New decking can provide many advantages to your home or workplace and are a hugely popular way to increase floorspace for a variety of reasons. In this page we take a look at the factors that affect decking costs, and how you can save with our free decking quotes.
There are three main factors which will affect the overall cost of decking… namely the design intricacy, the scale of the project and the material to be used in the construction and overall build. We’ve detailed some further information below.
Decking Design
The design and layout of your decking will have a direct impact on the overall decking costs. You can expect the cost of your decking to be significantly less if you just want a simple flat decking area in your garden.
If however you are planning raised decking, with stair access and even space underneath then there will be additional costs to consider. Firstly the plans will take longer to both design and complete, then when it comes to the build the project will likely take longer to build due to the level of intricacy, and there will be additional materials such as framework and hardware needed.
Size of Decking
This is a fairly straightforward factor that will affect decking costs. The scale of your project will impact directly on the overall price of installing decking. Though the overall price will certainly go up, you may notice a reduction in the cost per square metre of decking making it better value as the project size increases. You may find some companies quote per metre of decking, whilst others quote per complete job, however this may only be the case in more straightforward decking designs.
Decking Materials
Not just the amount of the materials needed, but the type of materials will have an affect on your new decking costs. Typical materials such as decking boards, timber frames, fixings and concrete are all standard materials in a basic deck installation, however when you start introducing alternative materials the price can escalate.
From Aluminium decking to Softwood decking, the material cost will vary from standard Scandinavian Redwood decking accordingly. Balusters, handrails, detailing and stairs will also increase the cost of decking.
Decking Costs Per Square Metre
If you’re looking to have a standard, ground level deck installed you should typically expect the decking costs per square metre to be between £50 and £70, however as mentioned above there are numerous factors which will ultimately influence the price.
Saving on Decking Costs
There are two main ways to save on the cost of decking installation:
Hiring a professional: By hiring a professional decking installer you will not only save yourself time, but probably a lot of money too. There are issues such as having the right tools to hand (which you may have to buy or hire), having the materials to hand (without having to drive to collect them in advance) and the disposal of the waster produced that a professional will be able to deal with much more efficiently. There’s also the time consideration, by hiring a professional to install your decking the job will likely be completed quicker leaving you more productive free time.
Comparing free quotes: Quite simply the easiest way to see how much you can save on your decking cost is to compare our free quotes, which all come from local specialists keen to compete with each other and save you both time and money. Since every quote is completely obligation-free, they are also the safest way to simply find out how little your project could cost.
