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 Godalming

Wooden decking is an increasingly prevalent option for providing outdoor seating areas in gardens. Due to the natural beauty of wood, they can be very elegant spaces that can be used year round with the help of outside heating and illumination. Wooden decking is typically 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 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 reasonably easy to install and causes little disruption, particularly in comparison to alternatives like patio or paving. It could even be installed over the top of a pre-existing patio. It is essential 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 species of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Typically decking is constructed from hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability specifications. As hardwood decking will need maintenance, which generally involves yearly cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods are becoming more popular for use in wooden decking because they are stronger and require far less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Godalming

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 2026

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Avg. price high	Avg. price high £3,363

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Wooden decking installation cost in Godalming 2026

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

Time frame: 1-4 days

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Godalming is a historical market town, civil parish and administrative centre of the Borough of Waverley in Surrey. It is located 4 miles south-southwest of Guildford, crossing the banks of the River Wey in a closely wooded and rugged area of the outer London commuter belt, and the Greensand Ridge. The town is 30.5 miles southwest of London, and is a part of a three-way twinning plan with the French town of Joigny and Mayen in Germany, as well as having an association link with the state of Georgia. James Oglethorpe of Godalming started the colony of Georgia. The Weald, a remnant forest comprising of modest leafy settlements, links the town to the southwest and the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty can be discovered 2.9 miles north of the town centre. Godalming Town Council has stated that Godalming holds 138 listed buildings, of which 82 are set immediately within the town centre, and 18 of which are monuments. The striking Tudor timber framed structures, 17th-century brickwork buildings and numerous other structures can be discovered on the locally listed structures register. 'The Pepperpot', which is Godalming's first town hall, is among its most popular landmarks. Godalming continues to be a normal English market town, holding a market every Friday throughout the year and being the home of a wide array of independent and national retailers. As a result of its visual glamour and advantageous transport connections, the town has actually been selected as Britain's 3rd finest property hotspot, ranked as the 4th finest area of the UK in which to live, and judged to have the highest quality of life in 2013. For all of your house upgrades, make certain to make use of dependable specialists in Godalming to make certain 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.

Surbiton landscaping and building services in business since 1999 very professional run, family Business that takes pride in their work

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Paul M., GU2

Garden | Decking in Guildford

Friendly, knowledgeable and got the job done on time. Thanks

I am a self motivated individual that enjoys making homes looking special, I pride myself on completing a professional finish I all areas, no job is to small, I like to work with clients to fulfill there aspirations

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Christine B., RH10

Garden | Decking in Crawley

Excellent nothing was too much trouble

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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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Brigitte R., GU15

Garden | Decking in Camberley

Very impressed as Oliver also brought a roofer with him to discuss the whole project of taking the roof off the garage t...

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