When you prepare to install your courtyard with deck, have you ever been troubled with there are so many different materials for decking and which one should you choose? During recent decades, decking industry has undergone three major evolutions.Wood deck(timber decking),Composit decking and Bamboo decking .

 

Wood as a traditional material with its natural beauty had been the main stream for a longtime and welcomed by many people. Wood deck（timber decking）can be further divided into two groups, softwood decking and hardwood decking.

 

Softwood species decking like pine etc. has the character that light weight, easy to work, easy to carry and has sufficient resources. However, compared to hard wood decking, softwood decking has relatively unstable physical property and quick to weather. Wood deck expands when it absorbs moisture, and shrinks when it dispels it. This factor properties increase the probability of warping, cupping, twisting and splitting of wood decking. Furthermore, as this type wood decking is relatively soft it is easier to be attacked by termite and fungi (mold&rot) etc., thus could not assure for a long lifespan.

 

Hardwood species decking like Ipe and Teak, has the very stable physical status and durable in using. These natural properties make the real hard wood decking the most expensive and higher ranked type of decking. However, as time passing by, people too much cater to “noble” life-style finally cause a disaster in ecological balance. People only constantly “take” and didn’t protect which causes the disappearing of these precious wood species. Especially, for those slow-growing wood species which needs a very long growth cycle. Now, more and more people realizes the importance of protect the forests and make a sustainable life. Low-carbon and environmental friendly has became the new trend of decking and other outdoor products’ development direction. People began to looking for other materials that could be substitute for wood. Composite decking is one of them.

 

Composite decking is made by the material which composited by Vinyl with Wood fiber and other wasted materials and emulate the appearance of wood deck. The advantage of composite decking is recycling use of wastes and the disadvantage of composite decking is it made up of fiber (small wood particles) that is of species not known for outdoor durability such as pine, spruce and bark from these trees. Since this wood absorbs moisture, then dispels it this creates a pocket within the vinyl that soaks up moisture every time it gets wet. Over time…expansion & contraction and black mold appear which may greatly reduce the lifespan of decking.

 

Bamboo decking as a new environmental friendly material for decking is now becoming the predominance of this environmental evolution. Bamboo decking with its nature grain beauty, and fine physical & mechanical properties is comparable to high-density hardwood timber while with its low-carbon and environmental friendly nature that traditional timber decking could not compare with. Bamboo has a short rotation cycle of 4-6 years for cutting and harvesting of bamboo does not affect its regrowth for the coming year. Unlike other bamboo products which are mainly for indoor application, Greenboo bamboo decking which made of 100% solid bamboo is especially developed and suitable for various outdoor using.

Ø     Greenboo bamboo decking is laminated by 100% solid bamboo strips with hot pressure. We choose the bamboo that are FSC certified and the strips are carefully selected to ensure the best quality standard.

Ø    Greenboo bamboo decking, in vertical or horizontal structure is more stable and has better resistance to twisting, warping etc.

Ø    Greenboo bamboo decking gives the high resistance against insects, termites. It is also resistant to rot and mold and fungus, which is technology breakthrough. It holds up under extreme traffic and heavy use, and resists splits and slivers.

Ø    Greenboo bamboo decking exceeds size limitation which any other decking couldn’t compare with. Greenboo bamboo decking could be made up to 8M and more. As long as your container could fit.

There are many different factors to consider when choosing material for decking. Depending on the quality you prefer, When you consider low-carbon and high benefit decking. Greenboo bamboo decking would be your right choice.