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Best Wood for Decking Elements
When choosing the best wood for your wooden deck, you should pay particular attention to the following information.
- Wood quality: Premium or FAS. FAS is the international standard for the best sorting. Premium has established itself as the term for the best grading in the German timber trade. The wood quality indicates how low the proportion of quality-reducing features in the product is. Cracks and knotholes may only occur to a very small extent on the A-side of the decking boards with the best grading. Make sure you get binding information from your timber dealer. The teak decking elements from BioMaderas are made from the best quality decking boards.
- Durability: Resistance class 1-2. Tropical wood species generally last longer outdoors as they are more resistant to wood-destroying fungi. For a particularly long-lasting decking, the wood should achieve at least resistance class 2. The decking elements from Betterwood achieve this class. Classification is based on long-term tests in accordance with the DIN standard. Of course, the location of the terrace is also decisive for its subsequent durability. In a damp and shady environment, the wood is more susceptible to fungi than in a well-ventilated and dry environment.
- Drying: KD or technically dried. Drying has a decisive influence on the dimensional stability and accuracy of the wood. Technical kiln drying (KD) is a better way of preventing subsequent warping than with exclusively air-dried wood. The decking boards for the teak elements at Betterwood are technically dried.
- Origin: FSC®-100%. With tropical wood in particular, care should be taken to ensure that its origin is as sustainable and socially acceptable as possible. The strictest international standard for wood from sustainable and fair production is the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certificate. Here, independent checks are carried out regularly to verify environmental and social compatibility. All Betterwood wood products are FSC®-certified.
