Are you considering installing a wooden deck to create a pleasant outdoor space? To budget your project, find out the price of a wooden deck.
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The installation of a terrace drink adds an aesthetic, elegant and warm touch to a home. The creation of such an outdoor space requires a more or less significant budget depending on the project. To get an idea of the expenses to be expected for the work, it is important to know the price of a wooden deck. This guide tells you all about the cost of a wooden deck.
Price of a wooden terrace per m²
A wooden deck is made up of many elements, including the decking. The latter can be made in strips or slabs. The choice of decking for the terrace has an important influence on its aesthetics and on its price per square meter. Don’t forget that it’s best towaterproof your wooden deck so that it is sustainable.
Wooden terrace: choice of decking
For build a wooden deckit is possible to choose between two types of decking:
- slab decking: obtained by assembling small square-format blades according to a style mosaic laid on studs in plastica ground sand, a concrete slab or a gravel floor. The tiles are available in several sizes (30 cm, 50 cm or 1 m);
- strip decking: obtained by assembling textured or smooth boards of standard dimensions screwed onto joists placed on the ground. The boards are generally presented with standard dimensions (2.40 m long, 12 to 14.5 cm wide and 20 to 22 mm thick).
Strip decking is the most commonly used for construction of a wooden deck.
Wooden terrace: price according to the decking
The price of a wooden deck varies according to many parameters such as its dimensions, its components and its material Manufacturing. The format of the decking also influences its cost. On average, the cost of a wooden deck with plank decking is between €50 and €250 per m².
| Format of the decking of the wooden terrace | Budget to plan |
| Decking in strips (excluding installation) | Between 10 and 150 € per m² |
| Plank decking (laying included) | Between 60 and 250 € per m² |
| Slab decking (excluding installation) | Between 15 and 80 € per m² |
| Slab decking (laying included) | Between 50 and 150 € per m² |
Cost of a wooden deck according to the species used
A wooden terrace can be made pine, spruce, teak, Douglas fir, padauk, rubber tree and other types of wood species. It is also possible to use composite wood for its manufacture. The choice of wood species will influence its cost.
The price of a wooden deck per m² is between €10 and €150 on average (excluding installation). Find in the following table the summary of the cost of a wooden terrace, according to the species used:
| Type of wooden deck | Price of the wooden terrace (excluding installation) |
| Pine terrace | Between 10 and 55 € per m² |
| Spruce terrace | Between 15 and 70 € per m² |
| Douglas terrace | Between 15 and 50 € per m² |
| Cumaru terrace | Between 35 and 70 € per m² |
| Massaranduba terrace | Between 40 and 80 € per m² |
| Rubberwood terrace | Between 60 and 120 € per m² |
| Padauk terrace | Between 45 and 80 € per m² |
| Composite wood deck | Between 25 and 70 € per m² |
| Teak terrace | Between 100 and 150 € per m² |
Wooden terrace: installation price
With good DIY basics and the necessary tools, it is possible to build your own wooden deck. In order to guarantee the success of the project, the intervention of a specialized craftsman is nevertheless recommended. For the creation of a wooden terrace, the price of installation by a professional is between 50 and 100 € per m² on average, depending on the wooden deck covering.
To be certain of the price of installing a wooden terrace, the ideal is nevertheless to request several quotes for wooden terraces. Our form allows you to easily compare several quotes for the installation of a terrace, all free of charge and without obligation.
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