5 Ways Decking Can Improve Your Home

1. Entertaining Space

An area of decking gives you an attractive space in which to enjoy family get-togethers or entertain friends. Whether it is summer barbecues or simply somewhere to sit and enjoy a refreshing drink, decking can be the perfect outdoor extension of your home. Combine it with outdoor furniture and a roof covering, and you can enjoy the space all year round. Think of it as adding an extra room outside, and use it as such.

2. Increase the Value of Your Property

If you have a well-maintained garden with a decking area, it may add value to your home. In some cases, it can be up to five per cent of your home's value. It will also appeal to buyers who are looking for outside space that is ready to use, making it quicker and easier to sell your home if you wish to do so.

3. Low Maintenance

With proper care, decking will last a long time and adding usable space to your garden. Other options, such as patios, can be prone to weeds growing in the cracks, or may require pressure washing to stay looking good. Timber decking is pressure-treated and will last for many years. Or, if you choose composite decking, you won't have to worry about periodically maintaining wood.

4. Customisation Options

When it comes to installing decking, you have a wide range of options to make it look exactly how you want. From different colours or types of wood stain to handrails and bannisters, creating your decking space can be personal to your tastes. If you are looking for more storage space, you can add wooden seat boxes in which you can store children’s outdoor toys or other garden items. Or, how about a relaxing water feature in the centre of your decking? It's all possible, thanks to the versatility of working with wood.

5. Dealing with Sloping Spaces

Many gardens include a significant slope, whether for the entirety of the garden or in specific areas. Whilst it is possible to create a patio with one or more steps to accommodate the slope, this tends to involve small brick retaining walls and is fairly complicated and expensive to do. Decking, in contrast, lends itself extremely well to sloping areas. It is simple to design and create a set of stepped frames of appropriate sizes before surfacing them with deck boards. Not only does this create a practical and highly usable space in what was probably an unloved and unused section of the garden, but with a little creativity, it is possible to create striking visual designs, turning a negative into a positive.

Installing Decking in Your Garden

Adding decking to your home brings many improvements, both to the aesthetics of your home and its usability. Increasing the amount of useable floor space can be a great way to add some value to your home, as well as provide you and your family with a surface that can be used in all seasons. And, because decking is cheaper and easier to install than a patio, it can be completed in a matter of days, making it the ideal solution if you are looking for a quick way to improve your outside space.

If you have been considering a decking installation, be sure to check out our decking materials and accessories. At Mill Timber Direct, we have everything you need to create a stunning deck for any outdoor space. The wood we use for our timber decking is pressure-treated and can last up to 15 years before needing replacement, while our composite decking is slip-resistant and comes in a range of different finishes.

In addition to decking boards, we also have a range of accessories to help you create the decking of your dreams. From screws and fixings to edging and more, you will find everything you need at Mill Timber Direct. If you have any questions about what the best decking products are for your needs, please feel free to contact our team!