Composite Decking Price Guide

Although we sell our composite deck boards by linear metre (in 3.6m lengths), we recommend working in square metres. Below is the composite decking price per square metre for each of our decking ranges.

As you work up through the NeoTimber® decking product range, the cost of composite deck boards incrementally increase in price by £5.00 per deck board.

Since its introduction into the market – the true cost of composite deck boards has often been compared to timber. Composite decking is no longer an unknown quantity having proven itself as a viable upgrade to timber decking. The cost benefits too, have been made clear over time and its popularity has grown considerably in the past five years or so due to these reasons.

For a comparison to be made on the two products, it is important to not only look at the initial cost of the materials and installation but also the upkeep costs associated with maintaining the product across its life; this is commonly referred to as ‘lifetime cost’.

Timber demands both man hours and costly treatment, often on a yearly basis. This not only drains your valuable leisure time but also hurts your wallet. Invariably this is much higher compared to a no-maintenance deck. We researched some of the inherent costs associated with maintaining both composite and timber decking and compared them across a 25-year lifespan, the results are shown below:

While every decking project differs, it’s inevitable that a regular level of upkeep is required to maintain your timber. In addition to this, the added man hours and expenses only increase as boards age. The costs of cleaning composite decking will remain consistent throughout the deck’s lifespan.

Unfortunately, costly maintenance is a given if you are to save your timber deck from the effects of weathering. If you fail to do so then you condemn your deck to excessive fading and algae growth and further down the line, becoming a hazard to those who walk on it. That means time for a replacement, which is an inevitable costly exercise of removing the boards and the framework and reinstalling a completely new outdoor flooring solution.

Assuming you would need to replace after ten years, the issues of costly maintenance and the threat of replacement then become clear if you are to opt for a timber solution. Compare this to the low costs of maintaining composite decking, then your decision is made easy, reinforcing the point that you can continually reap the rewards of choosing the more modern solution over the traditional deck long into the future.