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Using Terrace Boards in Landscape Design

To buy terrace boards in Kyiv, you don't need to go around warehouses of building materials stores in search of the right color and a good price. The entire range can be found on the website of the Parquetico flooring online store, which offers terrace boards at prices from 679 to 8620 UAH per square meter. The high price of some types of products is due to the use of exotic wood species – ipe, cumaru, curupay, lapacho, merbau, etc.

Varieties

The industry produces several types of boards for terraces: Natural wood of different species; Thermowood; Composite.

Each of these materials has both positive and negative sides. For example, solid wood from "exotics" not only has an exorbitant price but also cannot boast high performance characteristics. Under bright sunlight, such material quickly dries out, losing its marketable appearance.

Composite boards, partially consisting of polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride, have proven themselves well. This material does not require special care, periodic cleaning, or oil impregnation. It winters safely outdoors and continues to delight with bright colors for many years.

The presence of thermoplastic polymers in the material ensures not only the stability of the coating at any time of the year. These boards are not afraid of pests, they are not eaten by fungus, mold, and they do not deform due to high humidity.

Application Features

Decking is not affordable for everyone. Price is probably the only significant drawback of terrace boards. Any summer resident would prefer to make garden paths from wood cuts, and the terrace along the facade of the house – from ceramic or concrete tiles, stamped concrete, or simple boards. But when it comes to landscape design of a solid cottage, you can't be stingy: decking made of expensive wood species is both aesthetic, prestigious, and practical.

How to Choose

Near the pool, in the sauna area, outdoors, decking is exposed to moisture. If the surface is smooth, it is easy to slip on it. Therefore, in most cases, boards are equipped with cuts that ensure the outflow of excess moisture and good grip. And dirt and sand accumulating in the depressions are easily washed off with a hose.

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