CONSULTING ” DECKING BOARDS ” CALCULATION
A successful patio construction project starts with calculating the required material. There are helpful formulas for this – or you can use our decking calculator or decking planner.
A wooden deck consists of decking boards, substructure and screws. There are also accessory products such as decking oil, wood care and decking pads. You can use these simple formulas to approximate your material requirements. The basis is, of course, that you know the size of your desired terrace.
Decking
(1000 / (plank width mm + joint spacing mm)) x square meter
= decking boards (running meters)
Substructure
Square meter x 2.5
= Substructure (running meters)
Screw connection
Decking boards (running meters) x 5
= screws / clips (pcs.)
Decking oil
Square meter x 0.065
= decking oil (liter)
With the decking calculator you can see after a few settings how much decking boards, substructure, screws and wood care you need. This can be done even more precisely with our terrace planner . There you will receive a precise quote with shipping costs and an installation plan included.
Table of contents
Overview of the process
Calculate demand
Calculate costs
Order wood samples
Wood decking shipping
Temporary storage
Building instructions for wooden decking
Shopping list
Preparing the substrate
Meadow or earth
Stone or concrete
Roof or balcony
Slope
Laying the foundation
Creating height compensation
Laying the substructure
Installing decking boards
Select saw blade
Screwing decking boards
Assembly instructions for decking screws
Assembly instructions Clips
Veneering wooden decking
Building stairs
Decking boards crooked
Typical errors
Maintain
Cleaning
Enjoy
Decking quality
Best decking wood
Wood species comparison
Manual sorting
Cracks and curvature
Durability of wooden decking
Wood vs. aluminum
Concealed screw connection comparison
Branded products
Finger-jointing
from 6,60 €
Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development
Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.
from 9,10 €
Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development
Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.
from 11,85 €
Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development
Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.
from 9,10 €
Garapa decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color
Disadvantages: ✗ Ferrous materials lead to discoloration ✗ Tendency to warp if not screwed down
Tip: patio cleaning removes discoloration and
professional interim storage prevents warping.
from 9,80 €
Garapa decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color
Disadvantages: ✗ Ferrous materials lead to discoloration ✗ Tendency to warp if not screwed down
Tip: patio cleaning removes discoloration and
professional interim storage prevents warping.
