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 Westbury

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Wooden Decking in Westbury

Wooden decking is an increasingly common choice for providing 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 using additional heating and lighting. Wooden decking is commonly 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 complement any area. Curved designs or large areas joined by pathways can produce an attractive effect. Wooden decking is relatively quick to install and causes minimal disruption, especially when compared to alternate options like patio or paving. It could even be installed over the top of an existing patio. It is essential however to be certain that your wooden decking is structurally sound and capable of taking the weight of any furniture or plants that you want to use on the decking. There is a selection 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 specifications. As hardwood decking will demand maintenance, which commonly requires annual cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods are becoming popular for use in wooden decking because they are stronger and require significantly less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Westbury

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 Westbury 2024

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

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Westbury is a community and civil parish in the west of the English area of Wiltshire. It lies in the far west of Wiltshire, close to the border with Somerset. It rests at the north-western side of Salisbury Plain, 18 miles (29 km) southeast of the city of Bath, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the region town of Trowbridge and 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometres) north of the garrison town of Warminster. Various other neighboring communities and also cities include Frome, Devizes, Salisbury and Bristol. According to the 2011 Census, the town has a long-term population of around 14,709 individuals. In the past, Westbury was in some cases referred to as Westbury-under-the-Plain to distinguish it from various other towns of the very same name. Snuggled under the north-western bluffs of Salisbury Plain, it is below that the community's most popular function can be seen: the Westbury White Horse. It is usually claimed locally that the White Horse was originally cut into the chalk face as long ago as the year 878, to honor the success of Alfred the Great over the Danes in the Battle of Eðandun. However, scholars think this to be an invention of the late 18th century, and no evidence has yet been located for the existence of the horse prior to the 1720s. Westbury centres on its historic industry, with the 14th-century churchyard of All Saints' Church behind it. All Saints' has a hefty ring of bells, an Erasmus Bible, as well as a 16th-century clock without face created by a local blacksmith. The west home window of the church was contributed by Abraham Laverton, that additionally developed Prospect Square in 1869 and also the close-by Laverton Institute in 1873. For every one of your residence renovations, be sure to determine credible specialists in Westbury to make specific of top quality.

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