We have a small area 12x9 in our side yard that we are trying to decide what to put. We thought about a floating deck and wanted to use a composite decking material, but it is sort of expensive. Yeah I know there is no maintenance, but it just seems like a lot for a small space. So then we were thinking about a paver patio of some sort. Here is a pic of the area.

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excuse the empty bag of potting soil, I was working on planting at the time. The other end of the side yard looks like this.

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This is looking from the gate towards the back of the yard.

We have real rocky soil and although we have a roto tiller, we still run into a lot of rocks. We just don't want to have to excavate much more. With the floating deck we just have to lay down the cement anchors, but with the pavers I think we need to go down 6"?

Is one easier than the other?

Thanks,

Laura