4 key comparisons in decking materials for schools & daycare centres
Posted on Mon, Oct 03, 2011
4 considerations when determining decking materials for schools/daycare centres
1) splinters
2) stubbed toes from nails & screws
3) grazes & bruises
4) broken bones
Unfortunately not uncommon within the education sector when it comes with freshly laid or old timber decking.
Increasingly the use of ECO-DECKING timber composite decking is becoming the deck surface of choice to eliminate the heath and safety risks of timber decks new or old. Offering significantly higher slip resistance than any other decking board available, ECO-DECKING also boasts super fast installation speeds with an aesthetically pleasing end result eliminating any visible fixings. A 10 year warranty and extremely low maintenance add up to ECO-DECKING positioning itself as the only logical choice for some of the most abused of decking environments in the education sector. See here for examples of school decking applications.
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Example of a pine deck at a day care centre that has been patched up. This deck is incredibly slippery with any moisture on top, resulting in teachers banning pre schoolers from using the area when wet.
