{"id":930,"date":"2017-08-07T13:48:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T12:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/?p=930"},"modified":"2020-11-05T10:24:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T10:24:46","slug":"positioning-your-decking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/","title":{"rendered":"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What you use your decking for will always be a central question in your head when deciding where to position it. Or it should be, anyway! Depending on your plans, you might find that bright sunlight or cool shade better suits your intended purposes, so it\u2019s important to think about which you want most for your decking before you set it up. Once you\u2019ve made up your mind, all that\u2019s left is to work out where to position your decking so that you can make the most of it!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Decking In The Sunshine<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-934 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Positioning-Your-Decking-Sunshine-Or-Shade-1-1.jpg\" alt=\" decking in the sunshine\" width=\"730\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Positioning-Your-Decking-Sunshine-Or-Shade-1-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Positioning-Your-Decking-Sunshine-Or-Shade-1-1-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019re properly in the midst of summer here in Britain, it\u2019s the time of year when almost all of us will be working to get the very most out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoytimber.com\/decking.html\">our decking<\/a>. And if we\u2019ve built our decking back in the winter, it\u2019s possible we\u2019ve put it together with some summer activities in mind.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not necessarily referring to big-scale events like barbecues (although not ruling them out!), but often a sunny decking area is great for some quiet, everyday activities. We\u2019re talking about things like dining, entertaining friends and family, or even just reading your book \u2013 possibly with a glass of your preferred alcohol to hand. All of which you can obviously do inside too, but it\u2019s great to be able to enjoy them in some proper summer heat and sunshine, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<p>And naturally, you might find a cheeky bit of sun-lounging is in order too. After all, if you don\u2019t live near any beaches your decking area might well be the second-best place to get some colour on your skin.<\/p>\n<h3>Cool Off On Your Decking In The Shade<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-918 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The-Benefits-Of-Ordering-Decking-Board-Samples-2.jpg\" alt=\"the benefits of ordering decking board samples feature image\" width=\"730\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The-Benefits-Of-Ordering-Decking-Board-Samples-2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The-Benefits-Of-Ordering-Decking-Board-Samples-2-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s always the other side of the coin \u2013 some lovely summer shade. At Savoy Timber we understand that not everyone is mad about hot weather, and you might find the idea of relaxing in the shade more appealing instead, especially if you burn easily. Plus, if you have an active day job that means you\u2019ve been exposed to blazing sunlight all day, it might be that the last thing you want is to come and see any more of it at home.<\/p>\n<p>In these instances, a cool, quiet, shaded decking area can give you a place to kick back while still enjoying the best of the British summertime \u2013 that is, without cooping yourself up inside. The parents amongst you might have younger children to think about, and might not want them playing all day with the sun beating down on their heads. In this case, a shaded decking area might suit you perfectly. A shaded decking area can also make a great al-fresco workplace, where a sunny decking area might fall short slightly (the sun\u2019s glare can play havoc with your ability to see computer screens properly).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you may well have your own ideas for what you\u2019d like to do out on your decking! Whatever you decide, it\u2019s always a good plan to take it into account when deciding where to build your decking, and whether you\u2019d like it to be in the sun or shade. It might end up making more difference than you\u2019d think!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got plenty of decking kits for you to choose from here at Savoy Timber, in a variety of materials to suit your style! You can click here to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoytimber.com\/decking\/decking-kits.html\">our full range of decking kits<\/a>, or pop into any one of our stores in Blackpool, Preston or Wigan, where one of our friendly members of staff will be only too happy to help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget to follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/\">@SavoyTimber<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What you use your decking for will always be a central question in your head when deciding where to position it. Or it should be, anyway! Depending on your plans, you might find that bright sunlight or cool shade better suits your intended purposes, so it\u2019s important to think about which you want most for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade? | Savoy Timber<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You&#039;ll always want to be able to get the most out of your decking, especially in summer. So the big question is: how much sunshine do you want it to get?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade? | Savoy Timber\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You&#039;ll always want to be able to get the most out of your decking, especially in summer. So the big question is: how much sunshine do you want it to get?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Savoy Timber\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SavoyTimberDIY\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-07T12:48:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-11-05T10:24:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Positioning-Your-Decking-Sunshine-Or-Shade-.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"730\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anthony Royle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@savoytimber\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@savoytimber\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anthony Royle\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Anthony Royle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/person\/62f7a40a68f298120b5c3e2ea93b0013\"},\"headline\":\"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade?\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-07T12:48:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-05T10:24:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/\"},\"wordCount\":626,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Bedroom\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/\",\"name\":\"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade? | Savoy Timber\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-07T12:48:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-05T10:24:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"You'll always want to be able to get the most out of your decking, especially in summer. So the big question is: how much sunshine do you want it to get?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/\",\"name\":\"Savoy Timber\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Savoy Timber\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/localhost\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/savoy-timber.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/localhost\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/savoy-timber.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":86,\"caption\":\"Savoy Timber\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCel5dggpBsgk12qq0N_QFMQ\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SavoyTimberDIY\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/savoytimber\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/person\/62f7a40a68f298120b5c3e2ea93b0013\",\"name\":\"Anthony Royle\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a9fe99b7f5d0ccbe0b760427c07f9db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a9fe99b7f5d0ccbe0b760427c07f9db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Anthony Royle\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade? | Savoy Timber","description":"You'll always want to be able to get the most out of your decking, especially in summer. So the big question is: how much sunshine do you want it to get?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade? | Savoy Timber","og_description":"You'll always want to be able to get the most out of your decking, especially in summer. So the big question is: how much sunshine do you want it to get?","og_url":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/","og_site_name":"Savoy Timber","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SavoyTimberDIY\/","article_published_time":"2017-08-07T12:48:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-11-05T10:24:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":730,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Positioning-Your-Decking-Sunshine-Or-Shade-.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anthony Royle","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@savoytimber","twitter_site":"@savoytimber","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anthony Royle","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/"},"author":{"name":"Anthony Royle","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/person\/62f7a40a68f298120b5c3e2ea93b0013"},"headline":"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade?","datePublished":"2017-08-07T12:48:42+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-05T10:24:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/"},"wordCount":626,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Bedroom"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/","url":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/","name":"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade? | Savoy Timber","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-08-07T12:48:42+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-05T10:24:46+00:00","description":"You'll always want to be able to get the most out of your decking, especially in summer. So the big question is: how much sunshine do you want it to get?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/positioning-your-decking\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Positioning Your Decking: Sunshine Or Shade?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#website","url":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/","name":"Savoy Timber","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#organization","name":"Savoy Timber","url":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/localhost\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/savoy-timber.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/localhost\/help-and-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/savoy-timber.png","width":400,"height":86,"caption":"Savoy Timber"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCel5dggpBsgk12qq0N_QFMQ","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SavoyTimberDIY\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/savoytimber"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/person\/62f7a40a68f298120b5c3e2ea93b0013","name":"Anthony Royle","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a9fe99b7f5d0ccbe0b760427c07f9db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a9fe99b7f5d0ccbe0b760427c07f9db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Anthony Royle"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=930"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2026,"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/930\/revisions\/2026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savoytimber.com\/help-and-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}