Best place for decking

Angela84

Evening guys

Hoping to replace our decking in the next couple of weeks, ours is rather old and starting to bend and snap.

Where is the best place to buy from? Any deals about?

SplanK

Try the smaller timber yards in your area. I found that mine were able to beat the larger chains by a fair whack and also supplied better quality joists/decking boards. They also managed to supply longer joists and boards minimising the amount of joins required!

cyclonebri1

Absolutely right, you'll get the best deal and the best prices and be supporting the local economy.

Of course go to the sheds 1st or their websites to get a price, then go to a proper merchant, bit about full lengths is spot on :T

frankie

Agree with using local timber yard. In SE Cornwall I use Duchy Timber, they will also give a bit of discount if you're cheeky and will deliver for a small fee.

bilbo_2

I bought wickes decking its now 10 years old and still like new excellent thickness and quality

PixieDust

Best place for decking? In the garden, definitely. *nods firmly*

confused57

Hi, on the subject of decking can any of you D.I.Y.ers help me. We have got our decking up, its raised from the ground. Problem is getting railings at a reasonable cost. We have had a quote for almost £1,500 which is far higher than we thought it might be (it's only 2.7 mm square and the railings are only needed for two sides). We have looked at getting ready made to cut costs but the height of the metal deck panels is only 813mm. We understand that the necessary height is a minimum of 1100mm.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

cyclonebri1

confused57 wrote: »

Hi, on the subject of decking can any of you D.I.Y.ers help me. We have got our decking up, its raised from the ground. Problem is getting railings at a reasonable cost. We have had a quote for almost £1,500 which is far higher than we thought it might be (it's only 2.7 mm square and the railings are only needed for two sides). We have looked at getting ready made to cut costs but the height of the metal deck panels is only 813mm. We understand that the necessary height is a minimum of 1100mm.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Yes, get another quote, that is seriously over priced, it's only a mornings job for a couple of guys and I'm guessing about £200 in materials.

confused57

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Yes, get another quote, that is seriously over priced, it's only a mornings job for a couple of guys and I'm guessing about £200 in materials.

Thanks for that, we did think it was taking the mick a bit!

Another query is that we have heard that the railings need to be 1100 high for raised decks and after looking at brochures (Burbage Iron Craft) it seems they are only 770 mm. How does that work? even taking into account the space below the railings and the handrail it's never going to get to 1100 mm. I have telephoned their technical department only to be told that they did not know so not a lot of help there.

Sorry to be a pain.

cyclonebri1

Can't help with that, and I'm not even sure there is a minimum height for decking rails outside of the home?

Google it.

OK, A quick look at the richard burridge website gives 900mm as being the min ht for horizontal low level uses. ie not upper floor decks

confused57

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Can't help with that, and I'm not even sure there is a minimum height for decking rails outside of the home?

Google it.

OK, A quick look at the richard burridge website gives 900mm as being the min ht for horizontal low level uses. ie not upper floor decks

Thanks for that. We have now had another quote and just as you said the first was WAY OVER THE TOP. New quote was £500.00 and that still includes the fitting. The chap did confirm that 1100 was the height for railings around raised decks and cos we've had the decking put on the plans we will have to stick to the regulations.

Thanks for you help.