A deck turns an awkward, sloping or tired garden into somewhere you actually use. Built right, it is the best square-metre-for-money you can add to a garden.
Ben builds raised and ground-level garden decking across South Wales in both timber and composite. The frame is where a deck is won or lost: properly supported, dead level, and with the airflow underneath to stop it rotting from below. Get the substructure right and the boards on top — timber or composite — last the distance. Get it wrong and even a good board flexes, dips and traps water.
Timber decking gives that warm, natural look for a lower up-front cost; it just wants a clean and a re-treat each year to stay at its best. Composite costs more to fit but never needs sanding, staining or sealing and shrugs off the South Wales weather for 25 years and more. On a sloping or split-level garden, a raised deck with steps can turn unusable ground into the best spot in the garden.
Ben works out the levels, the access and the right board honestly on the free site visit, then quotes a fixed price with the materials spelled out — no guesswork, no surprises halfway through.
As a rough UK guide, timber decking runs about £40–£100 a square metre supplied and fitted, composite about £90–£135. A deck built dead level on a properly supported frame sits towards the upper end rather than a quick, cheap deck that flexes or rots from below. Size, raised vs ground-level, the ground and the board move it; Ben quotes the exact figure free on a site visit.
Yes — a raised deck is often the best answer for a sloping or split-level garden, turning awkward, unusable ground into a level, usable space with steps down to the lawn. The frame is built to carry the levels properly. Ben works out the heights and the support on the site visit.
Timber decking wants a clean and a re-treat each year to stay at its best and fend off the Welsh damp. Composite decking essentially just wants an occasional wash — no sanding, staining or sealing. If low maintenance matters, composite is the answer; if budget and natural look matter, timber. Ben fits both.
More on our common questions page.
Timber and composite decking, built dead level, solid underfoot and squared off.
Decking in Bridgend →Low-maintenance composite decking, built dead level on a properly supported frame, fitted across South Wales.
Composite decking →Timber and composite decking, built dead level, solid underfoot and squared off.
Decking in Cardiff →See all the areas we cover, or read our common questions.
No call-out fee, no obligation. Tell Ben what you are after and he will arrange a free site visit, then quote you a fixed price.