Decking question

[brianhabby]

Does anyone know what the material is called that goes under a deck to stop weed growth, and where to buy it?

regards

Brian

 

[dennis]

Terram.

Builders merchants

Dennis.

 

[DeanN]

Weed control fabric - any garden centre or DIY shed.

 

[Deejay]

Hello Brian

Do you mean this stuff?

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?f ... 9573080204

Cheers

Dave

 

[Mr Ed]

Wickes sell it - they call it landscape fabric although I have always known it as Terram.

Cheers, Ed

 

[filsgreen]

It's also called Visquene.

Phil

 

[dennis]

Visqueen is a type of polythene, non porous, terram is a porous fabric, but I think it is expensive, ones that others have suggested may be cheaper.

I think that visqueen is sometimes used, but will tend to hold water.

Dennis

 

[Derek Willis.]

Visqueen is polythene, as already stated, Terram is and industrial fabric for road building etc. very expensive, any merchant or garden centre will sell weed suppression fabric which is what you want, and very cheap too. Works well.
Derek.

 

[brianhabby]

Thanks fellas - lots of quick replies there.

I asked because where I bought my decking doesn't seem to have any and I didn't know what it is called. I'll nip along to B&Q as that stuff looks like just what I need.

regards

Brian

 

[dickm]

There's various qualities of weed suppressant fabric - for use under decking you can probably get away with the cheapest, as it's not going to be disturbed at all.