Monday 8 October 2012

Wood Flooring Materials For Decking

By Cindy Braxton


A deck is used for a number of reasons, including surrounding a pool or a pond. Trying to visualize how the surroundings of your pond or pool would look like would be quite hard since there are a variety of materials you can use and even combine for making a deck- from grass or shingles to wood, and from stone to bricks. If you want to use wood, the best places to find good quality timber are the companies that produce wood flooring materials. Wood flooring Singapore suppliers today can provide different types of wood to meet their clients' varying flooring needs.

When you go to a supplier of wood flooring materials in Singapore, you can expect that they offer various types of wood species. If you are not certain which type of wood to choose, below are the common types of wood flooring materials for timber decking in Singapore.

Redwood - this is a type of hardwood that is ideal for decking because it is highly resistant to warping, splintering, and decay. As its name suggests, this type of wood is reddish in color but it can be painted to achieve a darker or lighter shade.

Treated Pine - this type of softwood is considered as an alternative to hardwoods, especially when the latter is hard to find and too expensive. However, Pines, and other softwood species that can be used for decking, need to be treated with preservatives to make it more durable and long lasting. Treated Pines also require roughening once in a while so as not to make its surface too slippery.

Ironbark - this is another type of hardwood and is considered as ideal as the redwood in terms of hardiness because of its thick, hard bark. Since this type of wood is very heavy and compact, Ironbark is called the "ironwood" of the whole Eucalyptus genus. Shaping and trimming this type of wood however can be quite challenging.

Other types of wood that are offered by timber decking singapore suppliers and companies include Spotted gum and Jarrah, which both belong to hardwood species.




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