Buying Tips for Good Wood Composite Decking

3 Benefits of a wood composite decking is that it require little maintenance, it gives a uniform colour to your deck (this benefit is often debatable) and the other thing that it can be installed in any season of the year. Especially during the year end rainy season, many natural wood decking installation have to be delayed.

Here are some buying tips for a good wood composite decking:

a) Fire and Heat Resistance

That is the most important aspect to look for when you are going to buy wood composite decking for your balcony. There are countless brands of composite decking products but with different kind of specifications. The product that has more than 70% plastic content are less resistant to heat or fire. In terms of safety reasons, the buyer needs to check with the contractor whether the composite decking product has been tested and proven to have good resistance to fire and heat or not.

b) Credibility of the Flooring Contractor

The credibility of the flooring contractor is more important than the credibility of the manufacturer. This is because when there is issue to your wood composite decking, the first person that you need to look for in order to resolve the matter is your flooring contractor. He or she needs to be somebody who will be responsible for your decking installation for long. The workmanship of the composite decking installation is important too, to ensure that minimal to zero warping issue of your decking.

c) Environmental Certification

This may or may not have direct impact to the end user; but it will be good to take note of it. By understanding whether the manufacturer produces the wood composite decking products in a environmentally responsible way, will mean that health and environmental standard are taken care of. This will in turn gives home owners a assurance and peace of mind. 

d) Warranty Period backed by the Manufacturer

How long is the warranty period on the product? What is the warranty about for the product? In what way can I as the home owner claim on the product if there is a need to exercise this warranty? These are the basic questions, the home owners may need to ask during their shopping experience for the wood composite decking.

e) Slip Resistance 

One last thing is to look for slip resistant properties for the wood composite decking. Good quality wood composite decking are usually tested for slip resistant standard. This is especially important when the decking is left unattended after a heavy downpour. To keep family safe from slipping accidents, a good wood composite with good slip resistant standard is needed. For commercial properties owners who are intending to build the composite deck for public areas such as rooftop terraces or swimming pool decks, looking at the slip resistant properties is all the more important.

Therefore, buying a good wood composite decking will ensure long worry free maintenance for you and your family member in the long run. Happy shopping!