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Earth-wood Decking
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Traditional Timber Decking |
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Earth-wood saves you money on maintenance and repair and on potential personal injury claims from slippery surfaces. |
Ongoing maintenance and repair can be very costly.
Personal injury claims are at an all time high. There is a duty of care to ensure that you minimize any potential hazard. Clear Algae growth on wood is a natural occurrence which is almost impossible to prevent, extremely difficult to remove and will transform a deck area into an accident waiting to happen. |
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Earth-wood is a fully sustainable, renewable and environmentally friendly resource. |
The World Wildlife Foundation recently confirmed that more than 50% of the worlds rainforests are now GONE through over use of hardwood. They will not last forever! |
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Earth-wood has a higher anti-slip rating in both wet and dry conditions than any of the wood products presently available for pedestrian surfaces. As tested to BS & BS- EN Standards |
All wood products are porous and therefore allow a skin of water to form in wet conditions creating a surface which simply cannot meet these standards. |
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Earth-wood is virtually non porous (absorption level of .02%). This means that Fungus and Algae will not adhere to the surface of the board. |
All wood products are porous and are therefore prone to fungus and algae adhering too and embedding into their surface creating an extremely slippery and dangerous surface. |
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Earth-wood will not split, splinter or crack |
Splitting and cracking in timber will lead to the onset of rot while splinters are the most common cause of injury to bare feet on decks |
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Earth-wood is not prone to attack by wood-eating insects/termites. |
All softwoods and many hardwoods are prone to attack by this destructive nuisance at some point |
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Earth-wood has excellent UV resistance and will retain its color and visual appeal many years without any need for sealing, treating or staining. |
To maintain the appearance of your timber deck you will have to be prepared to spend money and time every year on labor and materials. |
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Earth-wood will not be affected by wet or dry rot. |
All softwoods will be affected by rot at some point while many hardwoods if not maintained will also succumb to this costly issue |
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Earth-wood is easily cleaned and can be power washed |
When you power wash Timber you will most likely also remove any coating you have applied to protect it. To properly maintain your timber deck you will need to power wash and allow to dry (1-2 days) Stain or oil and allow to dry (1-2 days) If applying more that one coat your deck area may be unusable for up to 5 days |
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Earth-wood is virtually maintenance free (cleaning only) |
All Timber decking requires regular and costly maintenance and treatment to maintain its appearance. |
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Earth-wood contains no harmful agents or chemicals. |
Treated timbers contain many chemicals while the regular maintenance of your deck requires the use of numerous chemicals in stains, cleaners, preservatives and other coatings. In many cases these will leech back into the soil beneath your deck |
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Earth-wood ensures that your projects will last the test of time and look as good in years to come as they do when they are installed. |
If they are not properly treated on installation, Within a matter of months traditional timbers will look aged. If they are not then maintained they will lose their warmth and visual appeal and will not have the desired effect on prospective new clients who might wish to view them. |
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Earth-wood is made using recycled/reclaimed materials and is itself completely recyclable |
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Earth-wood contains 55% reclaimed wood and is extremely rigid |
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Earth-wood is a wood polymer composite board which is a unique combination of recycled / reclaimed wood and polymer compounded and extruded together to create a single product which can never be separated |
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Earth-wood has no natural defects such as knots. It does not contain any glues or epoxy resins. It is ideally suited to standard woodworking tools and equipment |
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