Cost of decking and labour?

Question

hi there .hope someone can help.i want to have 36 square metres of decking put down at the bottom of my garden.can anyone tell me the cost of materials and what i am likely to pay to have it put down.i dont want to be ripped off

Answer 1

Depends partly on how complicated the shape is, and how much wastage.. Is it a level site; are handrails/steps/multi-levels needed? are you having fancy cuts/diagonals?

For instance a plain 3.6m wide deck would be 10m long.

That will require something like 70 decking boards at around 9 quid/pop. http://www.wickes.co.uk/Deckboards/Deck-...

So 650 quid for the top surface alone. I'd budget 3,000 MINIMUM

Answer 2

About 600 should cover labour and materials.