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.

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Wooden Decking in Southsea

Wooden decking is an increasingly common choice for creating outdoor seating areas in gardens. Because of the natural beauty of wood, they can be very fashionable spaces which can be used year round with the addition of outside heating and light. Wooden decking is commonly installed in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a seamless transition between inside and outside spaces. Wooden decking can come in virtually any size or shape to match any area. Curved designs or large areas linked by pathways can create an attractive effect. Wooden decking is relatively easy to install and causes minimal disruption, particularly when compared to other possibilities like patio or paving. It could even be installed over the top of an existing patio. It is necessary however to make certain that your wooden decking is structurally sound and able to take the load of any furniture or plants that you would like to use on the decking. There is a choice of species of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Typically decking is made of hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability specifications. As hardwood decking will require 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 Southsea

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 £1,725

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Wooden decking installation cost in Southsea 2025

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

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Southsea is a seaside hotel and also geographical location, positioned in Portsmouth at the southerly end of Portsea Island in Hampshire. Southsea is south to the city centre of Portsmouth and to the east of Old Portsmouth. Originally creating as a Victorian seaside hotel in the 19th century, it progressed right into a thick domestic suburban area and big area commercial and enjoyment location separate from Portsmouth city centre. The name of the area derives from Southsea Castle, a fort constructed in 1544 on the seafront in support of the Solent as well as any kind of strategies to Portsmouth Harbour. The Second World War had a profound effect on the city and social foundations of the location. Big components of the resort were hit by bombs throughout the Blitz. Just couple of components of Victorian Southsea missed the battle, with popular locations such as the Kings Road and Elm Grove undertaking substantial amounts of damages, as well as the Palmerston Road shopping areas were ruined in their totality. As an effect, major clearance and restoring plans were in development in the instant post-war period. Despite the fact that visitor numbers have actually not been as high as in the 19th century as well as the very first half of the 20th century, the effective redevelopment of the location has actually indicated that it remains to draw in a large number of tourists throughout the year, in addition to becoming a prominent residential area. Southsea is house to a multitude of bars, dining establishments and independent shops. Palmerston Roadway, the primary high road of Southsea, has 2 national division shops and the library. Albert Road, an unique road that has a blend of shopping cultural places, is known for the Kings Theater. For every one of your residence upgrades, make certain to make use of trustworthy professionals in Southsea to make sure of quality.

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Mitchell Landscaping have been established for 10 years, offering quality advice and services in landscaping, Gardening and Fencing. We pride ourselves in offering a prompt, efficient service and are always conscious of our customers needs. I alw...

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Brigitte R., GU15

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Nice guy who I will contact again once if we decide to go ahead with the project.

I am a self motivated individual that enjoys making homes looking special, I pride myself on completing a professional finish I all areas, no job is to small, I like to work with clients to fulfill there aspirations

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Christine B., RH10

Garden | Decking in Crawley

Excellent nothing was too much trouble

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Garden | Decking in Camberley

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