Decking!

We have finally had our decking done. Yaaaay!

We used Modwood, which is... (quote from their website)

Made from recycled wood and plastic, our products are wood composites. They look and feel like natural timber, but require none of the maintenance of traditional woods. You will not need to paint or stain our products since they already come in a range of colours and will maintain their beauty for years to come.

So some photos...

Firstly the porch area. Decking pretty dirty here, and looking forward to tarting up with some greenery around the place now. I haven't yet got into the planting frame of mind - so time for that to start. We did get some pebbles delivered for this front area though, so now can at least walk around to the side of the house without being in mud! Decked area is level with the drive and level at the door.

Our back deck. Overview shot. Deck takes in the under roof alfresco and is then extended in both directions. Dimensions are 9.2m across back of house, then 4.3m out from kitchen, and the part with the bench seating is 6.7m from seat to other end. Not sure if that makes sense!

Built in seating. Loving this! Am planning to get some cushions made up for here. The seat under the kitchen window is 900mm deep - perfect for lounging. The rest is normal depth and all is at a height so can pull up a table for dining. Planning to get an outdoor coffee table for this space.

Oh, and the seats life up for storage underneath - but they are really heavy! OK for occasional lifting under supervision!

View from built in seating around the corner back to table under cover.

So we had our deck warming on Saturday in beautiful (if windy) weather - for two and a dog! The cat refused to get out of bed... It was such lovely weather, so we threw open the bi-folds and it made the house feel great. I felt like I was cooking outside when in the kitchen! And luckily the wind was going the right way so didn't blow inside.

So a few shots of that. Definitely makes the big room even better. So happy we invested in the bi-folds.

So that's it for now. This week we are getting our lounge curtains tomorrow. Blinds for the back room are ordered. So then all of the windows done finally.

We have an electrician booked for Wednesday, so finally get all the light fittings hung and a few bits and pieces done. Well quite a few bits and pieces... Shall post more photos once all that done.

Then the next, and major project, is to continue the landscaping outside. All the hard landscaping and drains now done (had lots of rain to work out where drains needed!), so now onto planting.