Choosing your Decking Part 1/6

Today’s market for decking includes 50 or more manufacturers and steadily growing. There are also some interesting choices in the wood sector to add more confusion. Of course this makes deck buying decisions much harder for the consumer.

For your benefit, this report will acquaint you with the overall picture of just what is out there. Yes with this guide you can make a good buying decision according to your needs and budget.

So what’s out there? Decks come basically in wood , composite and Plastic/Vinyl.

Lets start with Natural Wood

Less expensive than composites and plastics, you can buy Chengal for around 3.50 sgd a foot and of course this fluctuates. Other options for decking, is southern yellow pine, mahogany, a hardwood like all costing less than composites and plastics. Plan on spending around 3.50SGD a foot for Chengal. Around 180 sgd/ m2 to 220 sgd/m2.

As of this writing, prices of course will fluctuate some.

Your choice may come down to your preference for real wood and the look it gives to your existing house and backyard. Some prefer to spend time in the yard with all natural materials.

The drawback when using wood decking, is the yearly maintenance and cost of pressure washing, and staining the deck, plus removing any deck furniture and protecting the house from overspray/stain from your yearly maintenance. You probably know that redwood in time will grey out too. You should be able to get at least a good 15 years of dependability from redwood depending on how you maintain it. And possibly more years—depends on the climate, stain, maintenance etc.

Another advantage of using wood, you can usually build your deck with a joist span span 16 inches on center. Composites and Plastics will require a span of 12 inches. That means you have to use more wood underneath to support the deck surface increasing your cost. However if your choice is FRC timber, the span is 20 to 24 inches. And the Weight that it can carry is more than 3 ton.

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