
Flooring between the pavement where tile, natural stone or reconstituted wood are the conventional ways of flooring, it’s so easy to get lost if you didn’t choose your floor material wisely! Here are our tips for choosing the best deck coating according to your needs. For flooring for the terrace, Stone and wood have their fans, but keep in mind that today the composites are in the spotlight. They imitate not only raw materials but are also offered at a lower cost and offer a longevity record. Do you dare contrasts, a current trend or will you give the color and appearance of coatings to the front of your house? Before answering, think about your use of this terrace. Will you pass through whatever the season or do you only occupy the sunny days? In first case, you must choose non-slip material, a Wood grooved or textured stone, for example. If you want to walk barefoot, plan a wood without splinters, then steer you to a composite or a polished stone. In summer, the terrace is continually exposed to the sun, choose a dark coating to prevent glare.
What coating for what needs?
Pavers: A properly installed floor tiles can hold hundreds of years without moving! In an excellent quality-price ratio, the pavement is environmentally friendly and requires no maintenance. They are found in granite, porphyry, sandstone, basalt or concrete. One flaw: it is relatively slippery in wet weather.
Natural stone: This is the most traditional pavement, but most careers of the Hexagon is no longer used and natural stones found in the trade come mainly from Brazil or China, and transport has an impact on the environment. It remains, however, some productions from local or remote bit like the bluestone of Hainaut (Belgium), shale or slate Breton Angers.
Reconstituted stone: This is one of the cheapest materials. Composed of crushed natural substances, thanks to a mortar (a mixture of cement and sand soaked with water), the appearance of marble, granite, shale or clay. It is even possible to get a wood effect. Another advantage, the stone is not slippery and resistant to frost. Like natural stone, it acquires a patina over time.
Wood: European & French, comes from managed forests and sustainably managed ash, locust, acacia, oak, maritime pine, pinewood , To enhance its natural qualities, it benefits from treatment as ecological oleothermy (deep impregnation with a mixture of vegetable oils and natural additives heated at low temperature) or curing (heat treatment). It is therefore as strong as the tropical timber. Exotic wood, such as ipe of Brazil, Cumaru, Teak, and other massaranduba, attracts a wide audience. Although resistant blades and older, unless a rather expensive service, turn gray with time.
Wood composite: It is made for 50% of sawmill waste and 50% high density polyethylene. Big advantage, its smooth surface does not pose a risk of splinters or cracks, a desirable quality for a summer terrace. Finally, 100% recyclable, it does not rot and is resistant to water, to attack from frost, sun and therefore the passage of time.
Tiles: With non-slip tiles, glazed or stone, the stoneware happens to mimic all the materials: mats, coconut wood, metal. And new systems poses clipped transform implementation in child’s play! It is also one of the easiest materials to maintain. Choose models with skid and the qualities necessary for outdoor use is essential.
Recycled rubber mulch: It serves as the playground surface that walkways and patios when you have young children. Advantage, it is applied directly without foundation layer.
For maintenance of soil under the terrace, nder the terrace, In past there were systematically coating on a concrete slab, today, sustainable development requires, we let rainwater seep underground to keep the soil alive. In addition, it can decrease the drying of the atmosphere in summer. In rainy areas, it should install a drainage ditch that will direct water to the edge of the terrace. Once the drainage in place, if the ground is very soft, slabs, bricks or pavers are laid on a bed of sand stabilized by a sub-layer of pebbles and gravel. Moreover, the soil is simply disbursed the thickness of the coating. For wood decks, installing a geotextile felt will prevent weeds from growing and the wood to be in contact with the earth. The pose is then performed on joists or studs, wood or PVC.