I wasn't suggesting all decking is naff. I think it can look quite smart if done well. My stuff looks like a very homemade bodged job, done on a boozy weekend in 1991. Whoever did it left all the crud and rubbish underneath the deck. It would be kinder to suppose they were on a very tight budget.
I'm afraid I'm not able to post pics,but as you say,loads of litter,cans,black rubbish bags,screws and nails! Having to riddle every bit of soil for fear of glass. I can tell you that the decking came up to my shoulders,I'm 5'7 and there were six very steep steps going down.Typical Wales......on a steep hillside!!
The whole truth is an instrument that can only be played by an expert.
Oh, God. I'm feeling faint just hearing about it. I also have the...challenge .... that I have no garden back access, so everything has to go through the house to get out to the dump. I need a lie down.
I have a sloped garden. And decking can be an attractive prospect, to use otherwise difficult to use parts of the garden, but you do need to give it some kind of facade, or hide it in foliage, and there's also the task of getting up to it.
I'm not the biggest fan of concrete pavers. Preferring real stone, and even aggregates. But aggregates on a slope are a bit of a challenge too. I haven't got anywhere flat enough to use them easily.
Constructing concrete plinths for stone work sounds difficult.
When looking through ebay, I did find some fire-escape steel work, and after going up into Kew's canopy that did take my fancy.
But I guess if you do want decking, you'd be better getting good longer lasting wood. I've watched a nearby deck/viewing platform slowly rot.
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@Cagzo could you post pics?
I'm not the biggest fan of concrete pavers. Preferring real stone, and even aggregates. But aggregates on a slope are a bit of a challenge too. I haven't got anywhere flat enough to use them easily.
Constructing concrete plinths for stone work sounds difficult.
When looking through ebay, I did find some fire-escape steel work, and after going up into Kew's canopy that did take my fancy.
But I guess if you do want decking, you'd be better getting good longer lasting wood. I've watched a nearby deck/viewing platform slowly rot.