Laying simple, ground-level decking may sound intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. With careful planning and preparation, you can lay decking that you’ll be proud to show off to neighbours, family and friends. Here are a few tips to get you started. Plan carefully Draw out a plan, to scale, on paper. This will help you to know how many boards you’ll need and ensure that you don’t end up having to cut anything to fit. Prepare the area Measure out the site according to your plan and hammer a peg into each corner, then tie string around each peg to help you see what you’re working with. If you’re not laying on existing slabs, dig into the ground, lifting out turf if it’s there, and check that the site is level. Then add concrete slabs for more stability or lay weed-control fabric over the ground and cover with gravel to further prevent weed growth. Build your sub-frame Since a lot of people ask this, we’ve got a more detailed guide in the FAQ below. Lay your deck boards Start in one corner of the sub-frame and position the first board across the inner joists. You want the deck board in the opposite direction to the inner joists, ensuring that it’s flush with the frame. Position any end-to-end joins between the deck boards halfway across an inner joist so you can screw both boards into the joist for stability. Make sure you keep a gap of between 5-8mm to allow for expansion of the wood. Begin to screw your deck boards to the joists. You’ll need to secure the deck board to every joist is covers along your deck frame. Use two screws for every joist. Mark where you’re going to add your screws, ensuring that they are at least 15mm from the end of the board and 20mm from the outside edges. Drill pilot holes for the screws, being careful to only drill through the deck board and not the joist. Then screw the decking screws into the holes. Continue to screw in the deck boards, ensuring you leave the correct expansion gap. You can stagger the deck board joins across the deck for more strength. Sand down any cut ends if you need to before applying decking preserver to protect the timber from rotting. Although this is a simplified set of instructions, it’s enough for you to see whether you want to attempt to lay decking yourself – and if you don’t, you can get in touch with professionals who will be happy to give you a quote.

Wooden Decking in Loanhead

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Wooden Decking in Loanhead

Wooden decking is an increasingly fashionable option for providing outdoor seating areas in gardens. Because of the natural beauty of wood, they can be very fashionable areas which can be used year round by using additional heating and illumination. Wooden decking is usually installed in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a seamless transition between interior and exterior spaces. Wooden decking is available in any size or shape to suit any area. Curved designs or large areas linked by pathways can create an attractive effect. Wooden decking is relatively quick to install and causes minimal disruption, particularly when compared to alternatives like patio or paving. It can even be installed over the top of a pre-existing patio. It is necessary however to make sure that your wooden decking is structurally sound and capable of taking the load of any furniture or plants that you would like to use on the decking. There is a collection of types of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Commonly decking is made of hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability requirements. As hardwood decking will require maintenance, which commonly entails annual cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods have become popular for use in wooden decking because they are more robust and require much less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Loanhead

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 2024

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

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Prices based on actual Wooden decking costs for Loanhead, as reported by local LeadsDoWork members.

Wooden decking installation cost in Loanhead 2024

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

Time frame: 1-4 days

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Loanhead (pop. 6,900) is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and also close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg as well as Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and also oil shale mining, and also the paper industries. Loanhead continues to grow, mainly due to the influence of the ongoing advancement of Straiton Retail Park that includes one of just 2 IKEA stores in Scotland, but also progressively as a dormitory town for Edinburgh, parts of which are under 20 minutes away. In spite of the closeness of big stores such as Sainsbury's and Costco, the major street, Clerk Street, is busy with website traffic and also regional shoppers. A large, contemporary industrial estate with around 100 different worries provides a large range of jobs for regional residents. Organisations include MacSweens haggis manufacturing facility, and also Authorities Scotland's Communications Centre (The Force Communications Centre, or FCC) where all radio web traffic and emergency telephone calls are dealt with. The Pentlands industrial estate was opened in the 1970s, and also a number of retail and also various other services trade from the perimeter of the community. These were from the similarity Gregg's to the extra commercial business concentrating on welding as well as steel manufacture.

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