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 Watlington

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Wooden Decking in Watlington

Wooden decking is an increasingly fashionable choice for creating outdoor seating areas in gardens. Because of the natural beauty of wood, they can be very elegant areas that can be used year round by adding outside heating and lighting. Wooden decking is frequently installed in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a smooth transition between interior and exterior spaces. Wooden decking is available in any size or shape to fit any area. Curved designs or large areas linked by pathways can create an attractive effect. Wooden decking is relatively simple to install and causes minimal disruption, especially when compared to other possibilities like patio or paving. It can even be installed over the top of an existing patio. It is necessary however to be sure 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 array of types of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Normally decking is constructed from hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability specifications. As hardwood decking will require maintenance, which usually includes annual cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods are becoming popular for use in wooden decking because they are stronger and require far less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Watlington

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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Wooden decking installation cost in Watlington 2024

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

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Watlington is a market town as well as civil parish about 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Thame in Oxfordshire, near the region's eastern edge as well as less than 2 miles (3 kilometres) from its boundary with Buckinghamshire. The church includes the hamlets of Xmas Common, Greenfield and Howe Hillside, all of which are in the Chiltern Hills. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,727. The Watlington area is most likely to have actually been cleared up at a very early day, motivated by the proximity of the Icknield Way. The toponym means "settlement of Waecel's people" as well as suggests profession from around the 6th century. A 9th-century charter by Æthelred of Mercia records eight 'manses' or significant residences in Watlington. The Domesday Book of 1086 identified the area as an agricultural community valued at £ 610. Medieval papers suggest that the modern road plan was in presence in the 14th century, as Cochynes-lane (Couching Street), and also Brook Street are recorded. There are documents of inns in Watlington since the 15th century. In 1722 the town's market was detailed as being hung on a Saturday. By the end of the 18th century the town had 6 inns, every one of which were bought up in the following couple of years by a regional brewing family members, the Haywards. The variety of accredited facilities increased till late in the 19th century when George Wilkinson, a Methodist acquired 6 of them and shut them down. Today Watlington has three hostelries: the Carriers Arms, The Chequers and also The Fat Fox Inn. Parliamentarian soldiers were billeted at Watlington during the English Civil War. It is assumed that John Hampden remained in the town the evening prior to the Battle of Chalgrove Field. In 1664-- 65 the City center was developed at the cost of Thomas Stonor. Its top space was endowed by Stonor as a grade school for kids, and also in 1731 Dame Alice Tipping of Ewelme gave an additional endowment to raise the number of students. In 1842 the town Vestry developed a National School, which shared the same spaces in the City center. In 1843 a National College for women was constructed next to St Leonard's church. In 1872 the young boys' and also girls' schools were absorbed into a new Board institution, which like its predecessors was affiliated to the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. In 1927 the college was split right into different junior and elderly institutions. In 1956 a new secondary school-- the Icknield College-- opened for elderly pupils and the primary school took control of the old facilities. The Icknield School is now Icknield Community College. By 1895 the City center, no longer used as an institution, was in disrepair. In 1907 it was brought back by public membership. It is a site at the meeting point of 3 roads in the centre of the community. Since 1990 Watlington has actually been twinned with the community of Mansle in the Poitou-Charentes area of France. The Watlington Hoard, a collection of silver items going back to the moment of Alfred the Great in the 9th century, was uncovered in Watlington by James Mather, an amateur metal-detectorist, in 2015. The heap was consequently excavated, as well as at some point bought by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford for £ 1.35 m.

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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 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

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Michael F., HA8

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

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