A balustrade along a slope
A new spindle balustrade where the old one leaned and was lost under ivy.
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What people ask for
A deck with a pergola
Grooved boards, a spindle balustrade and a timber pergola over the seating end.
Before and after
An old dark deck by the shed, replaced and taken round the corner.
Materials and options
Needed a new fence to replace the old one. Excellent work, good price and great comms. Many thanks Kane
What moves the price
Size first, then height: a deck over a slope needs taller posts, bracing and a balustrade. The old deck comes up and goes, and extras add up.
How we price a job, in full
Size is the start of it, but height changes a deck more than people expect. A deck close to the ground sits on a simple frame over a weed membrane, while one that has to bridge a slope needs taller posts set in concrete, more bracing and, at the top of the garden, a balustrade and steps, and the Planning Portal says a deck more than 30 cm off the ground needs planning permission. If there is an old deck, it has to come up and leave the site, and the frame under it is often worse than the boards on top. The boards themselves are the next choice: pressure-treated softwood is the most affordable and can be stained, while composite costs more to buy but needs no oiling. Extras are where the price moves fastest, whether that is a pergola over the seating end, a fascia round the edge, a gate in the balustrade or steps down to the lawn. Access is the last part, because joists and boards are long and have to come round the side of the house or through it. Tell us roughly how big, how high off the ground, and whether there is an old deck to remove.
Questions
Do I need planning permission for decking?
Garden decking does not need planning permission if it is no more than 30 cm above the ground, if it and any extensions and outbuildings cover no more than half the garden, and if none of it is in front of the main front wall of the house. Within the grounds of a listed building, no decking is allowed under these rules.
Source: Decking: Planning Permission, Planning Portal (PortalPlanQuest Ltd, joint venture of TerraQuest and MHCLG)
More about decking
We build decks: new softwood decks on treated frames, replacements for decks gone soft or slippery, balustrades and steps, decks that wrap a corner, and pergolas over a seating area. Composite decking is available as well as timber.
