Balcony Decking in Singapore

Wood decking and composite wood decking are two of the most common decking options for the balcony and planters. Today, with the growing numbers of new designed apartments, more home owners are looking for private spaces with the home for a different feel.

Adding a deck to your balcony gives a feeling of alfresco and especially if you have wood decking installed at the balcony, it gives a sense of nature to it as well.

Wood Decking and Composite Wood Decking

So the question is what outdoor decking material shall I need to use in the balcony. Is it wood decking or composite decking? Well, it is up to you because both wood and composite decking have their own strengths and weaknesses.

For wood decking, it gives a feeling of nature and wood decking have relatively better stability in terms of heat and UV. It is important for the home owner to know that there are many kind of wood materials available such as Chengal Wood decking, ironwood, balau and merbau. The most common one would be chengal decking which is relatively firm, stable and easier to absorb coating among the other wood decking species. For wood decking, it is important for you to maintain it on a half yearly or yearly basis unlike good quality composite decking which you don't have to.

Composite decking products are generally made of resilient material that are durable to outdoor weather condition. It is also easy to maintain and clean as compared to wood decking.

However, it is important for the home owner to know that composite decking products may vary in quality due to the different manufacturing standards of the factory.

For composite wood decking, it really depends on the manufacturer of the decking material. Thisi is because there are too many manufacturers today. Find out more about the manufacturing source (and not the marketing source) of the decking product. Most of the times, it is what inside of the composite decking (the content) that really matters.

Responsible composite wood decking manufacturer will make sure their product is of the highest quality in terms of dimensional stability. Look for credible accreditation such as the Singapore Green Label and PEFC. Wood composite decking products comes in different structure, some are in a honeycomb structure while some are in full solid structure. Most of the time, the seller may tell you their product structure are the most stable of all. As a matter of fact, both can be right or wrong as well. What's more important, especially in a finished product, is to look at the manufacturer's warranty?

Is the warranty from the distributor or the manufacturer? If it is from the distributor, it may be difficult to claim when there is a claim. Hence, if you are thinking of installing good quality composite decking, you have to look at the manufacturing source and then make a prudent decision out of it.

In summary, whether it is wood decking or composite wood decking, it really depends on the credibility of the distributor as well as the source of the manufacturer when you are looking for a balcony decking contractor.