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Don’t get a general builder in, use someone who specialises in decking. It’s not that difficult if you have general woodworking skills, but someone who does it for a living will do it in about a quarter of the time it would take you to do it.
As always, speak to @Colin_the_Bald before choosing anyone.
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Has anyone had any experience of getting a builder in to install a decking project?
I've got a crazy paved patio in our back garden, about 5m x 3m, which looks ugly as hell, and slopes away from the house and down to the grass via a shambles of loose breeze blocks and concrete semi circles. I'd like to replace the whole thing with decking, with a proper staircase down to the garden, and ideally a frame for putting up a pergola / gazebo.
It looks like a huge project and while I like woodwork, I'm not sure I've got the skill to achieve it. Is it worth getting someone in? Anyone have any ideas of cost in That London?