Decks and Patios - Garden Decking
About Garden Decking
An Overview on Garden Decking Applications
| A garden decking application is a tremendous way that will provide home owners and their family’s extra outdoor living areas on their property. Whether you require an extra outdoor living area for relaxing, entertaining, dinning or as an extra play space for children, a decking addition is a perfect choice for home owners that not only provides extra living space outdoors but also for the aesthetic appeal and enhancement appeal that can be created on your property. Don’t be discouraged if your yard is uneven or on a slope, as a matter of fact an elevated or raised deck really stands out when constructed as a freestanding application. |
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The great aspect of an addition of a garden decking is they can be constructed as freestanding application in the front yard or backyard of your property. The other popular choice is a continuous extension from the front or back of your house structure. For freestanding applications you can utilize garden decking as a flooring requirement for pergolas, courtyard, barbeque areas and gazebos that will most certainly provide extra living space that also looks absolutely superb in visual terms. For an extension addition of your house structure, decking is an ideal choice for patios, verandas or as an extra room on the back or front of your home. |
Timber Garden Decking
| Timber is the most favorable material that is used for garden decking applications. There are two types of timber for decking applications, they are hardwood and softwood. The natural appearance, the versatility, longevity and durability of softwood and hardwood is what makes them the most popular material used for garden decking applications. Both of these timber types can be stained to a color of your choice, but if you prefer a more natural appearance, the color of wood will fade to a grayish shade in time. |
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Hardwood timber is naturally treated where as softwood is not, so make sure if you select softwood as your timber preference, make sure it is treated so you wont have major problems in its performance and longevity aspects. In comparison, hardwood is much more expensive then softwood, but in performance wise hardwood will last much longer because of its strength.
Regular Maintenance and Care for Timber Garden Decking
A regular maintenance program is essential to maintain and enhance a timber garden decking for long term appearance as well as the durability performance of the deck. The following handy tips are simple guidelines for you to implement as part of your regular maintenance and cleaning program, they include:
- Three months after decking installation, it’s a good idea to check all the screws and bolts are tight and if required tighten accordingly
- A special surface coating should be applied as it will benefit the timber and will eliminate moisture build up and swelling and shrinking of timber. Strictly use coating products in accordance with manufacturer instructions
- Regular brushing with a brittle broom will remove any debris, dirt build up or leafs in the grooves and removes any surface growth in the timber. The other benefits of using a brittle broom is that it will reduce slipperiness
- A pressure spray should be done twice a year
- A quick mop with soapy water will remove simple stains. For more stubborn stains there are special cleaning agents available
- Staining the timber should only be done every three years
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