Quality Assurance
We at Sun Decking have a simple purpose: To keep our business simple to provide you, our customers with quality products at outstanding value for money.
The manufacturer we work with has been creating WPC products for over 20 years.
They have a dedicated quality and research team in their business and successfully export to over 50 countries, now we are working with them. They are for this first time supplying the Australian market.
Their confidence in the product durability and longevity is strong, so is ours. That is why the manufacturers have a ten-year limited product replacement warranty and why we can reciprocate with the same.
The warranty is a limited warranty against rot, termite infestations, splintering, and product failure.
Download Our Sun Decking Warranty Here
The best way to clarify our product characteristics and their suitability for your installation is to talk to us.
Are you in Queensland, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Northern NSW and would like to invest in Joist Shield™ to secure your decking structure? Give us a call on 📞0444 545 156.
What Are Decking Joists?
Decking joists are the subframe that supports the decking, usually constructed in harwood, treated timber, treated LVL, steel box or steel C section, Our decking can be installed on any combination of joists and each needs some consideration in terms of set out, preparation and fixing options. Given the decking will last at least fifteen years the major planning for joist and subframe is to ensure it lasts just as long. Our joist Shield is effective in ensuring this on timber joist installations.
How Far Should Joists Be Apart On A Deck?
Sun Decking products are designed and specified to be installed on a maximum of 450mm joist centers in domestic use.  If you are using your decking for heavy traffic it may be worth considering making this less, if you are using in commercial installations it will need to be 350mm.
How Do I Know If My Deck Joists Are Bad?
Replacing a deck is a challenge to assess in cost and time, since you can visually see the timber decking boards are rotting and budget for their replacement accurately, yet it is not so easy to see the state of the joists. It is one of the unknowns in a deck replacement and damage your budget plans if joists are found to be rotten. One small sign is if your current screws or nails are lifting, at that point you know at least the local area around the screw is softened. If you attempt to force or tap a screwdriver into parts of the joist nearby this will help you to understand the extent of the problem. All is not lost though, even if a joist is damaged in parts then it can be secured with patching or blocking and as long as the joists are level then you can fix the composite decking to these joists, perhaps using longer screws to drive deeper into solid timber. As you consider this rot, then imagine if the original installer had used a Joist Shield? The joists would be in perfect condition still.
What Is The Average Life Expectancy Of A Timber Deck?
A timber deck may have a lifespan of around 10 to 15 years, and from experience can be much less if left untreated. If the timber used was low quality it may be as little as four or five years before the deck is failing. Timber is not generally warranted in any significant way, since the quality is variable and there are many factors that can create early failure. Sun Decking composite decking is warranted at 15 years and not dependent upon treatment and is expected to last much longer.
