Benefits of Eco Wood Decking in Singapore Homes

Eco wood decking has recently become pretty popular especially among the new homes in Singapore today. This is probably due to the fact that balconies and planters are becoming part and parcel of a typical apartment in new public and private estates, and probably also due to a growing trend in the Eco living lifestyle as well. Some of the benefits of Eco wood decking are:

Natural Texture

Eco wood materials are also natural, hence it will give you a natural color, surface and feel. Real wood lovers, who prefer nothing else than real wood will usually go for that.

Makes Air Fresher

Natural wood does not acculmulate any dust mites and hence it will make your surrounding air quality fresher and cleaner. As dust mites are agents for allergy and asthmas, eco wood is therefore much recommended for families with medical history of allergy or asthma.

Non-Toxic

Eco wood decks are usually manufactured in a non-toxic manner, what it means to the home owners is that  it is safe to the human health. Even when the decking is installed in water, it is safe to the aquatic living beings. Upon disposal, Eco wood is also very safe to dispose, to be reused or recycled, without causing any unnecessary waste to our global landfill.

Environmentally Friendly

Eco wood is usually taken from sustainable resources and are produced in a sustainable manner; such that the timber is of audited resources that is taken from well managed forests, what it means to you is that Eco wood is usually recommended to curb illegal logging that can result in rapid deforestation worldwide. Hence, home owners can rest assured of enjoying high quality decking material in the home and at the same time protects and keeps our environment going.

Good Insulator of Heat

Especially when the decking is installed in the outdoors under strong direct heat and sunlight such as the balcony or swimming pool deck, stepping bare footed on an eco wood decking will not be hot for the feet.

Better Durability and All Weather Resistant

Eco wood decking brand such as Accoya® is also well known for its stronger durability and higher relative resistance to all weather rain and shine. Other than that, Accoya® is tested and proven to be highly resistant to termites attacks as well. These therefore gives the home owners the confidence in the material.

 Cultivating a living lifestyle that advocates sustainability and using of Eco friendly materials at home, requires time and lots of efforts. Eco wood decking can bring about many benefits to the home users. However, at the end of the day, it is always up to the home owners to decide what is best for their homes.