ᐅ Durable hardwood, locally sourced decking boards

Created on: 7 Feb 2021 13:53
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manohara
For a durable wooden decking made from local materials, you can find the company "Dauerholz" online.
The wood is said to be impregnated with stearin (?) – which makes it last longer.
There are some negative reviews in other forums, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the material is no good. I would appreciate any methods to extend the lifespan of local woods.

Does anyone know this … or an alternative? (I am concerned about environmental sustainability)
manohara8 Feb 2021 14:15
nordanney schrieb:

A batten is installed on the steel structure,
I guess this is mostly done to avoid drilling too many holes in the steel ... (because you can screw directly into the battens). However, I want (or need) to save space (height) at the same time ... and battens do require some space as well ...

Installing directly onto the steel (with spacers) seems to make the most sense to me ...
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Nordlys
8 Feb 2021 14:19
Google Soundboard to avoid getting the wrong one.
manohara8 Feb 2021 14:21
thank you (I'm off now) 🙂
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user-d29
8 Feb 2021 14:26
manohara schrieb:

Installing directly on the steel (using spacers) seems to make the most sense to me...

Unfortunately, I only know of spacers designed for wood. You should ask at a specialist store. Screwing directly onto the steel beam is a bad idea.
manohara schrieb:

It’s probably done this way just to avoid drilling too many holes in the steel... (you can screw directly into the battens).

No, you don’t screw directly into the battens either. Spacers are used there as well.
manohara8 Feb 2021 15:20
The battens themselves are not screwed directly in.

Yes, that's true, but you can screw directly into the battens (with or without spacing) wherever you want. With steel, you have to (tediously) drill holes beforehand.