5 Reasons to Spruce Up Your Garden with a Decking Kit

Are you looking for a way to add living space and style into your garden without breaking the bank, and potentially add value to your home too? Well, a decking kit could be the answer and here are five reasons why!

1. Extends Your Outdoor Living Space

At its heart, a decking kit is a cost-effective way to increase your useable outdoor space. It provides a flat and firm surface, ready and waiting to be transformed into dining, relaxing and entertaining spaces with chairs, outdoor sofas and dining tables. They can be positioned anywhere you wish too, from right outside your back door to down the bottom of your garden.

Installing a decking kit is also generally a cheaper proposition than opting for paving slabs or concrete, so can be a smart way of keeping the costs down.

2. A Natural and Versatile Choice

Wood is a lovely natural material that looks at home in any garden. Whether yours is traditional in style or has more of a modern aesthetic, a wooden decking kit will compliment your existing design and bring an extra environmentally friendly touch to your outdoor space.

Wood is also eminently versatile, so if you fancy a bit of a change at any point then you can simply choose a colour, pick up a paintbrush and paint the wood to match your new vision.

3. Quick and Easy DIY Installation

The decking kits on offer at B&M Garden Buildings are delivered flat-pack and come with all of the necessary parts, fixtures and fittings included, so they’re the ultimate DIY solution when you’re looking to expand your outdoor living space. You won’t need to pay anyone to do the work for you, or source any additional materials, making the whole installation process much more straightforward.

Decking kits are generally quicker and easier to install than paving or concrete as well, so you’ll have more time and energy left over to devote to other gardening pursuits.

4. Ideal for Zoning

We’ve talked more generally about how decking can create an outdoor living space, but where decking kits really come into their own is when you want to create a specific zone in your garden for relaxing or dining with the least amount of fuss.

Decking kits are ideal for zoning, because you can choose a size that perfectly matches your needs (8’ x 8’ and 8’ x 16’ are the two that we have on offer) and then simply install wherever you wish. Some designs include balustrades or pergolas to help divide the space even further, leaving you with a clearly defined zone even before you begin to fill it with furniture.

5. Built to Last

You can trust that the decking kits we stock are in it for the long-haul and that’s because the wood has been pressure treated to protect against rot and decay. Through this process, preservative is forced deep into the grain, giving the wood an unprecedented level of protection that means the manufacturer can offer huge anti-rot guarantees of between 15-25 years (depending on the product). Your decking kit will remain in great condition during those years, and you won’t ever need to re-treat the wood either – or spend your precious time moving an unruly lawn!

Garden Decking Kits at B&M Garden Buildings

Our range of decking kits consist of a selection of 8’ x 8’ and 8’ x 16’ Forest Garden models. There are lots of configurations to choose from, including standalone decking, decking with railings and decking with railing and a pergola. You can even choose a decking kit with a pergola and retractable canopy for protection from the elements on those rainier days.

In addition, we offer a stylish composite kit in a dark brown, for those looking to add a more modern edge to their outdoor space. The dual-sided display gives you the luxury of choosing between a natural wood-grain effect finish or a contemporary lined profile, and the wood won’t stain, warp, flake or split.

Time to spruce up your outdoor space with a great-value decking kit today!

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