Wood flooring is one of the closest materials you can get from Nature. The rustic feel, musky smell, and the unique grain of each piece of plank brings about a nostalgic feel to the living space. Wood flooring styles naturally exudes a touch of timeless elegance and it is no wonder that it remains the choice of many home owners. It is almost always found in buildings of characters, such as palaces and manors that date back to historical times. For example, the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia that has arguably the most beautiful wood floors.

Contrary to common beliefs, wood can be a great eco-friendly choice for all living and company working spaces too. By using wood sourced from sustainable forests (FSC / PEFC certified) and using only adhesives that emit little or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs), wood flooring can be an eco-friendly choice.

For your next design project or home renovation idea, come take a look at some of the beautiful wood flooring style projects that The Floor Gallery has been a part of…

Project #1: HDB Flooring

The owners of this unit chose American Walnut to dress up the floor of their living room. The warm-tone wood flooring style complements the unit well as it provides contrast to the white walls of the premises. The natural varying tones of the wood’s light shade breaks the uniformity of the flooring, brings out the character of the family home, and gives a warm cosy feel to the home. In addition to its aesthetics, this solid wood flooring’s eco-friendly and non-toxic features made it a great flooring choice for the whole family, including the little corner of their furry companion.

Project #2: Condominium Flooring

This apartment in Cote D’zaur Condominium in Marine Parade is covered by FloorTop wood flooring. Also known as engineered wood flooring, it is made by compressing multiple layers of 100% real textured hardwood. With its unique construction, this wood flooring style is more durable, dimensionally stable and less susceptible to warping. In this home, FloorTop engineered wood, along with its natural wood grains, blends perfectly with the Scandinavian-like white walls of the apartment.

Installation of FloorTop engineered wood flooring is also faster and easier. Unlike traditional wood flooring, the original floor does not have to be hacked. FloorTop wood flooring can be overlaid onto the existing floor. There is also no need to sand and varnish on site as the floors are pre-finished at the factory. This cuts down the installation time from weeks to just a day or two!

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Project #3: Editlounge Pte Ltd’s Outdoor Decking

Generally all wood can be used for outdoors. The wood used will have to be kept dry and regularly maintained to prevent wood rot. However, there are some wood species that have a higher resistance to decay than others and these are the wood species that are commonly used for outdoor decking. One of the wood species would be Chengal. It is study, durable and naturally resistant to termites. In addition, Chengal has a relatively low shrinkage ratio, (only inferior to Teak) which makes it excellent for applications where it undergoes periodic changes in moisture.

Editlounge Pte Ltd, a post-production and media management company, installed chengal wood decking at the balcony of its Cendex Centre office. Instead of laying a deck over the entire balcony, the chengal wood decking was interspersed with some grey pebbles and tiles. This breaks the monotony of the decked space and gives it a calming “Zen” feel. This project shows that one can definitely create stylish wonders in an outdoor space. All it takes is a little creativity!

Types of Wood Flooring

At The Floor Gallery, we have a wide range of wood flooring styles to suit your needs. For traditional solid wood flooring design, consider Canadian Cherry, a red-colored hardwood hailing from Canada and the United States. Alternatively, take a look at European Birch, a lovely brown hardwood popular among Singaporean homeowners. If you love something a little darker, Tasmania Oak is a grey-colored wood that blends well with contemporary, white interiors. We have more than 20 types of hardwood to choose from, check them out here.

Canadian Cherry	European Birch	Tasmania Oak

If, however, you fancy FloorTop engineered wood style, check out the lovely designs under Spirit M. Select ETM001 for that cool, black minimalist look or ETM003 for a warm cottage feel.

ETM001	ETM003

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At The Floor Gallery, be spoilt for choice as there is a wide variety of flooring solutions. From indoor flooring to outdoor decking, from wood lookalike to real wood floors, and many more! Whether you’re in need of some fresh home ideas or just want to view our flooring range, feel free to contact our friendly consultants HERE today.
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Let’s look at the No first.

Why wood decking not good for balcony?

Firstly, maintenance can be one huge issue when it comes to wood decking. If you are the home owner who feels that it is troublesome to re-varnish, re-coat or re-paint your wood decking once every six months, then wood decking is not for you. Without good maintenance of the wood decking, you risk of having your balcony deck damage due to weather or wear and tear.

Secondly, splinter can be one issue especially for homes with kids or pets, when it comes to wood decking on the balcony. Hence, the only way to prevent the splinter problem is to avoid wood totally.

Next, the choice of wood decking materials can vary and often is complicated among the decking contractors. For example, a good quality chengal wood decking is usually produced from matured chengal timber. While a bad quality chengal wood decking is from young chengal trees. Even within the same matured wood species, there are different grades. Hence, it is up to the trustworthiness of your decking contractor to give you the best quality wood decking material, unless you are the expert in wood.

Now, let’s look at the Yes!

Wood decking for your balcony exudes many benefits. One benefit is that it is a good insulator of heat compared to traditional plastic decking. Constant heating from the sun will not cause one to ‘dance’ around the wooden deck, but he or she will ‘dance’ around on low quality plastic decking. When the weather outside is very rainy and cold, you will not feel cold feet as well when you step on wood decking.

Secondly, wood decking gives your balcony a natural unique look. This is because each plant of wooden deck board is different from each other. Therefore, your balcony decking will not look uniformly similar when you installed wood decking instead of composite decking.

Lastly, if you know how to maintain your wood decking, your wood decking will last very long. Hence, if you are the type of person who is not lazy in maintaining your decking on a regular basis, then consider wood decking.

At the end of the day, want to go with Wood or No Wood? It will be up to you!

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Splinter Free

Splinter may seem to be nothing for us, as an adult. Yet, for kids, it may mean different thing. For toddler, they are still in the curiousity stage whereby anything to them seems to be food. They may try to chew on it, causing them to choke. Or otherwise, they may fall and hurt themselves. Having splinter in adult is painful, therefore needless to say for kids. As kids (not all) may not sit still, it makes it more difficult for adults to remove the splinter in them. Delay treatment may result in infection. Eco Wood Composite Decking will not have the above issues as it is splinter free. Hence, no more worries!

Heat Resistance

Singapore weather is getting from bad to worst, with the highest temperature hitting to 36 degree celcius (our highest temperature ever recorded). You can imagine how hot the decking can be if it has poor heat resistance like most low quality composite decking products. Imagine having your kids running on the decking without the shoe. Ouch. That will be painful. How can kids enjoy their time then?

With high heat resistance in Eco Wood Composite Decking, your child can step on a comfortable decking and enjoy the play time or play dates with you.

Easy to Maintain

Having an alfresco party at your rooftop, balcony or pool decking and worried about spills and stains on the decking causing by the children running about? Syrup drink, can leave a stain on the decking, destroying your current decking design. Moreover, would you prefer to have more time to spend on your little ones than cleaning your decking? You need to find one that is easy to maintain, so that you can get your wish! Eco Wood Composite Decking will not have these issue as it is easy to maintained on a regular basis. You will need splashes of water and it will be clean as before.

Eco Friendly

Comfortable house, comfortable decking, happy owner. How about a eco friendly decking too? Now, you can have an eco friendly decking that assures not just safety but healthy homes. This is because good quality decking like eco wood composite decking ensures good air quality and non-harmful materials.

So, there you have the four factors of a kid-friendly decking. Enjoy shopping for decking with your children!

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1. Weather Resistance

Singapore is famous for its weird weather. You tend to experience extreme hot weather on some days and you can have extreme wet days over a few days period. Will your decking last under this tremendous weather? Hence, choosing a all-weather resistant decking is important. But of course, you can also consider building a cover for your decking so as to eliminate the weather portion in your consideration.

2. Material

There are a few options one can choose to have when it comes to decking. You can either go for either wood, composite or eco composite decking or even outdoor tiles. How to choose then, you might ask. Think of the ease of maintenance and then the appearance you want your decking to be. From there, choose the one that fits the appearance most. Eco Composite Decking would be a good choice due to its stylish design and the ease of maintenance.

3. Maintenance

Maintaining the deck is one important aspect to make sure your balcony decking is long lasting. Some material will require more maintenance compared to others. If you choose wood decking, you have to prepare for periodic maintenance of the decking via revarnishing, coating and painting. If you choose Eco Wood Composite Decking, it is generally maintenance free. You will only need to splash a bit of water to ensure cleanliness of the decking. Do learn more about the different types of decking maintenance before settling on your choice of material.

Do ensure the material involved in the decking are of high quality too. You would not want to have a low quality screws that stain your decking or breaks down after sometime, do you? Hence, it is important to look for credible flooring contractors with credible source.

Size and usage of Deck

You may have a large area for your deck. Do consider if you want to make use of the whole area to create your deck or just partial. Too small decking may not give you the ambience you are looking for while too big space decking may take up a lot of space than it should. Design and plan what goes to where. It helps to determine the size of your deck.

Other than the size, you should also consider the usage of the deck. Is the deck going to have barbeque pits? Is it going to be for my family to sit and relax? It is relatively important as it will affect the type of appearance your decking should look like. If it is to have a barbeque pit, do consider a deck with patterns that can help to cover the dirt and a deck that is easy to clean.

In summary, doing planning for the decks are relatively important process, just as any part of the house. It will affect you in terms of not only cost, but also the ambience of the decking, which will affect the theme of your whole house.

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With the increase supply of homes with integrated spaces, we are going to see an increasing demand of decking products to fill up the planters and balconies in the homes.

Type of Balcony Decking Option in Singapore

There are mainly three types of balcony decking option today. Wood Decking such as Chengal, Balau and Ironwood decking have been common wood decking option in Singapore. Wood decking gives a natural feel to the eyes and comfort to the feet. However, with limited supply of quality wood decking, home owners and interior contractors are looking for alternative option such as PVC decking or composite decking.

Such decking has its pros and cons. The pros for PVC decking is that it is easy to clean and install. The cons is probably that PVC or composite decking today has the most number of variation in terms of product quality because of the large supply of composite decking manufacturers in the world. Hence it is pretty difficult to judge which is which or what type of composite decking product is better? The good ones are usually the ones with better UV resistance, heat resistance as well as durability. One of the most effective ways, is to look into the source of the composite decking manufacturer. Whether or not, it is reliable, with a reasonably well warranty period and so on.

Many home owners therefore have the difficulty in getting the best possible composite decking product for the home.

The Advent of Eco Wood Composite Decking

Well, here comes eco wood composite decking, that literally helps to resolve the matter on product quality differences on composite decking products. Many of the lows of conventional composite decking have hence been resolved with the advent of eco wood composite decking. First, eco wood composite decking is relatively better than conventional composite decking and even some wood species, in terms of heat resistance. UV resistance has also been taken care of, therefore ensuring colour of decking can be long lasting. In terms of durability, weather resistance as well as eco friendliness, has also been resolved with eco wood composite decking.

For Home Balcony Decking Today

In short, eco wood composite decking is strongly recommended for balconies and planters in Singapore home today due to its strength, durability and many strong features. Install a good quality eco wood composite decking today!

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There are plenty of options out there. To help you make a choice that’s best for you, here are the top five outdoor decking materials recommended by our flooring experts, and their pros and cons.

#1 Outdoor Wood Decking

The most common outdoor flooring is none other than wood decking. Available in Chengal wood, Iron wood and Teak, natural wood decking is commonly used for the exterior of Singapore properties due to its cooling characteristics. Depending on age, wood species are graded in terms of their varying strength and durability, Janka hardness, as well as dimensional stability properties. Wood decking creates a little pocket of nature in your outdoor area. Due to its natural properties, wood decking requires proper care and maintenance. Nevertheless, it is one of the best options for outdoor decking. To ensure the longevity of the outdoor wood decking, it is important to maintain it at least once every 6 months, giving it a fresh coat of paint or varnish. More importantly, any improper installation may result in the warping of decks. Hence, engaging an experienced outdoor decking contractor to carry out a professional decking installation is just as crucial.

#2 Eco Wood Composite Decking

Eco wood composite decking is considered as one of the latest entry into the Singapore outdoor decking market. An improvement from conventional composite decking, Eco wood composite decking is manufactured in an eco friendly manner with a mixture of wood and composite that further adds to the strength and durability of the entire decking material. As such, good quality composite wood decking can be relatively more durable and stronger than conventional wood decking material. As its material technology is more advanced, eco wood composite decking is relatively better than conventional composite decking in terms of UV resistance. This is something important for home owners to know, as low quality composite decking may change in colour due to the impact of ultra violet rays. Heat resistance is another important aspect home owners should look into, especially when the decking is installed in unsheltered exterior areas, such as swimming pools or balconies in Singapore. Eco wood composite decking has relatively better heat resistant properties as compared to conventional composite decking. This is due to the larger percentage of natural wood in it.

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#3 Resilient Tiles Decking

Resilient tile decking is not so common in Singapore, but we are starting to see it in some commercial properties. This outdoor decking option is simply made up of designed tiles that are installed in the exterior. They have a healthy level of durability and resistance to rain and shine. However, resilient tiles may not be suitable if the decking is constantly under strong sunlight, as this may result in colour disfiguration. As compared to composite wood decking, resilient tiles are not as slip-resistant. This may result in a slippery outdoor flooring if the decking is left wet for a long period of time.

#4 Treated Soft Wood Decking

These are mainly soft wood species that may not be recommended for outdoor decking or high walk in traffic projects. However, due to chemical treatment, the soft wood becomes stronger, durable and even harder than some wood species with high janka hardness. Thus, making this type of product good for decking purposes. However, such softwood are typically not grown in tropical countries such as Singapore or Malaysia. Being slightly malleable, constant foot traffic on soft wood decking may result in wear and tear such that the surface may look unclean. Therefore, coating has to be implemented at least three times a year using darker wood paint instead of clear or light wood paints.

#5 Conventional Composite Decking

The group of conventional composite decking is another common type of outdoor decking product in Singapore. We can say that even in conventional composite decking materials, quality varies. It is relatively difficult to ascertain which particular composite decking material is of higher quality. The reason is because such decking products are relatively easy to mass produce, thereby causing the market to have multiples brands of conventional composite decking. Apart from depending on one’s luck in finding a reliable composite decking product, choosing a credible composite decking supplier in Singapore is just as important, as credible decking contractors will select good quality composite materials to ensure consistent quality in their projects! Here are a few other important factors to consider before purchasing outdoor decking.

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So what are the characteristics of Eco-Wood Composite Decking? Let’s have a look at them.

1. Eco wood composite decking is a highly durable decking compared to the hardest natural decking available. It is resistant to all weather conditions, rain or shine. This is especially helpful in Singapore, where the weather is hot and humid all year round.
2. Being Splinter free, Eco wood composite decking makes it a very safe decking for home owners. Kids tend to be active and run around often. Hence, this flooring is especially safe when there are kids around too.
3. Compared to conventional composite decking, Eco composite decking is one of the first wood composite decking with Green credentials, making it an eco-friendly flooring for the homes.
4. Slip resistance property of this decking is enhanced by its embossed surface. This keeps the decking safe for home owners. Even when it rains and wets the decking, you are ensured that the deck will not be slippery and cause anyone to slip and fall.
5. Eco composite wood decking can be cleaned easily and is easy to maintain too. This helps to save time and cost for home owners.
6. Compared to soft wood decking like pine, eco wood composite decking has a firmer feel like strong hardwood decking. This gives a better and firm feel when you step onto the deck.

By installing Forexia® eco wood composite decking at your home balcony, bay windows, or planter decking, not only you can enjoy high quality decking materials at home, you can also contribute a little to global sustainability.

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Decking are usually used for balcony flooring as they can withstand the outdoor climate and exposure to sunlight and rain. Wood decking is popular in Singapore. Having a natural look, Wood decking gives your balcony a clean natural wood texture and appearance.

Wood, being a natural insulator of heat, makes it a good choice for outdoor decking. Heat resistance property is important, especially in hot climates like Singapore. The natural texture of wood also enhances comfort and makes the balcony a cozy space to spend some outdoor time in.

Good wood decking material with relatively high Janka hardness makes the decking very durable and weather resistant. Good quality wood also provides high dimensional stability to the outdoor decking.

In addition, wood can be renewed and reused over and over again. Home owners can reuse the wood decking when they move to another home in the future. This helps to preserve eco sustainability, and at the same time also makes it cost efficient in the long run.

Popular wood decking options like Chengal and Ironwood decking are commonly installed in home and even commercial projects in Singapore. The Floor Gallery is a flooring company that also provides installation of such decking services. So do contact us for more information when you need to have your balcony decking done!

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That doesn’t mean all decking materials are created equally. Options have exploded within the last few decades, far beyond just several varieties of wood. The advent of plastic decking, high-quality imported hardwoods and less-expensive composite lumber especially has forced sometimes-serious thought into just what exactly makes the “right” decking material stand out.

To be fair, each could form the skeleton of a perfect deck. But which is right for YOUR deck? That’s the question we’re here to help you answer, based on each of these top materials’ standout merits.

• Aluminum – Yes, Really

Aluminum decks are exceptionally rare. Not top-hat-wearing-unicorn rare, but close enough to it. There’s actually a good reason for that: at about $9 per linear foot for a 1’ x 6” plank, there’s no pricier material out there short of some imported woods. Just take a moment to consider the possibilities, though.

As natural wear-and-tear goes, a powder-coated aluminum decking finish will resist peeling and blistering with a practically permanent stiff upper lip. LockDry, AridDeck and Versadeck are just a few of the weather-, mold- and slip-resistant aluminum decking brands that absolutely defy cracking, checking, warping, rot, rust and splintering that eventually plague all other materials. Forget a plague of wood-boring bugs, too.

Aluminum decking is even virtually fire-proof and extreme cold won’t make this cryogenically strong, 100% recyclable stuff brittle. All this, and it just happens to be two to three times stronger than composite, plastic or real-wood lumber while being three to four times lighter and easily cut with anything you would use to cut wood.

Expect a gapless and watertight structure, thanks both to the interlocking edges refined into most aluminum decking and self-draining channels that collect and redirect rainwater, all built right into the material itself. As a bonus, few types of decking stay cooler in the sun, thanks to the metal’s natural tendency to dissipate heat.

• Imported Tropical Hardwoods

The next most-expensive material comes with a few more drawbacks aluminum decking generally doesn’t present – again, first and foremost being, imported tropical hardwoods make for high-quality decking at quite a cost in some parts of the United States. In most areas parts of the country, tropical hardwoods are priced on par with cedar and redwood decking. The most commonly chosen and widely sold imported decking, a gorgeous rich-crimson hardwood called ipe that compares in appearance to mahogany and is also known as Pau Lope or ironwood, sells for around $3.50 per linear foot for a 1’ x 6” plank.

Massaranduba, cumaru, red tauari, tigerwood and Philippine mahogany are often harder to find and more expensive than ipe, but despite their stubbornness to accept stains and their prized density and durability making them notoriously heavy and tough to cut and drill, there’s no tougher deck for the elements, insects and daily wear and tear to bust than one made of these rich-grained exotics.

If you must stain, say, an ipe deck, allow one to three months before finishing so the wood can weather and excess oils that will fight the finish can naturally leach out. To protect against checking, give both ends of the board an application of finish when they’re ready. Stick with specifically formulated oil-based penetrating stains made for hardwood decking, but if you should choose not to stain, at least do your deck the kindness of a UV-blocking clear wood preservative about once every three or four years. Be aware, tropical hardwoods are much like redwood or cedar in that unstained planks weather to a soft, silvery color and the fading you’ll see is a matter of how exposed your deck is to rain, snow and the sun year-round.

• Composite Decking

At the opposite cost extreme, there are composite (such as Trex, Timber Tech, CorrectDeck, Veranda and others) and plastic lumbers, respectively made from wood fibers blended with recycled plastics or 100% recycled and/or virgin plastics with no wood whatsoever. The former is immensely weather- and stain-resistant decking that refuses to warp, rot, split or splinter, whereas the latter also holds up against staining and decay while remaining entirely free from knots, splinters and cracks for life.

These man-made materials aren’t exactly maintenance free. Despite never needing sanding, refinishing or staining, shady and damp areas can be petri dishes for mold and mildew. Also, be advised that the wood in composites is not immune from decay.

These are easily the fastest-growing sources of decking materials on the market today with prices that vary from one company to the next, but with composites being still considerably less expensive – about $2.50 per linear foot compared to paying $0.50 more per linear foot for plastics. Most manufacturers also offer massive lines of well-suited handrails, balusters, fascias and more trims.

• Pressure-Treated Lumber And Domestic Softwoods

This has become the quintessential economical go-to in decking: readily available across the country, highly affordable at around $1 per linear foot, and ridiculously easy to cut and fasten, this green-tinted decking is most often southern yellow pine chemically infused to defend against fungus, wood-boring bugs and rot without end.

Unfortunately, its chemical fortification is considered by many to work against it. Pressure-treated lumber was routinely infused for over 60 years with a suspected carcinogen, chromated copper arsenate (CCA). However, its carcinogenic properties have never been conclusively proven and CCA was last used to treat residential lumber in December 2003. It has since been replaced with with less toxic and safer alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ) or copper azole substitutes and, in a limited set of products, a more recently developed nonmetallic preservative with a carbon base.

All of those considerations aside, pressure-treated lumber’s habit of cracking, splitting and warping more frequently than many other materials often calls for yearly power-washing, a stain or wood preservative application every two to three years, and a great deal more regular maintenance to ensure a long life and handsome look.

The longstanding favorite of decking purists, however, will always be redwood and red cedar, America’s two favorite western softwoods famed and prized for rich beauty and naturally rot, decay and insect-resistant oils and tannins. Both choices’ boards contain large amounts of hard, decay-resistant heartwood grown closer to the tree’s center, as opposed to the softer, more decay-prone sapwood that grows nearer to the bark.

Again, a major downside comes back to cost. Either will triple the cost of the same volume of pressure-treated lumber nearly anywhere in the country except the West Coast, where both are much more common. Plan on a yearly power-washing and adding a new coat of finish to either every three to four years or so and choose a clear, water-repellent wood preservative to seal out the weather and minimize checking. You’ll also need a good stain to maintain the natural richness of their colors, or submit to their eventual weathering to a softer gray if you choose to go au natural.

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Composite boards are just barely needy enough to demand just an occasional cleaning, compared with the stripping, sanding, sealing and regular upkeep pressure-treated deck boards require in order to hold up just as durably under the same conditions. Cutting back maintenance labor that much is no small thing when you take into account what an outdoor hub the average home’s deck has become for outdoor entertainment in fresh-air spaces inspired to mimic a house’s inviting living room atmosphere.

• A Little More About That Low Maintenance

For the sake of pointing out the obvious, composite decking exists as a response to wood decking’s most frequently complained-about drawbacks. First and foremost, since composite decking doesn’t splinter, rot or mold as wood decks are known to eventually, it also doesn’t need to undergo regular staining to seal out pests and the elements and generally keep up its like-new appearance.

That also means no splinters or slivers, which makes slip- and heat-resistant composite decking a perfect fit for families fond of going barefoot.

That isn’t to say composites are absolutely invincible. Remember, composites are comprised, in part, of organic materials. That means some surface staining and mold, but the cleaning it takes to hold those signs of aging back gets no more strenuous than brushing on standard household cleaners now and again. Compare that to how much time and money either you or a professional cleaner will spend power-washing and sanding a wood deck.

• Color

An unfortunate reality of a wood deck is that the rich brand-new coloration and perfectly measured shape won’t last forever. Western softwoods such as red cedar and redwood especially fade eventually into a weathered silver-grey that composite boards all born from batches of mixed materials never adopt.

That’s the beauty of these partially synthetic boards: their uniformly gorgeous color retention in the absence of regular sealing and staining. If you don’t see a stately shade of grey as a sign of dignity but a reminder of your deck’s advancing age and don’t care for the routine of constant staining, composites are the way to go.

• Pests and Rot

Or should we say, utter lack thereof. Without the infusion of pesticides and heavy metals into the pressure-treating process, lumber becomes incredibly inviting to pests at the cost of posing fewer toxic hazards to your family as the wood slowly deteriorates with age, especially children and pets.
It’s an uneasy trade-off that composite decking sidesteps entirely. As noted above, expect some superficial mold and fungi to eventually make a move on the decking’s organic material. Generally, though, the materials and manufacturing process themselves lend composites a natural resistance to pests, rot, mold and fungi.

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Currently, more than 50 manufacturers supply homeowners nationwide with cost-effective, durable composite decking. For each brand, there’s a constant buzz of refinement as research and development teams work to make their products better. Generally speaking, each variety’s own unique finer points aside, wood is wood is wood. Composites benefit from ongoing improvement, testing and revision to make decking that more realistically resembles wood’s natural finish and grains with bright, even colors.

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