Terraces at home from a bar. decking

When the terrace of the house is being built on a concrete base will not be considered. In this case - it's simple.
But it is more natural when the floors are covered with terraces of the board. Of course, it is exposed to adverse environmental factors. How to be in this case? How to prolong the life of this beautiful cover? Due to the natural properties of wood, it is widely used not only to build houses and furniture, but also for the construction of terraces and other garden structures.

However, these measures are not only confined in the device open terraces. The main question is this: choose the right raw materials and handle it properly and prepare for the construction of structures in the open.
What kind of wood you choose? The property of wood to resist decay depends not only on the means of processing, but also on its way to drying. When drying wood in special ovens - autoclaves, it is gaining the special characteristics and durability. This is due to processes that occur at the capillary level.
Wood to build decks for a permanent stay in the water and paving selected for special requirements. Terraces were born in Europe from tropical regions, so naturally, that wood can come from tropical countries.

1. Exotic wood species (hoists, teak, iroko, Paducah, Kumar), essential oils contained in the attached exotic tree species wood antiseptic effect;
2. specially treated with conventional timber tree species (pine, larch, Canadian cedar and other high in natural resins).
Deck boards are usually smooth, but the surface quality decking boards should be grooved - this prevents slipping and increases the material resistance to weathering. On the surface, a groove boards are made that do not allow rainwater to stay.
Be sure - wood is impregnated with antiseptics, oils, or melted wax, which protects the board from rotting
Larch has a special place, not least because that city of Venice is built on stilts made from this tree. Larch, oak tree in water as it becomes stronger. If the process of its antiseptic, it will compete with exotic species.
The wood of the above trees for many years retains its properties.
Features timber garden determine its value. Square meter of the terraced coating is 3-5 times more expensive than traditional materials.
A special heat treatment at high temperature leads to a decrease in humidity, which is reduced by 80-90%, and the structure becomes denser. This eliminates the very environment in which bacteria can spread.
In the absence of heat treatment is performed in an autoclave impregnation of wood - wood impregnation of protective compounds and paints. If you evacuated the air in a special timber cells treated with antiseptics. At the same time under pressure impregnation penetrates deep into the deck boards (decking). Such treatment in vacuum leads to the creation of a homogeneous layer of impregnated wood throughout.

- High resistance to UV rays,
- There is no linear deformation at varying temperatures,
- Virtually no decay and prevents mold and mildew
- Does not require maintenance
Usually in our projects, we use the terrace, which lie on the hard concrete foundations or supporting pillars that serve as the foundation.
As we said in the beginning, there is a feature of the installation of deck boards - the gap between the boards of up to 5 mm. This is the way to ventilate the floor and to provide water runoff.
Some natural properties of wood - a review.
Last Updated (Friday, 21 March 2014 11:23)