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Information available on this page includes:
LifePlus Decking
Guide Essentials
(V6 now available)
However, traditional decking projects, unfortunately, often do not deliver on the
owners expectations of lifestyle enhancement because of poor performance.
Poor performance can originate broadly from 2 sources. The first is from
a
low cost focus and the second is from the sourcing of inadequate quality
materials and/or use of poor construction practices through lack of knowledge
of its short or long term impact.
In the first case, the sourcing of all the
elements of the project is based on the lowest price, including the decking
timber, the subframe timber, the project construction (including subframe
construction and installation of the decking timber) and initial and on-going
application of protective finishes.
In many cases, again unfortunately, a decking project
may combine some elements of good and not so good materials and construction
practices so that the purchaser pays close to the expected amount for quality
but may still receive a project which provides disappointing performance eg
good quality decking and subframe timbers may be purchased but the decking may
then be fixed with T-nails which do not provide sufficient hold-down and
deteriorate prematurely or the deck may be hand-nailed with the nails in-line
so that they split the joists - these are not unusual situations.
PATENT, DESIGN & TRADEMARK INFORMATION
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HOW DOES LIFEPLUS DECKING DELIVER IMPROVED PERFORMANCE PLUS LONGER LIFE
THE UNIQUE AND IMPROVED PROFILE
LifePlus® Natural Decking, which has a natural textured finish, for situations where improved slip resistance is a consideration or where a more natural appearance is preferred, and
LifePlus® Classic Decking, which has a smooth dressed face, for situations where a traditional appearance is preferred and slip resistance is not a consideration.
The exposed surface of LifePlus® Natural Decking is sanded during machining, removing loose splinters and leaving the natural textured form of the sawn surface. The natural face also performs better than a dressed face when exposed to the weather.
A STANDARDISED MANUFACTURING PROCESS
FOR CONSISTENT QUALITY
LifePlus® Decking is manufactured by a number of
independent producers, to a common high standard of timber grading and
manufacture to ensure that
LifePlus® Decking, wherever it is purchased and whoever produces it, will be of the same
high standard and deliver the same performance and longevity benefits.
Performance issues can originate in a number of areas
including: The LifePlus® Decking technical documents have been developed with varying level of detail to suit the varying knowledge, experience and requirements of consumers, designers, specifiers or builders.
The essential information and recommendations from the LifePlus® Decking Guide, but without the detailed explanations have been compiled into the LifePlus Decking Guide Essentials.
Specific requirements for fixing decking are provided in the LifePlus Decking Installation Notes.
NOTE: Click on the following link (Amendments)
to view the amendments from the previous version to the present for each
document.
LIFEPLUS
DECKING GUIDE ESSENTIALS
Click here to view the LifePlus® Decking Guide Essentials. (V6 is now available)
LIFEPLUS DECKING
INSTALLATION NOTES
Click
here to view the
LifePlus® Decking Installation Notes. (V6 is now available)
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