Do-it-yourself terrace construction using decking (decking)
A country house framed by an open terrace looks very stylish. It is very simple to build such a terrace with your own hands.
Content
- General information video
- The benefits of decking
- Decking Twinson
- Design features of a terrace board
- Construction kit fixture
- Construction of an open terrace in stages
- Options for using a terrace board
General information
The terrace, as a necessary element of improvement, is especially atyual when building a house in places with a close fit of groundwater, in marshy places.
Home construction finished, around the house an unsightly view. Even if a good drainage is laid, the lawn cannot grow instantly, and the children want to be outside in the summer.
But the summer is wet, rainy, and the soil is not sand, through which water leaves instantly, and it turns out a mess of mud.
So in this case, if there is finances, the best option is to build an open or half-closed terrace around the house.
You can build a real gallery, subsequently equip this territory with country furniture, make a children's corner, sports equipment for children and adults is possible.
The result of this construction will be a healthy look of children, a good mood for the whole family.
And you will begin to revive your suburban space in the first season, without waiting for the completion of the improvement of the entire site.
The benefits of decking
The construction of an open terrace, in a constructive plan, is very simple.
We install the foundation that you have chosen in accordance with your climatic conditions, then a welded frame is installed on the foundation, logs are attached to it and all this is sheathed with floor material.
And now we decide the question - what to make the flooring from?
In the old days, without hesitation, they used a edged board.
This option attracts with its cheapness and its traditional character.
But practice shows that this structure is not durable, after rain on such a floor you can get injured, as the boards become slippery.
To extend the durability of such a flooring, it is necessary to carry out grinding, treatment with various antisepticsconstantly painting the floor.
All this is not particularly environmentally friendly and does not please the eye.
We offer the use of modern, very beautiful material in the form of a composite terrace boards (decking) famous brand Twinson.
Such a board is made of wood-polymer composite, pine is used in the production of decking.
Such a pine terrace board is durable, has a wide color politra.
Decking Twinson
Terrace board is an innovative product and is a decoration and structural elements that are completely ready for use.
Decking or decking is 50% wood pulp and 50% polyvinyl chloride.
This material undergoes special processing, as a result, a terrace coating resistant to decay and moisture is obtained.
The advantages of Twinson boards include:
-durability. This material does not decay, is not subject to fading, does not change shape from moisture, insects cannot cope with such a board;
-high strength. It can be in operation for many years without requiring repair;
-the appearance is fully consistent with natural wood;
-security. The board has a corrugated surface and does not slip after getting wet;
- environmental friendliness. The composition does not include toxic paints and impregnations;
-comfort. You can walk barefoot, while not getting a splinter and not scratching;
-convenience of installation and transportation. The terrace board is delivered in six-meter whips;
- quick installation. A construction kit of fixing materials is attached to the decking and this greatly speeds up the installation;
-saving on operation. Since we do not need painting and repairs, thereby, you compensate for the cost of purchasing construction materials.
Design features of a terrace board
Terrace board Twinson is a hollow profiled board, the dimensions of which are: length - 6 m., Width - 0.14 m., Thickness - 28 mm.
Stiffening ribs are visible in the section; they help to support the board with a lot of weight.
On both sides of the pine terrace board is decorative, moreover, the beautiful corrugated surface has a different width on each side.
This allows you to use the board on both sides, changing the texture of the lines.
Construction kit fasteners
Decking Twinson O-Terrace systems include all the necessary hardware to speed installation.
The construction kit includes:
-clips and screws (consumption per 1 square meter - 20 pcs.);
- start profile, its length is 3 meters (consumption rate per linear meter of the edge of the terrace is 0.12 linear meters);
- support log (size 6000x35x48 mm; consumption rate per 1 square meter - 2.8 linear meters);
- end caps. During installation, strips of the required length are cut, they are fixed in special clamps, clips, which, in turn, are screwed in advance to the lags. The end face of the structure is closed with end caps. The result is during installation, there are no nails on the surface.
Construction of an open terrace in stages
The construction of the terrace can be roughly divided into six stages:
1. The foundation is built taking into account the depth of freezing of the soil and the relief of the soil. Since the construction is an easy construction, as a foundation, you can use screw piles or pile foundation.
2. Using channels of 120 mm. and pipes 60x40 mm. the metal frame is cooked and installed on the foundation piles. Logs are stacked on top of the frame.
3. Using circular saw or hacksaws, the deck of the required size is cut from the terrace board.
4. Using screws, fixing clips are attached to the logs, to which the terrace board is attached. Fasteners are hidden, the surface of the flooring seems holistic.
5. During installation, the free edge of the board, beyond the limits of the log, can go no more than 10 cm. The entire flooring should have a slight slope for the outflow of water.
6. The final stage - put the end caps and sheathe the sidewalls of the terrace.
Options for using a terrace board
At the height of fashion, decking is used in the design of the sides pools, moorings, coast of reservoirs.
Widely use a terrace board for finishing arbors, while using the installation of boards in various versions - in horizontal and vertical, using various butt combinations.
Look beautiful garden pathsif during their paving a terrace board was used.
