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not sure whether to put this in here or the gardening thread...
We have a medium sized decking area in out garden (two squares that work out at 12 square metres), which are pretty knackered, lots of rot, and the edges haven't been treated so are starting to crumble away. I figure it is time to replace it, for the sake of ease I am just going to replace like for like, with some stuff from Wickes (seems a good combination of quality and price http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Premium-Treated-Pine-Deck-Board-2-4m/p/101000#tab-reviews_content).
I'm probably not going to get round to laying it for a month or so, my question is should I buy it now, store it in the dry and stain it a few times before laying or is that going to cause the wood to warp and then be impossible to lay correctly? Some of the decking is going to have to slide into places where I won't be able to easily treat it in the future so keen to make sure it is well treated up front.