Hi ...Im toying with the idea of decking the rear patio , it gets very little sun during the winter but full sun from around 2 in the summer, i love the look of timber decking but concerned that it may be very slippy during the winter . Ive been looking at composite decking as an alternative
Has anybody used it ?
Whats it like yo work with ?
Can you recommend a supplier ?
Thanks
2 hotels I've stayed at have had it around their pools. Seriously grippy.
I've fitted https://www.timbertechuk.co.uk/ Vertigrain board to our roof terrace. It's been down about a year now and I've seen a friends that has been down a good year longer than that. Very grippy though still needs cleaning (ie you will still get some sort of organic build up on it).
It's *really* heavy. The 'invisible' clip system is more difficult to use than they claim - we had to screw a piece of timber a bit back from where we were fitting and use hammer together wedges to get the boards properly tight. However, the effort was worth it - it looks really good.
I thought they had an online shop, or at least used to list their special offer stuff. Whatever, call and sweettalk them - I got a significant discount off their list price (that they sent me out with the samples).
It's pretty grippy in the wet and dry.
There's normally a choice between hills section and solid. Hollow is much lighter but is a pain in the arse to fix in any way other than with a clip system. The solid stuff is really really heavy. But you have some chance of getting a fixing in if you need to.
Avoid e-decks. They're cheap but their service is pretty shite.
Decking gets slippery when it's not cleaned and algae and stuff can grow on the surface - people tend to install it then leave it for years on end. A decent clean and pressure wash once a year and it's fine.
Don't get the grooved stuff: I't only grippy in one direction.
[b][u]Millboard[/u][/b] is the stuff you want: It's not cheap but can be built just like wood; it is completely inorganic, so doesn't grow algae and mold; the fixing nails get hidden beneath the malleable top layer, and it lasts forever. Oh, and it looks great. They also do a framing system, made of the same stuff.
For the record, it's made of recycled plastic and fibreglass, with a wood pattern imprinted on the top.