Wooden Decking in Johnstone

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Wooden Decking in Johnstone

Wooden decking is an increasingly popular choice for creating outdoor seating areas in gardens. Due to the natural beauty of wood, they can be very fashionable areas which you can use year round by installing outside heating and lighting. Wooden decking is generally installed in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a smooth transition between interior and exterior spaces. Wooden decking can come in any size or shape to fit any area. Curved designs or large areas connected by pathways can create an impressive effect. Wooden decking is reasonably simple to install and causes little disruption, especially when compared to other possibilities like patio or paving. It could even be installed over the top of a pre-existing patio. It is necessary however to make certain that your wooden decking is structurally sound and capable of taking the load of any furniture or plants that you want to use on the decking. There is a collection of species of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Often decking is made of hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability specifications. As hardwood decking will need maintenance, which generally will involve yearly cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods have become more popular for use in wooden decking because they are more robust and require significantly less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Johnstone

The typical cost of Wooden decking is £1500. Costs can change based upon the materials and the firm hired. The upper price range can be as high as £1725. The material costs are commonly approximately £375

Average price per Wooden decking job in 2025

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Avg. price high	Avg. price high £1,363

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Wooden decking installation cost in Johnstone 2025

	Labour cost	£1,050
	Material cost	£375
	Waste removal	£75

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Johnstone

Johnstone is a town in the council area and county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is set 3 miles west of Paisley, 12 miles west of the centre of the city of Glasgow and 12 miles north east of Kilwinning. Making up a section of the biggest conurbation in Scotland, Johnstone sits on the western edge of the Greater Glasgow Urban Area. Johnstone was a planned neighborhood, which formed around the house of Easter Cochrane, now known as Johnstone Castle. Development started in 1782 when the Laird George Houston accredited styles for a range of residential seats forming the town centre. The building of 2 similar civic squares, Houstoun Square and Ludovic Square, and the town gained its parish church by 1794. Coal mining started to bring wealth to Johnstone in the 19th century, with the population increasing to 5600 in 1831. Such a development in population meant the increase in slum conditions till the advancement of an area of the town to hold a sizeable number of purpose-built housing estates, taking place in the 1930s. Much of Johnstone's history prior to industrialisation has actually disappeared, with Johnstone Castle coming to be derelict after the last Laird died in 1931. The town's population of 15687 is well-connected to the rest of Scotland because of its distance to effective transportation links. A dual carriageway joins Johnstone to the M8 motorway for transport connections to central Scotland, and the town includes 2 train stations with frequent trains to Glasgow Central, Paisley and the Ayrshie Coast. Those hoping to take a trip additional afar are 3.5 miles away from Glasgow International Airport and 40 minutes away by train from Prestwick International Airport. For all your house upgrades, make certain to make use of reliable experts in Johnstone to make certain of quality.

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10 May

Garden | Decking

Johnstone - PA9

Enquiry from: Graeme G

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Current back door large decking area is over 15 years old and in need of repair due to rot. loose boards, rotting nails, rotting foundation wood.

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27 Aug

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Glasgow - G46

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front garden artificial turf house surrounding stones good drainage gravel back garden levelled with matching gravel surround garden and patio slabs if required. budget £2000 are you the property o...

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Beith - KA15

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Decking supplied and installed

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26 Jul

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Glasgow - G78

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3 tonne bags of garden turf wooden slats from fencing 10 concrete slabs from patio are you the property owner: owner property type: semi detached do you have a: small garden garden type: back garden w...

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09 Feb

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Glasgow - G75

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customer visited the mygardeningprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. property type: terrace work description: i'm looking for slabbing to be completely replaced and the small patches that are ...

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28 Jan

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Glasgow - G75

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27 Apr

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Kilmarnock - KA3

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garden at the back has been abandoned for a few years apart from the odd grass cut - needs weeding and some tlc are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) property type: detached do you have...

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20 Mar

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Glasgow - G76

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customer visited the mygardeningprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. property type: terrace work description: decking needs replaced and garden is tired and needs a redesign. i’m looking for...

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03 Mar

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Glasgow - G77

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11 Oct

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Kilmarnock - KA3

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16 Sep

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Kilmarnock - KA3

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06 Aug

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Glasgow - G76

Enquiry from: Shaista A

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garden needs levelled in places and some other things are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace roughly the size of your garden: 11-20 m2 garden type: back garden garden...

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24 May

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Kilmarnock - KA3

Enquiry from: Christine B

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20 Apr

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Kilmarnock - KA3

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I would like some decking to be put into the garden. not looking forward too much decking just enough to have a table chair st etc.

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16 Apr

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Kilmarnock - KA3

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06 Oct

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Glasgow - G76

Enquiry from: Elaine P

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Customer visited the mygardeningprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Semi detached, Work description: Grass cut, weeding and cleaning of decking, hedges x Are you the property ow...

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12 Jul

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Glasgow - G46

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Customer visited the mygardeningprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Semi detached, Work description: G Tree stumps removed Area levelled and decking fitted approx 28 square ...

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31 May

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Kilwinning - KA13

Enquiry from: Alexander B

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Customer visited the mygardeningprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Detached, Work description: Replacement Patio and Pathway: circa 60sq metres. Old slabs removed Decking are...

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29 Apr

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Glasgow - G74

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23 Apr

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Kilmarnock - KA3

Enquiry from: Donald M

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FAQs

If your deck isn’t going to be flat to the ground, it’s a good idea to have some kind of balustrade to avoid any tripping. If the gap between the deck and the ground is less than 600mm, use a 900mm balustrade. If it’s higher than 600mm, the balustrade should be 1100mm tall.

Building a simple deck frame, or decking subframe, that you’re laying on level ground is easy if you take time to prepare and get all the things you need. We’ll go through the steps on how to build a deck frame here. Tools and equipment To get building your deck frame, you’ll need:

Decking joists
Coach screws
Coach bolts
Combi drill
Socket set
A saw suitable for your project and the thickness of the timber
Pencil
Decking preservative
Sandpaper or sander

Build your subframe

Measure your deck frame and cut to size if necessary.
Make 2 pencil marks on each end of the frame’s 2 outer joists to mark where the coach screws will go. They need to align with the centre of the adjoining outer joist. Then, use a flat wood drill bit to drill recesses into each mark. Make them the same depth of the screws that your using’s head and wide enough for a ratchet or socket to tighten them.
Using a thinner drill bit, line up the outer joists and drill a pilot hole through the middle of the recess. These pilot holes act as a guide for the screws and stops them from splitting the wood.
Fit the coach screws with either a drill driver or socket and ratchet.
Repeat the process for the inner joists once you’ve assembled the outer frame.

IMPORTANT: While you’re building your deck frame and the decking itself, remember to cover all pilot holes and ends of timber in decking preservative to ensure that your decking remains structurally sound for as long as possible. Though relatively simple, building a deck frame and the decking will take some time. It would be much quicker and easier to get a professional in to do it, who could represent more value for money.

There are two ways to lay decking on uneven ground. We’ve explained how to build a raised deck in our FAQ ‘How to build a raised deck’ above, and that’s great for uneven ground or sloped gardens. But there’s another way that you can lay decking on uneven ground if you don’t want a raised deck: you can create a level supporting base. We’ll go through the basics here. Materials you’ll need

Paving slabs – old or cheap ones are fine
Timber for the frame and legs
Type 1 MOT hardcore

How to lay decking on uneven ground

Mark out the area as we explain in ‘How to lay decking’. Then, dig to 200mm below where you want to surface of the decking to be.
Add a 50mm layer of hardcore and make sure it’s compact.
Build the decking sub-frame as we describe in ‘How to build a deck frame’.
Lay out paving slabs along the edges and in the centre of the area. This will help to spread the weight of the decking.
Set the decking frame on the slabs, checking for high or low points and adding off-cuts of timber where needed. Don’t forget to sand and seal these off-cuts with decking preservative.
Add your joists and then the deck boards, leaving the recommended gaps of expansion of between 5-8mm.

Building your decking on top of paving slabs is a good way to get it level, but you still may not be able to get as good a finish as if a professional did it. If you’re in any doubt, get in contact with some decking specialists and see what they would recommend.

You might think that building decking on a slope is a no-go, but it’s actually a great way to help you make use of your garden when the ground is sloping. It will provide you with a level surface that you can BBQ on as well as dine alfresco without finding that your meal is rolling down the table. But how do you build decking on a slope? Our guide in the FAQ above, ‘How to build a raised deck’, is the perfect solution – but we’ll break it down here if you just want to get an idea of what’s involved. Dig out the area If you’re laying on soil or turf, you’ll need to dig it out. Dig down and remove all the turf from the area and ensure that there are no weeds or stones in the area you’re going to build your decking on. Since you’re building on a slope, it will be hard to get it level, but dig out to a depth of 50mm and lay weed-control fabric with gravel over the top. Add posts and set with concrete Make holes for posts and add them in, ensuring they’re longer than you need. Make sure they’re level, then fill the holes with a concrete mix to set them in place. Build the outer frame Make sure you always work at the top of the slope when you’re building your decking, and measure where the highest point of the decking will be. Secure the 4 sides of the outer frame and factor in a 2mm fall for every metre of decking so rainwater can run off. Add joists Secure joists along your frame at 400mm intervals. If you get to the last joist and there will be more than a 400mm gap left at the end, add in an extra one for support. Lay your deck boards Screw your deck boards to the joists, ensuring that the deck boards are running in the opposite direction to the joists. For timber boards, you need to make sure you leave an expansion gap of 5-8mm. These steps should give you an idea of whether you want to have a go at building decking on a slope, or whether you want to leave it to the pros.

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