How to clean Mold and Mildew off Composite Decking

The effects of mold are generally more serious than those of mildew. Mold damage structures and cause serious long-term health issues. Reactions include breathing issues, fatigue and migraines.

Furthermore, those with a mold allergy could experience sneezing, congestion and eye, skin and throat irritation. For this reason, its critical that you remove mold from your deck as soon as possible. While composite decking is resistant to many things, it is not impervious to mold and mildew. Luckily, removing mold from your deck is not difficult. Just follow these steps:

1. Pressure wash. Using a pressure washer, remove as much of the mold as you can.
2. Prepare a solution. Make a solution of vinegar and water with two-parts vinegar and one-part

Mildew and Mold and Composite Decking

Another common issue that composite deck owners face is the growth of mold and mildew. Mold and mildew are similar in many respects – they are both types of fungus that grow and thrive in humid, moist conditions where light is minimal or non-existent. They both start growing when their spores find a suitable environment for their colonies. Both require porous material, such as wood, paper, fabric, drywall, clothing, insulation, padding or carpet. While they generally do not grow on synthetic materials such as plastic, metals and composite decking, dirt left on composite decking can feed mold and mildew spores.

Mold and Mildew differ primarily in their appearance. Mildew tends to be grey or white, fuzzy or powdery in texture and is typically found on plant leaves, making the plants appear to be sick. As mildew b

Hardie Plank Installation

If you’re looking for a versatile, low maintenance weatherboard with a natural and beautiful texture, look no further than our fibre cement HardiePlank® product family. It’s the facade of choice for builders and homeowners alike, protecting and beautifying millions of homes.

Made from advanced material fibre cement, HardiePlank® weatherboard is an engineered cellulose-fibre and cement composite that offers the ultimate in fire, moisture, rot and pest resistance. The board’s unique properties offer major advantages over conventional cladding materials, providing ease of installation, design flexibility and enhanced durability.

1. Make sure the battens are positioned 10mm higher than the recommended clearance of 150mm so 160mm.
2. Setting your batten Spacing. Use 160mm spaces, this will vary with the weather conditions of where it is being installed.
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Hardie VL Installation

If you’re looking for a versatile, low maintenance weatherboard with a natural and beautiful texture, look no further than our fibre cement HardiePlank® product family. It’s the facade of choice for builders and homeowners alike, protecting and beautifying millions of homes.

Made from advanced material fibre cement, HardiePlank® weatherboard is an engineered cellulose-fibre and cement composite that offers the ultimate in fire, moisture, rot and pest resistance. The board’s unique properties offer major advantages over conventional cladding materials, providing ease of installation, design flexibility and enhanced durability.

1. Make sure the battens are positioned 10mm higher than the recommended clearance of 150mm so 160mm.
2. Setting your batten Spacing. Use 160mm spaces, this will vary with the weather conditions of where it is being installed.
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NewTechWood Composite Decking Aftercare

Caring for your composite decking

In recent years, composite decking has become extremely popular for its beauty, durability and low maintenance. People who choose composite decking as their material get to spend more time enjoying their decks and less time maintaining them. Although this decking material is considered low maintenance, it does occasionally require maintenance and cleaning. This guide will cover routine composite decking care, which includes sweeping it and scrubbing it with soap and water, as well as how to remove unwanted things like food stains, mould, rust and scratches.

What is composite decking made from?

Composite decking is a relatively new material, so it is understandable that many people are still unfamiliar with its composition. Learning

Forest Garden also offer an installation service on selected products. So, if you’d rather take a back seat when it comes to building, don’t worry. The assembly service means your new purchase is in safe hands and you can leave all the hard work and heavy lifting to somebody else!

After you have booked in your delivery, you will be contacted separately to arrange the best date for installation. It will usually be assembled by the experts at Forest Garden. Although depending on the location it may be carried out by a third-party company.

There will be a few products, i.e., Gazebos, Vale Greenhouses, and Retreat sheds, that will be available for installation on the same day as you have selected for delivery. Typically, Forest Garden will aim to assemble the product within 7-10 days of delivery however there may be cases, depending on the times of the season and the rem

Ordering a Forest Garden product

Order Confirmation from Southern Timber

When we have processed your order the delivery details will be forwarded to Forest Garden. At this stage you will receive an e-mailed order confirmation from ourselves.

Forest Garden order processing

Forest Garden will process the order for delivery, allocate product/s to your order and then contact you directly. They will confirm what you’ve ordered, where you ordered it from and when they plan to make delivery to you. Delivery is made using a 3.5 tonne flatbed or a 7.5 tonne lorry, if you think there might be a problem with access then please discuss with Forest Garden.

This confirmation m

Shed Base

If you want to get the best out of your garden shed, usage and life, then you will need a good base.

The best types of bases are the following:

• Concrete
• Paving slabs
• Gravel
• Plastic shed bases

You should always use wooden bearers below your shed to allow ventilation. This will help stop your shed from rotting quickly and prevents the floor coming into contact with water.

An example of a bearer would be a class 4 treated post, either 75x75mm or 100x100mm,

Treat-Right Warranty

A combination of using latest generation Tanalith wood preservative, careful pre-treatment timber preparations, the use of high quality pine timbers and approved treatment procedures allow us to offer a 15 year TREAT-RIGHT performance warranty.

This warranty is available on Hutton garden and landscaping products and also on the majority of our decking and cladding products.

The 15 year TREAT-RIGHT performance warranty covers the failure of these products from wood decay and insect attack giving you total confidence in their long term performance.

Warranty Details
Covered is the cost of re-supply by our manufacture, or the re-supply by our manufacture (at their discretion), of a component that is proven t

Now that your Millboard is installed, make sure its stays in premium condition with our handy tips on aftercare.

Factory sealed

Millboard decking boards are surface sealed in the factory to ensure they arrive in premium condition. In the first few weeks of use, rainwater will sit on the surface in globules, but don’t worry – this is normal and will stop once the temporary surface seal breaks down.

Marking

The Lastane ® finish is resistant to food and drink stains and scratches, and everyday wear and tear. Sharp objects such as unprotected table or chair legs, spiked shoes, animal claws or metal planter bases can leave marks if dragged across the surface, so take care when moving these items around.

Winter Ice and Snow