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Plan a wooden terrace
Planning comes before building. Find out more about the correct material calculation, prices, delivery and selection of the right type of wood for your terrace construction.
Helpful planning tools
The Betterwood you will find numerous tools that will make it easier for you to plan your terrace. Are you just starting out and don't know whether decking is the right choice for your area? Then use our Decision-making aid for terrace flooring. If you are unsure about the choice of wood, you will find your favorite in the Decision aid wood. For an approximate cost estimate, use our terrace calculator. And for a precise offer with an installation plan, visit our terrace planner.
The planning steps
Table of Contents
process
calculate demand
calculate costs
Order wood samples
Wood decking shipping
interim storage
Building instructions wooden terrace
grocery list
Prepare the subsurface
meadow or earth
stone or concrete
roof or balcony
hillside
Lay out the foundation
Establish height compensation
Lay the substructure
Install decking
Select saw blade
Screw the decking boards together
Building instructions terrace screws
Assembly instruction clips
Fade wooden terrace
build stairs
Decking boards crooked
Typical mistakes
Care for
Clean
Enjoy
Decking quality
Best decking wood
Wood species comparison
hand sorting
cracks and curvature
Durability wooden deck
Wood vs Aluminum
Concealed screw connection comparison
branded products
finger joint
Our decking boards
ab 6,10 €
Cumaru decking, FSC 100%
Price from: €70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ partly rough surface ✗ high power development
Tip: Sand the floorboards after they have been exposed to the weather for the first time.
ab 8,75 €
Cumaru decking, FSC 100%
Price from: €70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ partly rough surface ✗ high power development
Tip: Sand the floorboards after they have been exposed to the weather for the first time.
ab 11,50 €
Cumaru decking, FSC 100%
Price from: €70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ partly rough surface ✗ high power development
Tip: Sand the floorboards after they have been exposed to the weather for the first time.
ab 9,10 €
Garapa decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: €65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color
Disadvantages: ✗ Substances containing iron lead to discoloration ✗ Unscrewed tends to warp
Tip: Patio cleaning removes discoloration and
Professional interim storage avoids delay.
ab 9,80 €
Garapa decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: €65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color
Disadvantages: ✗ Substances containing iron lead to discoloration ✗ Unscrewed tends to warp
Tip: Patio cleaning removes discoloration and
Professional interim storage avoids delay.