Decking has been now new furniture and a comfort zone for those who love nature and enjoy their time in their garden. However, it is a floor that needs care, especially in a home with many children. Here are some useful suggestions to retain the decking at its best performance and appearance for both capped and uncapped decking floors.
Looking After Decking With No Covers
Avoid the development of moisture in your decking. In fact, moisture defined as the presence of a slight to moderate amount of liquid, especially water, can develop anywhere. Once developed, moisture can give rise to and create surroundings or conditions in which fungal and algal growth. In addition, if moisture collected on the decking it will lead to the creation of stains and dirty marks. Some examples of things that might lead to humidity and moisture are the plants ‘containers, the drainpipes that connect a roof-line gutter with the ground, and tubs with high temperatures. So, try to make sure that the area is clean and dry by sweeping and scrubbing excess dirt.
Marks and Scratches
In reality, breaks, or marks on the surface by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough are more subject to happen in uncapped decking. So, keep your uncapped decking highly protected. And try as much as possible to take care of them, especially from children, ornaments, furniture, shoes, or anything that might scrape or wear away by friction or erosion on the surface of the decking floors. Furthermore, the good thing is that little and minor marks could be rubbed and polished with epoxy filler. On the other, sizeable and wide
breaks or cracks that are without complete separation of the parts cannot be simply and smoothly repaired. You can replace it entirely with another board. If needed, you can request a team of specialists to deal with the issue and solve it.
Staining – Unpleasant spots and marks. Such as those caused by spilled drinks or foods or fruits, or strawberries from nearby shrubs, which could render the decking floors appear dirty and unappealing. Just after the spillage, react quickly by softly rubbing the surface with a mild sustainable, and environment sodium percarbonate cleaning solution mixed with hot water.
Looking After Capped Decking
In reality, capped decking floors are synthesized in a way that their cover will constitute good protection for them. Therefore, stains, wear, tear and scratches are negligible and of less concern. However, having this cover-capped floor doesn’t mean that no maintenance and care is required. In this case, low maintenance is needed here. For example, make sure that the area is clean as far as possible. Then try to brush your floor, sweep it and scrub it to remove excess dirt. In addition, avoiding moisture and excess water is also a good thing to do if you want your decking floor to keep its best maintenance for a long lifetime.
