Composite Decking has DIY Potential Aplenty – Let’s Explore Five Leftover Decking Ideas
We all love a bit of DIY, don’t we? Accidentally hitting your thumb with a hammer and dropping tools on your toes are all worth the pain to see the end result. There’s just something about knowing we made something with our own hands that gets us obsessed with DIY. But where does composite decking come in? Say you’ve recently upgraded your old timber deck for a shiny new composite one – you’re bound to have some bits left over. Or maybe you had so much fun playing around with NeoTimber®’s boards that you’re eager for more.
Today, we go over five fun and exciting leftover decking ideas that are both practical and perfectly suited to any skill level. Whether you’re new to DIY or are a seasoned professional, we hope these beginner-friendly leftover decking DIY suggestions inspire you to get building!
Leftover Decking Ideas #1 – Shelving
Starting simple, we’ve got outdoor shelving. Useful for storing your tools, holding potted plants, or even just adding a bit of visual flair to your back garden, shelves made from composite decking are guaranteed to hold their own. After all, our timber fibre and recycled plastic formula excels at shrugging off any challenge. By experimenting with composite decking shelving, you may just end up making your most dependable outdoor storage solution yet.
For a little bit of pizazz, you could even fit in some of NeoTimber®’s deck-specific LED lighting. What’s better than DIY composite decking shelves? Twinkling DIY composite decking shelves of course!
Leftover Decking Ideas #2 – Planters
Home to our prized plants, our gardens sometimes leave our flowers a bit too exposed to the elements for our liking. Homeowners seem to agree – the last thing we need is to spend months nurturing our flowerbeds, just to have them ruined by careless footfall or clumsy pets. Instead of buying planters, however, it might be worth taking a crack at making one yourself. Composite decking is a fantastic material for the job – due to its durability and moisture resistant composition, it’ll maintain any water in the soil and keep your plants protected.
Quick and easy, this DIY composite decking project will bring a bit of practical class to your garden. Want planters that match your newly installed composite decking? Give DIY composite decking planters a go.
Leftover Decking Ideas #3 – Bin Stores
Nobody likes looking at bins. There, we said it. Doesn’t matter who you are, you don’t want to sit in your back garden for a nice relaxing day in the sun and find yourself being stared down by your wheelie bin. Thankfully, bin stores exist, and they’re nice and easy to build. Perfect for anyone with some leftover composite decking! Finally, you can cover up those unsightly bins with quality, 3D embossed composite boards that are designed to look incredible.
Even if you’re a beginner, there’s nothing stopping you from breaking out some tools and giving this DIY composite decking project a go. Anything to avoid having to look at your bins any time you go into the garden.
Leftover Decking Ideas #4 – Bird Houses
As spring approaches, all types of twitterpated birds will be looking for a safe place to build their nests and settle down. Unfortunately, the trees in your back garden aren’t exactly the best option – they’re open to the elements and are prime hunting hotspots for hungry cats. But you likely already know this. So, we suggest taking on a slightly more advanced project and making a composite bird house.
Highly versatile, our composite decking boards are easy to cut to size, allowing you to fully customise the size and shape of your bird box. No matter how you choose to go about it, you’ll be able to create a nice little safe space for our feathered friends. Challenge yourself with a DIY composite decking project that benefits nature in more ways than one.
Leftover Decking Ideas #5 -Outdoor Pet Shelters
Whether they’re hanging out with you on a warm summer’s day, or happen to get themselves stuck outside in the rain, cats and dogs are no strangers to needing some outdoor shelter from time to time. Even if your pooch spends most of the day indoors, or your cat sits on your lap day in day out, these few and far between moments demand a bit of extra protection. Luckily, our composite decking is great at toughing out any kind of weather, making it a brilliant base for DIY pet shelters.
None of us want to think of our poor pets being stranded in the sweltering heat or pouring rain. By taking leftover composite decking and building a simple outdoor pet shelter, you can have peace of mind knowing that you’re keeping your four-legged friends safe from whatever the great outdoors will throw at them.
DIY Composite Decking Projects Made Easy
We hope we’ve been able to give you some inspiration for your next DIY project. Composite decking is such a dynamic material whose uses extend far beyond creating stylish outdoor spaces. Why not follow the eco-friendly intention behind composite decking and reduce wastage? DIY composite decking projects are the perfect way to make the most of what you have left, and we can’t wait to see what you build with our industry-leading boards.
If you give DIY composite decking projects a go, we’d love to see them! Let your imagination run wild.
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