This project consisted of the installation of composite decking in Wandsworth SW17, It was a complete replacement of two decking areas in the rear garden, one deck around a signature feature skylight, and the other deck around their garden summerhouse.
The specific colour chosen was Millboard Enhanced Grain Burnt Cedar. This colour replicates the finish of Shou Sugi Ban, or charred Cypress. Shou Sugi Ban is a Japanese style of wood treatment which leaves the timber blackened and creates a stylish finish when combined with other contemporary design elements such as dark door and window frames, vertical cladding, slatted fencing, and the feature Skylight with black border. All of these modern design elements and colours existed in this garden already, most specifically the black border in the Skylight. Had another colour been chosen, that black Skylight border would have stood out. far more prominently.
This Millboard colour was to be combined with a rot resistant substructure to ensure the frame lasts as long as the decking. The previous composite decking which had been installed by the original builders was a timber structure on pedastals. The timber frame had failed due to wood rot and incorrect joist spacing. The incorrect joist spacing caused the boards to curl upwards where the butt joints met. Although there was nothing wrong with the decking boards chosen, due to incoŕrect framing, the boards warped over time making them unfit for purpose.
Millboard PlasPro Composite Joist Frame
The client wanted to avoid the issue of wood rot occuring, so they selected Millboard PlasPro Joists for the framing. These joists are completely rot resistant, specifically they do not deteriorate in any way when wet and insects do not eat this material. Regardless of how humid the area is underneath your decking, these joists will continue performing. This is why Oilcanfinish recommend Composite Joists and support posts for low level decks with little to no air circulation.
The composite frames were both lifted off the ground and levelled using Plastic Risers resting on the original concrete subbase. Plastic Risers are also completely rot resistant making the ideal solution for decking onto concrete surface.
Millboard Enhanced Grain Decking
The clients selected Millboard Enhanced Grain composite decking. These decking boards are modelled after Oak Planks, with visible grain designs on the top face of the board, making them extremely attractive.
Millboard products combined the resilience of wood-free materials with a classic texture, and finished with design-oriented colours. This decking is a wood free decking board so is also imperveous to rot and insect attack. Millboard decking is installed with rust free Stainless Steel screws.
Oilcanfinish Outdoor Living are Millboard Approved Installers. We have extensive experience working with Millboard Decking and Cladding, we have undertaken Millboard training, and we have a strong list of previous clients who have used our service to install their Millboard designs.
You will find numerous composite decking projects we have completed in Wandsworth SW17 within our portfolio.
Visit Millboards Website for more ideas on their Composite Decking and Cladding products.
Visit Oilcanfinish Decking Section for other ideas and Case Studies/Previous Projects
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