Popular Balcony Decking Options in Singapore

Especially in the newer private or public housing estates, balcony in the living room and the master bedroom is considered as one of the essential part of new homes today. Sitting and relaxing while enjoying the panoramic view of your surroundings is probably one of the favorite past times for the new age home owners in Singapore today. Decking products, as a result, also become well sought after.

Some popular balcony decking options in Singapore are:

Eco Wood Decking

Eco wood decking products are natural wood products that are highly eco friendly to the sustainable environment; While shopping for Eco wood decking, what home owners need to look into these products are whether the products met health and safety standards, is strong, durable and resistant to all weather. Other than focusing on the product warranty, home owners need to look into the track record of the products as well. 

Currently, there is a range of Eco wood decking products available in the market. So, it is best to look for a credible contractor that is responsible for your balcony deck even after the sales.With good quality eco wood decking, home owners not enjoy only the comfort and beauty of lasting real wood, they also be able to give something back to the environment.

Natural Wood Decking

Just like Eco wood, natural wood decking is overall solid and natural looking. Each plank gives your a unique, one of the kind color. Some of the popular natural wood decking materials today are iron wood, chengal, balau and teak; however, some may not be able to determine if the raw material is obtained from a sustainable source or not. So, it is important to find a reliable contractor to do the sourcing. Moreover, product warranty may not be available as these are materials. 

Wood Plastic Composite Decking

Wood plastic composite (WPC) decking is green decking product which is made up of the composite of wood and plastic materials. Compare to wood, home owners need to do much maintenance on WPC decking. 

However in terms of heat insulating properties, wood plastic composite decking will be relatively weaker than natural or Eco wood decking. In terms of design, it is not unique as much of the planks may look similar to one another. Hence, home owners may need to do a tradeoff between easy maintenance and overall design and look of your balcony.

Decking has readily becoming one of the most important fixtures in more households in Singapore, hence choosing good quality decking products as well as reliable flooring contractor is important in order to have a long lasting and beautiful balcony decking in one's home.