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 Surbiton

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Wooden Decking in Surbiton

Wooden decking is an increasingly prevalent choice for providing outdoor seating areas in gardens. Because of the natural beauty of wood, they can be very fashionable areas that can be used year round with the help of additional heating and illumination. Wooden decking is commonly installed in locations in front of patio or French doors where they can create a seamless transition between inside and outside spaces. Wooden decking is available in any size or shape to suit any area. Curved designs or large areas joined by pathways can produce an impressive effect. Wooden decking is reasonably easy to install and causes minimal disruption, especially in comparison to alternate options like patio or paving. It can even be installed over the top of an existing patio. It is vital however to make sure that your wooden decking is structurally sound and able to take the load of any furniture or plants that you would like to use on the decking. There is a choice of types of wood that can be used in wooden decking. Typically decking is made of hardwood, but there are softwoods available that fulfil the durability requirements. As hardwood decking will require maintenance, which generally entails annual 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 Surbiton

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 Surbiton 2026

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

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Surbiton is a suburb of southwest London within the Royal District of Kingston upon Thames. Located adjacent to the River Thames, it is 11 miles southwest of central London. Although formerly within the Region of Surrey, Surbiton came to be integrated right into Greater London in 1965 as a result of the London Government Act of 1963 entering into impact. Surbiton is residence to a combination of striking courts including Art Deco design, modern-day domestic centres and also big condominiums constructed in the 19th century alongside a substantial variety of semi-detached housing estates established throughout the twentieth century. Proof suggests that a settlement has actually remained in presence at Surbiton from as very early as 1179. Before the resulting the railway, Surbiton was largely developed of farming land, with maps from the early 19th century showing the area it as bit greater than a crossroads. The community's growth began after the being rejected of a major railway line near Kingston was turned down as well as would certainly instead by created in Surbiton. Opening in 1838, Surbiton train terminal was called Kingston upon Railway till 1869, being renamed to Surbiton upon Train. With a population of over 20,000, there is a number of historic as well as retail areas attractive to the community's homeowners. Surbiton is identified as one of one of the most significant places contributing to the history of competing automobiles. Started by John Cooper and the auto racing legend Jack Brabham in 1934, building as well as screening of Formula 1 cars began to be examined in the old Cooper vehicle operates in Hollyfield Road. The structure is widely acknowledged as the location in which the highly popular Mini Cooer was born. For every one of your residence upgrades, make sure to make use of reliable experts in Surbiton to make sure of high quality.

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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

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

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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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