Choosing your decking colour is always important to ensure your decking matches your home’s existing exterior palette and compliments your interior palette as well. Done well, house and decking colour combinations can help to enhance your outdoor space to complement your home and add visual interest. However choosing the wrong colour or material could turn
Composite building materials have been used from the earliest times, from wood which is a naturally occurring composite of lignin and cellulose, through straw reinforced clay bricks to reinforced concrete. In the 20th century, a new breed of composite materials was developed using polymer matrices with high performance reinforcement fibres. The effect and uncompromising properties
For many consumers going green is second nature meaning they factor in a product’s environmental footprint when making purchasing decisions, for this it’s important to know the Pros and cons of Composite Decking over other types of decking. In the end you will have to weigh which factors matter the most to you and determine
The origins of a terrace decking Did you know that the word terrace comes from the Latin word for “earth”, meaning a structure that is built or raised up from the earth? The word patio has also been used to describe a terrace, both are similar but a terrace and a patio are not the
Did you know that every three minutes in the UK a person is seriously injured due to slipping! How Safe Is Your Composite Decking? There is a lot to consider when you are looking to choose composite decking for your home. If you are considering using composite decking it may be because you realise the
Teckwood’s Vintage composite decking board softens hard landscapes. The natural beauty of timber has been used to play a complimentary role in producing today’s highly engineered wood plastic. The 200mm wide decking board works with glass to create striking silhouettes, concrete and steel structures can be softened with the imaginative use of composite wood to help
Fire safety measures are being stipulated on balconies by building warranty providers and regulatory bodies. Teckwood has been mindful of these issues at the design stage and have developed a range of composite decking that can make a real difference. As space becomes less affordable constructors it most major cities are now reaching for the
Your composite decking is an important extension of your home and before you pack up and bring your parties inside for the winter, take an afternoon to thoroughly clean your Teckwood decking. Early winter is actually the best time to carry out your decking maintenance and protect it from the harsh elements that it will
If you want to construct a base for your composite decking that will last as long as the decking look no further than Teckwood’s composite joist. Available with or without steel reinforcement it’s the ideal solution. The standard 50 x 50mm composite joist is perfect when sitting the supporting structure of your composite decking on
There is so much said about composite decking that the guys at Teckwood thought that an overview would be really useful. At the end of the day Teckwood finds that most people make their final decision based on how important it is to them that they choose a product that is completely natural versus a
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