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 is an increasingly common choice for creating outdoor seating areas in gardens. Because of the natural beauty of wood, they can be very fashionable areas that can be used year round by installing outside heating and illumination. Wooden decking is generally installed in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a smooth transition between inside and outside spaces. Wooden decking is available in any size or shape to suit any area. Curved designs or large areas connected by pathways can create a stunning effect. Wooden decking is reasonably quick to install and causes little disruption, particularly in comparison to alternate options like patio or paving. It could even be installed over the top of a pre-existing patio. It is crucial however to make certain that your wooden decking is structurally sound and capable of taking the weight 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. Usually decking is constructed from hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability requirements. As hardwood decking will need maintenance, which generally requires yearly cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods have become more popular for use in wooden decking because they are stronger and require far less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Tavistock

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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Wooden decking installation cost in Tavistock 2025

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

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Tavistock is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon in England. It rests on the River Tavy where its name obtains. According to the 2011 Census, the town has a permanent population of around 12,280. Its history can be gone back to at least AD 961 when Tavistock Abbey was created, whose ruins can be seen depending on the centre of the community. One of the most noteworthy person to have actually resided in the town is Sir Francis Drake. Tavistock has lots of buying as well as home entertainment possibilities for its citizens. The marketplace proceeds to operate in the huge protected market structure, the Pannier Market; the primary market gets on Fridays, on other days the marketplace hosts specialised occasions, such as craft fairs and also antiques fairs. A Farmers' Market takes location in the Square fortnightly and has been elected Best Farmer's Market in the South West. In 2005, Tavistock was elected 'Best Market Town' in England as well as in 2006 'Best Food Town', greatly on the strength of the numerous independent food stores as well as vendors in the town and also nearby, such as a long-standing household grocer and also deli in Brook St as well as celebrity store behind the Pannier market. In July 2006, Tavistock got the name of the eastern Entrance to the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, which runs westward through the Tamar Valley and Great Consols Mine, down the spinal column of Cornwall to Lands End. A regional area group referred to as 'Tavistock Forward', have actually been discussing to take control of the Guildhall facility with police and English Heritage endorsement, with lease-back of the existing cops terminal to Devon and Cornwall Cops, while developing the Guildhall itself. For every one of your residence improvements, make sure to identify reliable professionals in Tavistock to make specific of quality.

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The installation of the decking was very good but they did not clear up any of the mess afterwards so no stars for this

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