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 Wantage

Wooden decking is an increasingly common choice for creating outdoor seating areas in gardens. Due to the natural beauty of wood, they can be very elegant areas that can be used year round with the help of additional heating and light. Wooden decking is often 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 accommodate any area. Curved designs or large areas joined by pathways can produce a striking effect. Wooden decking is fairly simple to install and causes minimal disruption, especially in comparison to alternate options like patio or paving. It could even be installed over the top of a pre-existing patio. It is vital 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 choice of varieties of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Typically decking is made of hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability requirements. As hardwood decking will require maintenance, which typically will involve yearly cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods are becoming more popular for use in wooden decking because they are more robust and require significantly less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Wantage

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 £1,725

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Wooden decking installation cost in Wantage 2024

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

Time frame: 1-4 days

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Wantage is a market town as well as civil parish in the Vale of the White Horse in the English area of Oxfordshire. The community gets on Letcombe Creek, regarding 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of Abingdon, 10 miles (16 km) west of Didcot, 15 miles (24 kilometres) south-west of Oxford and 14 miles (23 km) north north-west of Newbury. Historically component of Berkshire, it is notable as the birth place of King Alfred the Great in 849. In 1974 the location carried out by Berkshire County Council was considerably lowered, and Wantage, alike with various other regions South of the River Thames, entered into a significantly enlarged Oxfordshire. According to the 2011 Census, the community has a long-term resident population of around 11,327 individuals. Wantage consists of the suburban areas of Belmont to the west and also Charlton to the east. The Edgehill Springs increase in between Manor Road as well as Spike Lodge Farms and the Letcombe Brook moves through the town. There is a big market square having a statuary of King Alfred, bordered by shops some with 18th-century fronts. In current years, some considerable real estate advancements have actually been created. In 2006, a business advancement started construction with a supermarket as an emphasis. This supermarket is dual the dimension of the previous one as well as was meant to have a substantial effect on the town by drawing even more visitors from provincial villages. The influence was projected as being positive, focused on preventing the community becoming a commuter community and also maintaining some commercial activity. In 2014, Wantage was nominated for the Federal government's Great British High Street Award wherein Wantage won the honor for Britain's Best Town Centre, defeating several other towns nominated for the award. For all of your house improvements, be sure to identify reliable experts in Wantage to ensure 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

Garden | Decking in Camberley

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

I am a family runed business professional and efficient for 30 years !

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Anjuna B., HP14

Garden | Decking in High Wycombe

All good service. Clean & tidy people. Finishing of the to be improved

Hi my name is Martin from stone art uk ltd we are a local run landscaping company within the Pinner area we specialise in all types of driveways and patios please do not hesitate to visit us at are website or give us a call .

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Bob A., GU15

Garden | Decking in Camberley

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Michael F., HA8

Garden | Decking in Edgware

The job was well done, some of the finishing could have been better

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Garden | Decking in Camberley

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