Do you remember when every house had to have decking out the back

Murt10 · 02-03-2012 05:28PM

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Now look at it, the miserable green death trap that it is, only good for the fire I'd say.

Green death trap. Too right, it's full of arsenic.

Burning it on the fire is a big No No. unless your partial to poisioning.

Edit. Even worse that I thought.

Burning:Incineration of CCA wood does not destroy arsenic. It is incredible, but a single 12 foot 2 x 6 contains about 27 grams of Arsenic - enough arsenic to kill 250 adults. Burning CCA wood releases the chemical bond holding Arsenic in the wood, and just one Tablespoon of ash from a CCA wood fire contains a lethal dose of Arsenic. Worse yet, Arsenic gives no warning: it does not have a specific taste or odor to warn you of its presence. No one disputes that the ash from burning CCA wood is highly toxic: It is illegal to burn CCA wood in all 50 states. This has serious implications for firefighters, cleanup and landfill operations.
Even more astonishing, minute amounts of 'fly ash' from burning CCA pressure treated wood, can have serious health consequences. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on a family that burned CCA in a wood stove for winter heating. Their hair fell out, all family members suffered severe, recurring nosebleeds, extreme fatigue and debilitating headaches. The parents complained about 'blacking out' for periods of several hours, followed by long periods of extreme disorientation. Both children suffered frequent seizures described as 'grand mal'. The symptoms were finally traced to breathing minute amounts of arsenic laden dust leaking from the furnace as fly ash. The family's houseplants and fish died, too, victims of copper poisoning from the same dust. Peters HA, et al: Seasonal exposure to arsenic from burning CCA wood. JAMA 251:(18)2393-96, 1984)

http://www.origen.net/ccawood.html

kylith · 02-03-2012 05:31PM

I scored a load of free decking a while back

I'm gonna turn it into a fence.

Inbox · 03-03-2012 12:36PM

I remember when we all had coal bunkers out the back and the coal men were scary.

hawk con · 03-03-2012 01:52PM

I remember David McWilliams telling the Irish people not to buy decking. How many people thought he was an idiot for saying that at the time? -- I agreed with him when he said it. What did you say at the time?????
But it is easy to get swept away the current, for example, the iPad 3 - I would love one. I have the spare money for, i would feel so cool owning one and i would use it - but the real question is do i really need it. The answer sadly is no. I have an iMac, Macbok & iPhone why would i need it. Sadly. -- 90% of the people (i think) did not want to listen to Mr McWilliams when he talked about decking.

For Forks Sake · 03-03-2012 01:56PM

hawk con wrote: »

I have an iMac, Macbok & iPhone why would i need it.

I f*cking love stereotypes... first post is to tell people about your Apple products.

Anyhow, back on topic. *looks out back of house, no decking* In your face internet!!

amdublin · 03-03-2012 01:59PM

hawk con wrote: »

I remember David McWilliams telling the Irish people not to buy decking. How many people thought he was an idiot for saying that at the time? -- I agreed with him when he said it. What did you say at the time?????
But it is easy to get swept away the current, for example, the iPad 3 - I would love one. I have the spare money for, i would feel so cool owning one and i would use it - but the real question is do i really need it. The answer sadly is no. I have an iMac, Macbok & iPhone why would i need it. Sadly. -- 90% of the people (i think) did not want to listen to Mr McWilliams when he talked about decking.

So you didnt get decking or the ipad3. But you did get a whole lot of other stuff??

Congratulations.

hawk con · 03-03-2012 02:13PM

I agree with For fork sake and Am Am Dublin it is easy get swept away withe current I got carried away a bit too, if we had a great climate here in Ireland i would have decking too. It's the rain that stopped me. besides my computers are nearly 6 years old and i am not replacing them. But yeah you are right, my hands are up i agree with the two of you. ( i use to be here years ago, but lost my pw, so it is not really my first post)

Chuck Stone · 03-03-2012 02:22PM

Stone wood be better.

hawk con · 03-03-2012 02:29PM

Exactly stone would have been better.

dubtom · 03-03-2012 02:33PM

What is this new trend, bashing anything that cost a few bob back in the day when we could afford it. Is this so we all feel somehow responsible for the crap we're in today, as if spending money,even borrowed money,is bad for the economy. I wonder where it came from,this new trend.

fungun · 03-03-2012 02:46PM

Ive decking. Its great, love it, still looks fab and wouldnt change it.

Teyla Emmagan · 03-03-2012 03:12PM

Decking insufferably naff IMO. Would drop dead before I'd install a deck.

WoollyRedHat · 03-03-2012 03:31PM

Do you remember when we all used to sit around listening to the wireless and dancing hiddly hiddly hiddly hoe to the tune of the folk song, and the hearth was hopping and the drink was flowing and the laughter and the innocence of it all. Anyone remember that?

oppenheimer1 · 03-03-2012 03:34PM

Sergeant wrote: »

I remember the avocado coloured bathroom suite.

Theres one of those in my flat

FTGFOP · 03-03-2012 04:10PM

Murt10 wrote: »

it's full of arsenic.

Burning it on the fire is a big No No.

:eek: Jesus, good to know!

Hande hoche! wrote: »

M&W: avocado bathroom

Genuinely Lol'd!

44leto · 03-03-2012 04:19PM

I remember when patio heaters became the new rage, that was really celtic tiger madness, yay lets heat the outside.

Fiona · 03-03-2012 05:35PM

44leto wrote: »

I remember when patio heaters became the new rage, yay lets heat the outside.

Thats probably one of the funniest posts I have read on Boards ever thanks for giving me a giggle today

Chuck Stone · 03-03-2012 06:02PM

Murt10 wrote: »

Green death trap. Too right, it's full of arsenic.

Burning it on the fire is a big No No. unless your partial to poisioning.

Sweet baby Jesus!

I took down some balustrades for my folks and chopped them up for firewood and they were used too as kindling for lighting coal in an open fire. :eek:

Would balustrades have arsenic in them too? What about pets who might chew on the wood?

SpionJoe · 28-03-2012 11:47AM

Parents got decking a long time ago, spent about €2k on it and have oiled and treated it every second year since, still in perfect condition and has given the family 10 summers of barbecues and parties.

€2k Decking + €200 for preserve = €2200 % 10 years = Value for money

"You get out what you put in....."

44leto · 28-03-2012 11:54AM

SpionJoe wrote: »

Parents got decking a long time ago, spent about €2k on it and have oiled and treated it every second year since, still in perfect condition and has given the family 10 summers of barbecues and parties.

€2k Decking + €200 for preserve = €2200 % 10 years = Value for money

"You get out what you put in....."

I disagree no matter how well it is oiled and treated, it ages rapidly and looks unsightly after as little as 3 years.

Once again its a med thing in Irish weather, kind of like another celtic tiger madness, the conservatories. My mate got one, he has 2 double rads in it and his kitchen area is still freezing. But he saved money in that he doesn't have to turn on the fridge.

Nothingbetter2d · 28-03-2012 11:56AM

when i was a kid we had turf.... we used to have to go out to the bog and cut it, then stack it in little bundles to dry it out then load it into a trailor then haul it home and then move it all into the shed. our eyes used to be red raw from all the turf dust... i doubt you will see many kids do that today....

44leto · 28-03-2012 12:01PM

Nothingbetter2d wrote: »

when i was a kid we had turf.... we used to have to go out to the bog and cut it, then stack it in little bundles to dry it out then load it into a trailor then haul it home and then move it all into the shed. our eyes used to be red raw from all the turf dust... i doubt you will see many kids do that today....

To right, you despoiler of our beautiful bogs, we are more conservationally aware. Is that you ming.

SEPT 23 1989 · 28-03-2012 12:02PM

The price of decking oil has halved since last year.....

....which is nice

Nothingbetter2d · 28-03-2012 12:05PM

44leto wrote: »

To right, you despoiler of our beautiful bogs, we are more conservationally aware. Is that you ming.

nope... we now have gas in my parent's house, oil in my flat.

i used to hate bringing the turf... but now they are being shutdown i think its a good thing... gotta preserve the bogs so nature can restore the loss of habitat for wildlife.

Dudess · 28-03-2012 12:07PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Do you remember when every house had to have a sh1t-bucket in a shed out the back?

Ooh laa dee daa. SOMEONE was posh! :rolleyes:

Dodge · 28-03-2012 12:13PM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Decking insufferably naff IMO. Would drop dead before I'd install a deck.

Be easier to say no, surely?

viper.10 · 28-03-2012 12:26PM

i finished my decking last year, i have a red brick bbq on it as well. Built it myself and did it bit by bit. My family love it, we have a few great wee bbq parties with drinks and all that last year and i wouldnt be without it now. I feel it adds a lot to the look of the garden and also, does it seem like a lot of people on here think that "we are irish we shouldnt have things like decking cos our weathers crap 11 months of the year" - parden those of us that want to have something nice for our families to enjoy, the one good month of weather we get each year.

fishy fishy · 28-03-2012 12:33PM

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Do you remember when we all used to sit around listening to the wireless and dancing hiddly hiddly hiddly hoe to the tune of the folk song, and the hearth was hopping and the drink was flowing and the laughter and the innocence of it all. Anyone remember that?

sounds like a regular week night.

SpionJoe · 28-03-2012 03:11PM

viper.10 wrote: »

i finished my decking last year, i have a red brick bbq on it as well. Built it myself and did it bit by bit. My family love it, we have a few great wee bbq parties with drinks and all that last year and i wouldnt be without it now. I feel it adds a lot to the look of the garden and also, does it seem like a lot of people on here think that "we are irish we shouldnt have things like decking cos our weathers crap 11 months of the year" - parden those of us that want to have something nice for our families to enjoy, the one good month of weather we get each year.

Good point, I think if you had decking in the past and had a bad experience with it then you were not prerpared for what you got or you had it laid by incorrectly and should have stuck with paving. It's wood ffs, it needs to be looked after and treated.

Dudess · 28-03-2012 03:18PM

dubtom wrote: »

What is this new trend, bashing anything that cost a few bob back in the day when we could afford it. Is this so we all feel somehow responsible for the crap we're in today, as if spending money,even borrowed money,is bad for the economy. I wonder where it came from,this new trend.

Nothing new about it. There are always people who judge extravagance. I do it myself, but for stuff like designer babyclothes.

I'd disagree that decking - a mere garden feature - is so offensively extravagant. It's no different to a patio or conservatory. It can look very well too. Some people are into making their gardens nice - fair enough.

Do you remember when every house had to have decking out the back

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