This propery in Wimbledon SW19 required our composite decking services to design and install a durable garden deck to replace their old unsafe timber deck.The client wanted an aluminium decking frame which would not rot or deteriorate due to insect attack.

We installed Millboard Duospan Aluminium with a combination of Millboard Composite Posts and Millboard Duolift Risers and Self-Levellers.

We raised the deck slightly to provide a smoother transition through the patio doors. Elevation changes create trip hazards so we limited the change in height to closely match the height of the interior flooring.

The decking selected was Millboard Golden Oak for its durabiliy and natural timber appearance, without the maintenance timber requires.Millboard Bullnose boards were installed along the exterior edges by the rest of the garden and steps. This provides a smoother, more attractive finish without any sharp edges.

Millboard Bullnose boards were also added by the steps to replicate the design elements of interior staircases and steps.We used Millboard Curved Edge Fascia for the Tree Surround to again provide a clean finish to the tree which is the main garden feature. The client also had us replace part of their bamboo privacy fencing.

Millboard Aluminium Framing comes with a 25 year guarantee which, when combined with the same guarantee on the decking and our own Oilcanfinish Workmanship Guarantee ensures the clients investment in their property is safe.

Oilcanfinish are Millboard Approved Installers covering the South West London region in Wimbledon and the surrounding area.

If you are planning a similar Millboard decking project in Wimbledon and want to guarantee it is built to last, get in touch with Oilcanfinish Outdoor Living. We are generally booked a few months in advance.

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Millboard Enhanced Grain Decking

The clients selected Millboard Enhanced Grain Antique Oak decking.

The edging detail by the end of the deck and step was done with Millboard Bullnose boards to provide the professional finish.

Millboard Feature Wall

Once completed, rather than replace the Trellis beside the doors, the clients agreed to a Millboard Feature Wall. This was a combination of Millboard Envello Cladding, Bullnose Board for the top, and Fascia Board for the side to hide the framing.

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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.

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This garden project was nearly complete redo. The old garden had been designed well, with Decking coming out from the kitchen extention, 2 brick planter beds Framing the Decking steps, and then paving going to the back area where there was a shed on a concrete slab. The main issue was the Bamboo had taken over significant parts of the garden making most of the space unusable, the Decking frame was rotted out and unsafe, and the rendering on the brick Planters was cracked and broken off in sections.

The first part of the project was to remove the old decking, and install their new fencing and rear gate. For the Fencing the clients selected Jacksons Fencing in Featheredge Panels with a matching Jacksons Fencing Gate.

During the fencing build the clients decided to have all of the Bamboo removed, This is a significant task so a specialist company came in to dig this out. The Bamboo had grown under the concrete pad of the shed so the shed and concrete was also removed.Once this was done they also replaced their rear doors with new bi-fold doors, then a rendering specialist came back and did the rear wall and re-rendered the 2 raised beds.Then it was back to us to build the new decking frame.

For the Decking Frame we used Jacksons Fencing Decking Joists with their 25 Year Service Life Guarantee. The frame was supported by 3 rows of Bearers set onto notched composite Posts cemented into the ground. All Joists were taped using Walther Strong Joist Tape to protect the tops of the Joists from excess water damage. Finally we added our Landscaping Fabric and Gravel to prevent weed growth under the deck.

For the Decking the clients chose the always stylish Millboard Enhanced Grain Decking boards with Bullnose Boards for the exterior border and leading edge of the steps. They selected Ashwood, one of Millboard new colours introduced in 2024.

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There was an old timber deck in position which had seen better days. The plan was to install a low maintenance deck, in almost an identical position to the previous Decking, lowering it by approximately 15cm to incorporate one more row of the paving steps coming down from the back patio.

The main reason the old decking had failed was the frame, it was timber, it had an out of date support method which relied fully on the connecting screws bearing all of the weight, and the joists were too far apart. All timber frames will eventually rot on low level decks in the UK, it is just a question of how long it will take.

To avoid those occurring again, the clients opted for a composite frame which is rot free, This frame was set onto several rows of composite bearers, which were seated on composite posts cemented into the ground.

The decking itself is Millboard Enhanced Grain Decking in their Golden Oak colour. This gives a light, natural looking finish which is easy to clean, has very high slip resistance, and comes with a 25 year warranty,

When you combine Millboard Composite decking Boards with a Millboard composite frame the result is a lasting installation which they will be enjoying for decades,

Oilcanfinish Outdoor Living are Millboard Approved Installers. We have all gone through Millboards training program and our projects are inspected on a regular basis to ensure we continue to meet or exceed Millboard installation techniques.

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The new deck was raised up so that the deck was level with the garage door drip trays and also extended about 30cm further into the garden. These two changes required an additional step. 

We also added new deck lighting to increase the visibility of the steps on this High traffic area.

Millboard Enhanced Grain Decking in Lastagrip

The clients specified Millboard Decking for its appearance and low maintenance requirements. They Enhanced this by selecting Lastagrip due to its enhanced slip resistance underfoot. 

Timber Decking Joists with a 25 Year Guarantee

The Framing is made from Use Class 4 Timber joists from Jacksons Fencing which come with their own 25 year service life guarantee. This is the only timber available in the UK which comes with a guarantee from the manufacturer, which is why we always recommend it. To enhance this timbers resilience we taped the top of the Joists with Decking Tape.

All materials for this project come with a 25 Year Guarantee right down to the Timber Decking Joists. We always try to extend the life of deck projects as it is very rare when premium Decking Boards fail but very common for timber frames

Millboard PlasPro Composite Posts

The frame is elevated off the ground with Millboard PlasPro 100x100mm Composite Posts. These posts are not susceptible to rot in any way. The deck is a platform, unconnected to the building itself with a small 4mm cavity between the building drip tray and the decking and Frame allowing rain water to pass by the decking Boards and frame preventing water from standing on the decking Joists closest to the building, where they often fail prematurely.

Jacksons Fencing Wheelie Bin Store

For the Recycling Bins, we built two Double Wheelie Bin Stores, also from Jacksons Fencing. These timber storage units have doors which open from the front for removal, and also the top for adding waste into the bins. 

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The previous wood plastic composite decking had been installed without any expansion gaps and was made using low quality decking. When low quality decking is manufactured it has the incorrect balance between wood and plastic and also low quality wood and plastic, meaning it shrinks and expands as seasonal temperatures change.

The client selected Millboard Smoked Oak for their flooring. Millboard Decking has one of the lowest expansion rates available in the UK, meaning it maintains its dimensions regardless of the weather.

We added lighting and boxed in the Olive Tree to ensure the soil stays in place.

Millboard Enhanced Grain Smoked Oak Decking

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This is a larger project where we have been contracted to remove the existing decking and frame completely, and build Millboard balcony decking including new footings, posts, bearers, frame as well as installing the Millboard Decking, Frameless Glass Ballustrades, and Staircase to the Garden. The project is in Wimbledon SW20.

Phase 2, Day 10 | Millboard Decking Installation & Picture Frame

Phase 2, Day 5 | Framing

Phase 2, Day 3 | Decking Wall Plates

The run of very good weather is permitting some very strong daily progress on this project.

Phase 2, Day 2 | 15 Aug 2023 | Decking Frame Posts and Bearers

Phase 2, Day 1 | 14 Aug 2023 | Deck Frame Posts and Bearers

Phase 1 Update | Footings

Phase 1 included removal of the old decking, clearing the area, digging our new concrete footings and pouring them.

We did see something rare when removing this deck. 9 of the Joists actually ran inside the back wall of the house and were sitting on/within the wall using the brickwork as supports. So this required some careful removal followed by repairs to the holes they left behind once removed.

Phase 1 Start

This is the original deck we are replacing. It is an unusual layout and as their are now 2 sets of doors leading to it, versus the original single set of doors, the old layout doesn’t work anymore. That and wood rot are the reason we are here.

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The client brief was to change their patio to something more usable. It was highly unlevel sloping significantly away from the house down to the lawn area. It was laid with paving slabs which were sitting on several different layers of concrete with some very old brick paving 20cm below the existing slabs.

Oilcanfinish Outdoor Living are a Millboard Approved Installer in Wimbledon SW19

The client decided on a split level deck which would extend from one fence to the other with a single step down from the kitchen to allow the side access lane to be level with the deck making moving Bikes into and out of the garden step-free.

The main deck is Millboard Enhanced Grain in Coppered Oak. We used Millboard Bullnose Boards to offer a very attractive edging solution for this split level deck and steps with it’s rounded finish profile. We also used the new Millboard Enhanced Grain SB Boards for the picture frames. This allowed us to project the Bullnose Board over the elevation change and narrow the same board run back smoothly where the Bullnose Board met the side wall. The front edge of the deck was finished with Millboard Rigid Fascias.

One of the advantages of Millboard is the fact that it contains no wood, which means it does not expand or contract as the temperature and humidity changes which helps keep mitre joints closed and gaps between Decking Boards stay consistent.

For the Framing we used Supreme Concrete Dekposts for a rot free support system combined with 50×150 mm Use Class 4 Timber Joists. We taped these joists with Walther Strong Joist Tape to protect the tops from water damage over time, and to hide the wood Framing.

The end result is a low maintenance deck with a very high slip resistance, one of the advantages of Millboard Enhanced Grain. Scuffs and scratches can be reported with Millboard Touch Up Paint. Millboard is also very easy to clean.

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The wider plank size offered by Millboard gives the boards a more plank-like appearance. Millboard can be installed with smaller gaps required between decking boards. The finish of Millboard decking is an authentic, non-reflective matt finish which gives a stronger wood appearance.

Millboard Decking is not a wood-plastic, or WPC, decking board. It has different properties which make it more likely to keep its positioning and shape with less contraction and expansion than WPC decking. This gives the installers confidence in strong mitre joints in the corners which won’t contract over time.

The Pergola decking and frame was to be inset, with the decking level with the ground. This creates a frame environment which has high humidity and low air circulation. The best solution for this environment is a non-wood frame for complete rot resistance. The clients selected Millboard Plaspro Composite Decking Joists and Posts.

The final touch was the installation of a Louvered Aluminium Pergola to give the area some shade as needed throughout the day, with the option of making it waterproof.

In the end we have a very straightforward 3mt x 3mt beautiful decking area which requires almost no maintenance beyond sweeping up.

The second section of decking, set with a new hardwood bench, was slightly smaller and creates another Feature Sitting Area of the garden in a 3mt x 2.5mt space.

Oilcanfinish Outdoor Living are Millboard Approved Installers. We install Millboard Decking, Cladding, PlasPro Composite Decking Frames, and Duospan Aluminium Decking Frames.

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