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.

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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.

Explore the Millboard Range here at https://millboard.co.uk/

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

How we build Decking Frames

The frame had began to rot and after 12 years was no longer supporting the Decking. On removal we found it was primarily made of Use Class 3 Timber Joists and Supports made up of 50x100mm Softwood. Use Class 3 Timber is not designed for contact with the ground. Most Decking frames we remove are made of this and they rot and become instable somewhere between 8-12 years after installation.

The new Frame was made with 50×150 Use Class 4 Joists with a C24 Structural Rating. Use Class 4 means the wood has been treated for constant contact with the ground, which is why it is the minimum material we install for Decking Frames.

As always, our frames are built with Spax Washer Head 8mm x 100mm screws for maximum strength.

The Decking frame was then taped with Joist Protection tape to ensure 1. water resting on the joists evaporates versus soaking into the wood and 2. The tape seals around the Decking Screws as they pass out of the bottom of the Decking Boards into the Joists specifically to prevent water from entering the screw holes and damaging the joists prematurely.

Decking Bearers & Support Posts: C24 50×150 Softwood Timber treated to Use Class 4 

We also added 5 rows of C24 Taped Bearers to fully support the Decking. Two of these bearers are bolted to the side of the house using M12 Stainless Steel Threaded Rod sections Resin Bonded into the brick work. Resin bonds prevent water from accessing the holes into the brickwork and form a very strong bond with the bricks versus using concrete screws which crack into the brick, especially engineering bricks, or sleeved bolts which have a habit of working themselves free over time. The Stainless Steel Threaded Rods are finished with Stainless Steel Washers and Nuts.

Lastly, the support posts for the frame are Jacksons Fencing 92x92mm Square Posts which are trimmed down into the shape of a chair. The joists rest on the seat of the chair. This fully supports the weight of the Decking onto a material which is also Use Class 4 and comes with a 25 Year Service Life Guarantee. These Joist Supports are also taped for the same reasons mentioned above.

Decking: Millboard Enhanced Grain Coppered Oak

The client selected Millboard Enhanced Grain decking boards in Coppered Oak colour. Enhanced Grain Decking boards are a bit wider than most available Decking boards at 176mm width making them look more like interior timber flooring.

Millboard Decking is a wood free product, and, due to its unique construction it can be installed closer together than most Hardwood or Composite Decking boards as it expands and contracts less. This means smaller gaps between the boards and closer fitting mitred corners.

The colour selection was heavily related to the flooring in the house. The level of the Decking is a perfect match with the house flooring meaning seamless inside / outside flooring.

Recessed Decking Lighting, sockets, and water supply 

There were two  60mm wide recessed lights on either side of the Upper Level of Decking, five recessed lights on the step fascias, 1 Electrical Outlet on the step Fascia, 1 Water Supply hose and Tap on the lower Fascia, and 3 access panels built on the Upper Deck for wiring and socket access. As always, we did the hole recesses and let the electrician handle the wiring.

Get in touch if you are looking at Millboard Decking in our area. We generally cover a radius of 7 km from Kingston Upon Thames which includes Wimbledon, Surbiton, Teddington, Hampton, Twickenham, and Richmond

Explore the Millboard Range here at https://millboard.co.uk/ Contact Oilcanfinsh Outdoor Living today to schedule your site visit and free quote here.

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About Millboard

Millboard is a family-run, British business founded in 1976 who specialise in luxury Decking and Cladding manufacturing as well as their own Aluminium Deck Framing System, Duospan, their own Composite Deck Framing system, and their own framing support system Duolift. All products come with a manufacturers guarantee. If you would like Millboard samples please contact us or Millboard to have them delivered to your door.

Millboard Weathered Oak Range

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