Category: Maintenance

  • Wooden Sun Deck Repairs – Durban

    Wooden Sun Deck Repairs – Durban

    Besides our main activity of sundeck building in Durban, we also maintain and repair sundecks. Wooden sun deck repairs need to be performed from time to time and the sooner they are attended to the better. If a wooden deck is constructed correctly these repairs can be kept to a minimum, but from time to,…

  • Wooden Parquet Floor Sanding and Sealing

    Wooden Parquet Floor Sanding and Sealing

    We were called to quote on sanding and sealing the wooden Swiss parquet floors in an old house in Hillcrest. From the pics alongside you can see that these rooms are the typical large ones found in older houses. The Swiss parquet floors have probably been there well on 40 years or probably even since…

  • Sealing a Wooden Sundeck by The Wood Joint – Durban

    Sealing a Wooden Sundeck by The Wood Joint – Durban

    Sealing a wooden sundeck can be a time-consuming task. One needs to ensure that the sealer gets in between the gap on the deckboards so as to seal both edges of each deckboard. Balustrades can also be very time-consuming as there are many corners and tight gaps to get in to. We use Timberlife Satin…

  • Deck Refurbishments

    Deck Refurbishments

    I have done quite a few deck refurbishment jobs and as mentioned in a previous article it is work I would rather stay away from. However, especially in the early days, it was necessary to do these jobs to keep paying the bills. Also it has provided me with a solid understanding of what not…

  • Reducing rot in wooden sun decks

    Reducing rot in wooden sun decks

    This article will focus solely on reducing rot in wooden sun decks rather than a specific article on a job we have completed. One of the first questions that are asked when planning to build a wooden deck is that of maintenance. Being wood, the deck will always be susceptible to rot and insect infestation,…

  • Deck Maintenance and Deck Sealing

    Deck Maintenance and Deck Sealing

    I was prompted to write an article on deck maintenance and deck sealing this week as we had a small quiet patch and as a “filler in” we sanded and sealed a picnic table, repaired a broken ball and claw foot and a leather couch and this reminded me to write this article. Deck maintenance…