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 Radstock

Wooden decking is an increasingly common option for providing outdoor seating areas in gardens. Due to the natural beauty of wood, they can be very fashionable areas that can be used year round by using external heating and illumination. Wooden decking is often fitted in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a seamless transition between interior and exterior spaces. Wooden decking is available in virtually any size or shape to fit any area. Curved designs or large areas linked by pathways can create an impressive effect. Wooden decking is relatively easy to install and causes little disruption, especially when compared to alternatives like patio or paving. It can even be installed over the top of a pre-existing patio. It is necessary however to be certain that your wooden decking is structurally sound and capable of taking the load 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. Normally decking is made of hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability specifications. As hardwood decking will require maintenance, which usually involves yearly cleaning and staining for weather proofing, composite woods have become more popular for use in wooden decking because they are more robust and require significantly less maintenance.

Average Wooden decking cost in Radstock

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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Wooden decking installation cost in Radstock 2026

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

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Radstock is a town in Somerset, England, 9 miles (14 km) south west of Bath, as well as 8 miles (13 kilometres) north west of Frome. It is within the unitary authority of Bath and also North East Somerset as well as had a population of 5,620 according to the 2011 Census. Since 2011 Radstock has actually been a community council in its very own right. Radstock has actually been settled because the Iron Age, and also its significance expanded after the building and construction of the Fosse Way, a Roman roadway. The development of the town occurred after 1763, when coal was uncovered in the location. Multitudes of mines opened throughout the 19th century including several owned by the Waldegrave family, who had actually been Lords of the Estate because the English Civil War. Admiral Lord Radstock, brother of George, 4th Earl Waldegrave, took the community's name as his title when created a Baron. The spoil stack of Writhlington colliery is currently the Writhlington Site of Special Scientific Interest, which includes 3,000 tons of Upper Carboniferous spoil from which greater than 1,400 insect fossil specimens have been recovered. The complicated geology as well as narrow joints made coal removal hard. Tonnage boosted throughout the 19th century, reaching a peak around 1901, when there were 79 separate collieries and annual production was 1,250,000 loads per annum. Nonetheless, as a result of neighborhood geological troubles and also workforce lacks result decreased and the variety of pits decreased from 30 at the beginning of the 20th century to 14 by the mid-thirties; the last two pits, Kilmersdon as well as Writhlington, closed in September 1973. The Great Western Railway and the Somerset and Dorset Railway both established stations as well as mustering backyards in the community. The last passenger train services to Radstock closed in 1966. Manufacturing sectors such as printing, binding as well as product packaging give some neighborhood employment. Recently, Radstock has significantly become a commuter community for the neighboring cities of Bath and also Bristol. Radstock is home to the Radstock Museum which is housed in a previous market hall, and also has a range of exhibits which supply an understanding right into north-east Somerset life given that the 19th century. Most of the exhibits connect to regional geology as well as the currently obsolete Somerset coalfield and also geology. The town is also home to Writhlington School, well-known for its Orchid collection, and a range of educational, religious and cultural structures as well as showing off clubs.

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