How decking can add grandeur to your living spaces

by Saanvi Arora Wooden Flooring

When you have large home or commercial space frontier, then you search for innovative ways to add more appeal to it. Decking being a very commonly used exterior décor element, it becomes more of a must have, rather than a luxury; especially for those who are aware of international interior & exterior décor trends. Decking adds to the grandeur and personality of the house, it gives a larger than life image to the location. A properly done outdoor decking becomes a hard to miss and hard to forget element of the house. The production and processing of outdoor decking is very unique in itself. Unlike earlier, now decking solutions are not restricted to wooden structures only. Today wood and man-made composite material is used for deck floor production.

In case of natural wooden deck flooring, certain species of wood were and are continued to be preferred over others, with lumber, redwood or red cedar, massaranduba, cumaru, red tauari, tigerwood, ipe, and Philippine mahogany being some of the most preferred ones. Lumber and redwood exhibit natural green and red colour respectively. They contain natural oils and tannins which works as a beneficial elements because they make the flooring resistant to damage by rot, decay and flying pests. Therefore they command a higher price than other natural deck wood flooring options, almost three times the price. Decking Flooring in India is available with major players in the flooring industry of the nation. Mumbai based Inovar Floors India Pvt. Ltd. provides decking solutions to suit every deck flooring requirement of Indian customers.

Modern day innovations in flooring technology has brought to the table composite structures. Composite deck floor is sturdy and reliable alternative over the wooden one. A slab of good composite looks very similar or even better than natural deck floor. It is made by laying down of multiple metal and concrete layers together, which makes them a stronger, sturdier and structurally efficient alternatives for decking solution. They also come in many varieties. The use of composite wood decking in India has come into being in the past few years and its numbers are increasing. Being a non-wood structure, it provides natural resistance against termites and other pests, which generally plague unprotected or untreated wooden structures in India. Composite wood decking in India is preferred for very high foot traffic and slightly rough use.