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  • Balau vs CCA Treated Wooden Deck Durban

    Balau vs CCA Treated Wooden Deck Durban

    I often get asked about using balau as a substructure in a wooden deck. There are various pros and cons of using balau as a substructure in your wooden deck so I thought I would jot it down and in future I can direct clients here who want the ins and outs of using balau…

  • CCA Treated Substructures in Wooden Sundecks – Durban

    CCA Treated Substructures in Wooden Sundecks – Durban

    As I’ve mentioned in previous articles we use a H3 CCA treated pine substructure which the suppliers offer a 50 year guarantee on. In order to activate that guarantee we need to adhere to best practices and there are a few things that we need to do, and document by way of pics.  Although all…

  • Wooden Decks Durban – Bluff

    Wooden Decks Durban – Bluff

    This wooden deck in Durban was the second phase of a job we started at the beginning of the year. We were originally asked to build a deck off the main bedroom. First we had to remove the aluminium window and install an aluminium sliding door. I always suggest that clients do this first so…

  • Wooden Deck Installed in Queensburgh, Durban

    Wooden Deck Installed in Queensburgh, Durban

    This wooden deck we are installing is almost complete. The pics alongside are work in progress pics. I’ll update it with some others once we are done and you can then get the full feel of the deck. It has been an interesting installation as there are effectively three sections to it and the whole…

  • Wooden Deck Built with Guarantee in Durban

    Wooden Deck Built with Guarantee in Durban

    As mentioned in some of my other articles we started offering supplier guarantees on our H3 CCA Treated pine substructures. These guarantees can run for up to 50 years from the date of installation. They are guaranteed by the manufacturer of the chemicals used in the treatment process and are underwritten by one of the…

  • 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,…

  • Wooden Sundeck, Toti, Durban

    Wooden Sundeck, Toti, Durban

    We built this wooden sundeck in Toti using CCA Pine, for the first time, as our substructure and decked it using balau deckboards. For a long time I have been using only balau as a substructure. But after some careful investigation I have accepted that a CCA treated pine substructure is as good if not…