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Bamboo Outdoor Decking is finished with special natural oil that
provides greater resistance to external weather conditions (water, sun). The
material used for outdoor flooring is strand woven bamboo. It is the same
material used for manufacturing strand woven bamboo parquet. The flooring is
double faced. One side has smaller and shallower joints (24 pc. 1x1mm) and
the other side has rougher joints (8 pc. 5x3mm) so you can decide which side
to use.
The material is installed to the
appropriate sub-floor which can be made of the same material, i.e. wood or
metal. During installation it is necessary to allow a 10mm gap on the front
part of the board and 3-4mm gap between the boards. It is would be
preferable to use stainless steel screws and staples for connection in order
to avoid corrosion.
There are many possibilities for using our
bamboo products: garden houses, family houses terraces and cafe terraces,
garden paths, bar areas, pool areas, balconies and fences, garden benches,
entrance areas...etc. An interesting idea is to cover one part of your
family house front or vacation house front with bamboo flooring. Start a new
outdoor season with a new floor around your garden barbecue.
Fitting Deckboards
Deck boards should be surface dry and laid
with no less than a 6mm gap between boards (this allows for seasonal
shrinkage or swelling). Maintain this gap when fitting boards around newel
posts for a neat finish whilst still allowing water 'run off'.
It is advisable to loosely lay components,
ie. in particular deck boards, out on the finished sub frame prior to
securing them. The longer they are left to become surface dry the less the
effects of shrinkage will be apparent after fixing them. The timber can also
be cut and sanded more easily when dry.
It is advisable to pre-drill pilot holes
near the end of boards to avoid splitting.
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