All Decking Materials

AVS supply a range of decking including Winchester decking, AVS decking and various hardwood decking materials.

Hardwood decking materials are sold to order. Large stocks are held of our popular softwood treated decking materials for fast delivery.

Deckboards Treated

A range of decking boards to create the perfect garden decking. AVS hold a large range of deckboard stock across all of our branches, this includes smooth faced, reeded & grooved quality redwood deckboards.

Deckboard Hardwood

A hardwood deckboard which is made of Balau which will create a long lasting, reliable and hard wearing decking surface.

Base & Other Timber

A range of timbers available for the use of support posts, joists and beams for decking bases. Also available are facia and staircase stringers. Joist hangers and/or landscaping screws can be used to fix together.

Balustrading

Decking hand rails, newal posts and spindles. To provide the finishing touch and to prevent people from falling off the edge of raised decks. Available in both a classic and a contemporary range, bought as individual components to suit everyones needs.

Ironmongery

For decking this consists of items such as mini joist hangers and handrail brackets. These are easy to install, and give a strong fixing.

Decking Screws

An integral part of your decking, they have a special coating to prevent rusting. Specifically designed for decking use.

Anti Slip Decking Solutions

Anti-slip safety plates and anti-slip strips are ideally suited to grooved decking and steps to make anti-slip decking.

Membrane

Membrane used with a layer of gravel underneath decking is ideal for preventing weed growth.

Summary

Decking Materials

Broadly speaking there are three types of decks, ground level decks which are situated just above ground level and raised decks which may be multi-levelled, or tiered decks which are situated further above the ground. The starting point for your deck is to construct a framework from timber rails, typically a mixture of 150 x 47mm and 100 x 47mm. Using these two sizes of timber decking rails create a series of joists. Once you have finished constructing the framework for your garden decking, it is a good idea to test it thoroughly by resting some decking boards loosely on the joists and checking for level and firmness by walking around on the boards, ensuring that the framework is rigid and does not move.

Decking Boards

The width of the decking board will affect how many boards are needed to cover a square metre, broadly speaking the wider the decking board, the cheaper the price the square metre is likely to be when compared with the cost per linear metre. AVS Fencing decking materials do not include decking boards which are very thin, with our decking boards starting at a finished thickness of 28mm, rising to 34mm approximately. our decking boards don’t need the joists to be as close together as some thinner decking boards on the marketplace. This is advantageous to you because it means, potentially, the framework for your decking when using AVS decking boards will cost less than some budget decking boards. Finally, the other item of materials needed to complete most decks is the hand railing and ballustrading systems. These are essential for raised level decks to prevent people falling or slipping, but are optional on lower level decks. The hand railing is fitted between newel posts which are set between 1.8m and 2.4m apart around the edge. These newel posts are typically joined onto the decking frame and joist system beneath the deck boards, rather than being extensions of the posts that are put into the ground to support the deck. Each section of hand railing, complete with a hand rail, spindles or balustrades and a base rail, is normally constructed on the ground and then lifted into position between two newel posts and fitted using brackets available from AVS.