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 Clevedon

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Wooden Decking in Clevedon

Wooden decking is an increasingly fashionable choice for creating outdoor seating areas in gardens. Due to the natural beauty of wood, they can be very elegant spaces which you can use year round with the addition of additional heating and lighting. Wooden decking is often installed in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a smooth transition between inside and outside spaces. Wooden decking can come in any size or shape to accommodate any area. Curved designs or large areas connected by pathways can produce a striking effect. Wooden decking is fairly quick to install and causes little disruption, particularly when compared to alternate options like patio or paving. It could even be installed over the top of an existing patio. It is important however to make sure that your wooden decking is structurally sound and able to take the weight of any furniture or plants that you want to use on the decking. There is a choice of varieties of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Often decking is constructed from hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability specifications. As hardwood decking will demand maintenance, which usually 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 Clevedon

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 Clevedon 2025

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

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Clevedon is a town and civil parish inside the unitary authority of North Somerset, which forms a part of the ceremonial county of Somerset and Avon. The town is surrounded by a group of small hills, such as Church Hill, Wain's Hill, Dial Hill, Strawberry Hill, Castle Hill, Hangstone Hill, and Court Hill. On days with high visibility, much may be observed across the Severn Estuary to Wales, including Steep Holm and Bristol Channel islands. The Severn Estuary's tidal rise and fall can be as high as 14.5 metres, which comes second to Bay of Fundy in Eastern Canada. As outlined by the 2001 Census, the town includes a population of 21957, of which 20 per cent are more than 65 years old and 72.4 per cent of the 15408 people between the ages of 19 and 74 years are economically active. Clevedon's expansion began during the Victorian period when it became a well known seaside resort, with transport provided by a short branch line from the primary railway at Yatton between 1847 and 1966. The seafront continues to include ornamental gardens, a Victorian bandstand and numerous visitor attractions. There is a mixture of pebbled beaches and low rocky cliffs on the shore, and also the rocky beach has been labelled as the Clevedon Shore Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Clevedon Pier, which opened in 1869, is amongst the earliest examples of a British Victorian pier that remains in existence. Not only are there such appealing landmarks as Walton Castle and Clevedon Court, the town gives a number of educational, religious, cultural and leisure buildings. For all of your home upgrades, ensure that you use trustworthy experts in Clevedon to ensure that you get the very best quality.

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