maritime nation after all: most of our history wouldn't have
| happened if wood became instantly unuseable when slightly damp!

That Does Not Follow. Many woods last a lot better when wet than
when damp, and the algae that cause them to become slippery (inland)
are killed by sea water.

| You've just given me a great idea with your mention of deck mounted on a
| carport - thanks. I've been wondering how to keep the MX5 dry without
| planting a whopping great garage roof in the way of our view...

Why not grow climbers over the car? They have to be good for
something :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.