Outdoor WPC decking, as a composite floor that combines the advantages of plastic and wood, is becoming more and more popular in modern garden landscape design. It is waterproof, moisture-proof, insect-resistant, colorful, environmentally friendly and recyclable, providing a beautiful and practical solution for outdoor floor decoration. However, the installation of outdoor WPC decking is not so simple as laying it randomly, it needs to consider many details to ensure that the final result is not only attractive in appearance, but also functional and long life.
Hanming composite outdoor flooring installation.
We need to ensure that the ground is smooth and stable. Before installation, the ground should be cleaned, free of weeds, oil or other debris that may affect the floor smoothness. Uneven ground needs to be levelled with sand or cement.
Next is the selection and laying of WPC decking board . In the selection, the quality of the plate should be considered, including weather resistance, wear resistance and carrying capacity. When choosing a color, consider the overall design style and the color match of the surrounding environment. When laying WPC Decking, there should be an appropriate gap between the board and the board, usually 3-5 mm, in order to facilitate the natural expansion . At the same time, the laying direction is generally perpendicular to the direction of the flow of people, which can better disperse the crowd pressure and extend the service life of the decking floor.
Ready to install tool: electric drill, ordinary woodworking tools, labor protection gloves, stainless steel screws and so on, in which electric drill is a necessary tool to install the floor. Wood plastic floor brittleness is a little bigger, when fixing decking and keel, must use electric drill to lead hole, install screw again to fix, avoid damage plastic wood decking.
Installation:
-When install Hanming WPC decking,Pls make the ground hardening pretreatment firstly,
then fix joist on the ground with expansion bolts.we recommend the space between joists is
L=300-400mm.
The space between joist “L” also can according to the request to adjust.
(Pls check WPC outdoor decking installation diagram)
-WPC product will slightly expands after heating and absorbing the water.When Hanming
WPC products in the assembly,Pls leave 3-5mm spaces from the building.
-After finish assembling the first decking,put the clip insert the decking slot,use the rubber hammer
tap on the decking,in order to ensure the space even and whole construction beautiful.then use the
cross screwdriver to fix the clip,complete the installation of all the decking one by one
.-When last piece of WPC decking and the skirting can’t connect with joist by the clip,it can use
self-tapping screw to connect WPC decking and joist.
Finish the decking installation,then inspection for some reserved slot. If necessary,it can use portable cutting machine to trim the solt, ensure the slot straight. After inspection,Pls use the water to clean wood and plastic composite decking surface.If there are some stains,it can use the family usual detergent to clean. For the rubbish cause by the construction,it should classify to treatment.The leftover bits and the pieces of WPC can be recycled reunification,then submit to factory to recycle.
thank you to do this to protect the environment.
Tips:
1.It is easy to cutting when use saw blade with few tine(such as 45 cm in diam,18-24tine).
2.wpc decking is expediently to use.we must not consider wood grain direction or node when
use the sgeban wpc ,that’s the distinction to timber.
Outdoor WPC board can be seen in many outdoor scenes, such as parks, squares, walking paths in the community and patios in homestays. However, compared with traditional solid wood flooring, outdoor WPC has better waterproof and moisture-proof performance, and is more wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant, which is more suitable for outdoor environment.
Outdoor WPC flooring with its unique advantages is gradually becoming the new favorite of landscape decoration, and the correct installation method is the key to ensure its long-term durability. I hope this tutorial will help you in need to make your outdoor space more beautiful and practical.
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