In the Oakville showroom, we tested the DeckMax stain on PVC decking board and saw excellent results!

How to Clean Your Composite Deck – DeckMAX

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Resysta looks like wood and stands out for its high mechanical strength, thermal stability as well as chemical resistance. Unlike wood, Resysta is swell-, splinterand crack-free, does not gray or fade and withstands pest infestation. Resysta products are therefore very durable without requiring special care or maintenance. Resysta is a true alternative to tropical wood. It is therefore especially suitable for outdoor use like garden furniture and outdoor decking as well as for wellness and pool areas, where high strain, aggressive weather, temperature and environmental influences take effect. Resysta products furthermore provide for an exceptionally beneficial eco-balance. In short: Resysta deserves the title »The better wood« in every sense.

Resysta Floor-Board

Also check how Resysta materials can be used for siding and cladding

Resysta® One Material, Endless Possibilities

Water resistant, sustainable and almost identical to tropical wood – all these characteristics open a variety of possibilities in using Resysta. Outdoor furniture, floor coverings and decks of ships are just the beginning. Further examples are house facades, wellness and wet areas. Resysta is not subject to any fluctuations in size caused by humidity and therefore is perfectly suitable for surface treatment. Whatever the future will look like – it is made of Resysta.

Resysta – The Future Material

Already today, Resysta meets tomorrow’s technical and ecological demands. Owing to the high durability and sustainability Resysta offers, completely new applications are possible. The fibre reinforced hybrid material is produced of approx. 60% rice husks, approx. 22% common salt and approx. 18% mineral oil, which makes it both environmentally friendly as well as extremely weather resistant against sun, rain, snow or salt water. At the same time, Resysta requires minimal care and offers the look and feel of wood. Water resistant surfaces with the look of wood are Resysta’s future. Wait and see!

Minimum Care, Maximum Look

Resysta is sophisticated as far as its look is concerned, but not very demanding in maintenance. The fibre reinforced hybrid material is absolutely water resistant. Therefore, cracks and splinters are a thing of the past. Also, insects and fungi cannot harm Resysta. In terms of maintaining Resysta, the most important thing is: lean back and enjoy!

A Good Feeling With Resysta

Resysta does not only look like wood – it also feels like it. In order to achieve the typical “tropical wood feeling” a special procedure is applied. To touch Resysta does not only feel good, it also surpasses nature’s model in this respect. Thanks to its special composition, the surface stays free from cracks and splinters in the long term. Injuries caused by wooden splinters are therefore a thing of the past. Even after years, the future material ensures an agreeable feeling.

Applications

All the very exceptional properties make Resysta extremely resistant to weather influences like sun, rain, snow and ice, salt- and chlorine-water. Resysta does not swell, crack, splinter or rot. This we guarantee for 15 years.

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The deck industry today is changing by leaps and bounds as consumers are watching shows such as “Decked Out” and are becoming aware of alternative products available. What we see many times is that the home owner is demanding that their project be constructed with alternative products and the contractors are lagging behind in their knowledge and skill level to build these types of projects to a satisfactory quality level.

Home owners are wanting to create outdoor living spaces and want more than just a box with a railing and a few steps – and they are willing to spend a lot of money on these spaces because it is important to them.

Ebook “7 Ways New Materials & Technology are Changing Deck Designing” will be of interest to architects, builders, outdoor contractors and for home owners as well.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Materials: Capped Composites, PVC and PVC with ASA

Colours: Deck Designers Dream

Fasteners: Designed to Work with Composite Materials

Railings: More Glass, Seamless, Open Look

Privacy Screens: Limited Only by the Designers Imagination

Deck Lights: Becoming Mandatory for Outdoor Steps

Roof Structures: Control Shading for Outdoor Space

Unique Features: Reflect the Personality of the Home Owner

Summary

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Transform Homes & Yards with The Deck Store

Stan Wailand, The Deck Store VP and Michael Hale from Highpoint Deck & Landscape Lighting

High Point Deck Lighting is proud to announce a new partnership with The Deck Store Inc. as their Ontario distributor. The Deck Store will handle all of the inquiries and sales to new and existing customers of High Point Deck Lighting for Ontario. With a substantial inventory of lighting products on hand at all times, The Deck Store will be able to efficiently service the market needs at prices that will be competitive due to our buying power as well as decreased freight costs.

Now with 4 locations in Ontario, The Deck Store offers convenient show room shopping experiences for all of your deck lighting needs.

Contact us today or visit one of our showrooms.

Fiberglass Pools are the cost effective, environmentally friendly pool choice, great for your family and the environment.

Dolphin fiberglass pools high tensile strength allows the pool to flex without cracking making it ideal for regions with extreme temperature changes.

Dolphin’s gel coat finish makes it the easiest pool to maintain as the surface is chemically inert therefore it does not alter the pools water chemistry, which means you do not need to use as many chemicals to keep your water balanced.

The smooth seemless gel coat surface not only feels great but also does not allow for algae to bond to the pool, you can just sweep it away. Making a fiberglass pool the best choice for busy families. Instead of maintaining your pool, you will be enjoying it.

Using less chemicals to maintain your water chemistry and never needing to replace a liner makes a fiberglass pool the environmentally smart choice.

for more information or to schedule consultation please call The Deck Store:

866-618-4154, 905-337-7707

or visit us at 454 South Service Rd W, Oakville, ON

(Main Intersection- Dorval and QEW)

The outdoor patio at the new Google Canada offices in Toronto features a mini putt green. (Deborah Baic /The Globe and Mail)

At Google Inc.’s new Toronto office, there is such a thing as a free lunch.

Lunch isn’t just free – it’s colour co-ordinated based on Google’s colours, and indicates how healthy the food is. There are different snack options on each floor to encourage employees to move about, and interact with each other.

Food is just one of the ways Google aims to influence the way employees work and relate to each other in its new downtown Toronto space, which is having a grand opening on Tuesday. “We really encourage movement. People don’t need to spend all day at their desks,” said Andrea Janus, who heads up facilities for all the Canadian offices.

To encourage that flow, the Web search giant has designed every corner of the five-floor office to cater to different employees needs and wants. From fake-grassy hills to sit on, to secret libraries, Google aims to get its people talking.

Food, for thought

Each colour-coded floor has a “micro-kitchen” with coffee, refrigerated beverages and a wall of snacks such as pretzels and trail mix. “We moved from an office where we were mostly on one floor; now we’re over five floors so we wanted to really come up with a concept to encourage movement, and interactions between different teams,” Ms. Janus said. “So, all the micro kitchens have different snacks in them – some have healthy snacks,” she said. One floor has gluten-free offerings.

Two visiting employees from the New York office remarked in passing that they’d unearthed an unusual flavour of vanilla mint gum on the green floor.

Despite the variety, Devika Brij, a project manager, says she tends to stick to her (red 16th) floor. “I think we have the best floor. We have the frozen yogurt machine,” she said. She adds that the gym is also one of her favourite parts about the office.

Health is a primary focus in the office, and it extends beyond the menu. Ms. Brij had her first, 20-minute massage last week – the therapists come twice weekly and are covered by Google, and employees simply offer a tip at the end.

Game theory

Many Google offices around the world have their own “quirky and unusual” features. Google’s Kitchener-Waterloo office, which opened in mid-2011, featured a tube slide. It’s an important part of office identity. “Google does have some guidelines – they’re not standards, there’s some flexibility,” said Annie Bergeron, a lead at HOK, the local architectural firm that worked on the Toronto office. “… I was racking my brains for a feature that was cool, that has not been seen anywhere.” After much debate, the crew settled on set of mini-golf putting greens outside on the the terrace – the perfect place for relaxing in summer, and even for bringing clients.

But the golf is hardly the only game available. There’s foosball and a pool table, and a variety of video game machines.

Google experimented with the idea of having a single games room, but in Toronto “we have them spread out through the office to encourage people to move,” Ms. Janus said. “It’s really a functional design.”

And employees play them. The Big Buck Hunter video game on the twelfth floor is popular and employees are competitive over the top scores.

Camping in

When a regular desk won’t do, the camping lounge lets employees duck into a tent to have meetings. “It was inspired by a woods prospector tent, with sort of an urban twist,” Ms. Bergeron said. “The white tent is flanked by two leather camping chairs and sits across from a whiteboard that spans the whole wall,” she said.

Huddling on a large red cushion might seem unorthodox, but it’s all part of encouraging people to move around. And one employee nearby said, it’s primarily used for quieter meetings, or conference calls that are conducive to gathering around a central device.

“If you can access your technology you can really work everywhere and I was really impressed with how well technologically supported every space is,” Ms. Bergeron said. “Every meeting space and lounge space allows you to take our technology with you and work. And that’s why the spaces are so well utilized.”

And there’s still some room to grow. The blue floor is currently empty, with an empty fridge and bare desks, leaving room for expansion .

Notes pad

A dimly lit room with a big-screen TV and variety of musical instruments pepper a small music studio on the red 16th floor. The Google Montreal office also has a studio, which allows for inter-provincial jam sessions.

“The music room upstairs is pretty awesome,” said Andrew Swartz, a communications manager. As a former drum and piano player, he said he has been up to try it out. “But only by myself,” he said. “It’s soundproof and there are headphones, so you can keep it to yourself if you want.” The design of the space also gives employs a clue as to how they might use it. “We have a library lounge, and a fireplace lounge, which by nature encourages people to work quietly so they can go there, have some alone time and come out rejuvenated,” Ms. Janus said. The music room is one of the more fun spaces.

Carrying on the music theme, the blue floor has a newly installed DJ station with real records to scratch.

Source: The Globe and Mail

President of The Deck Store. Inc and owner of Brazilian hardwood mill

Decking profiles:

All profiles have a smooth face and a ribbed back – this provides a reversible board. The ribbed side can be used for border treatments or stair treads or other accent areas.
Mounting clips for all profiles are also available.

Samples of Ipe, Cumaru, Garapa, and Tigerwood boards

Contact us for details.

Call: 866-618-4154 / 905-337-7707

Visit Deck Store showroom:
454 South Service Rd W, Oakville, ON
(Main Intersection- Dorval and QEW)

Today, The Deck Store, Inc. has a guest blogger. Brian Turner is a health advocate and blogger for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. Where many home owners are planning renovations to older homes which could contain paint and asbestos, we feel that this information is highly relevant to you.

The article below is about the health and safety concerns that one should keep in mind while doing home renovations or DIY projects, and how exposure to certain materials, such as paint and asbestos, can cause harm to yourself and family members.

With the current state of the economy, many home owners are looking at ways of sprucing up their homes by doing things themselves. However, many of them are unaware of dangers that may be lurking due to hazardous chemicals and substances. Let’s examine some of the potential dangers and how to avoid them.

Paint Hazards

Many paints that are based upon petrochemicals have chemicals in them that can be hazardous when inhaled. These substances are known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). If you are going to be painting in areas with little ventilation, it is important to wear a mask filter over your nose and throat while painting.

Another option would be to choose water-based paint. These latex paints are generally safer and easier to work with than their lead-based cousins.

Lead is one material that is sometimes encountered when doing a home renovation. It is toxic, particularly to children. It can be found in paint and older pipes. Over 40 million homes were painted with lead-based paint prior to its ban in 1978.

Lead exposure can negatively impact a child’s developing brain and nervous system, leading to lower IQ, behavioral problems, and learning disabilities. Lead also causes harm to adults. It can lead to hypertension and high blood pressure. Pregnant women exposed to lead can pass it on to their unborn children.

The most common exposure to lead is by breathing in lead dust. It can also get into people’s bodies through lead in paint chips or the soil. Sometimes, you cannot see lead dust if it has been vaporized into very fine particles.

The greatest danger when it comes to lead is renovating an older home that was painted with lead-based paint. Scraping or sanding these materials can disturb them, sending dangerous levels of lead dust into the air where it is inhaled.

Another danger is older pipes that are made of lead. This could lead to the consumption of lead through drinking water and exposure through bath water.

Asbestos Risks

Asbestos is a material that was once mined for use in applications like fireproofing and insulation. It saw widespread usage in homes and other building in the 1950s and earlier. Some years later, it was discovered that asbestos can cause a fatal lung disease called mesothelioma. Asbestos is the only known cause of the disease.

If you are working in a home that has recently been built with recently manufactured building materials, it is probably safe to assume no asbestos is present. However, for older homes there is the risk that some asbestos is present.

If you suspect the presence of asbestos, do not disturb the area where it might be. This runs the risk of getting the toxic asbestos fibers circulating in the air, where they can be inhaled, leading to mesothelioma. The best thing to do is to contact a professional who can confirm the presence of asbestos and remove it safely. Do not work in the suspected area until the inspection is complete.

Do you have concerns about hazards related to home renovation? Share your thoughts in comments or mail to Brian Turner – brian.turner752@gmail.com

RadianceRail with CableRail Infill

Feeney produces a variety of architectural products and CableRail is one of the company’s most popular and widely-recognized lines. The easy-to-install product is made of high-quality, weather-proof 316-grade stainless steel with over 70% recycled content. The CableRail infill will be an option for both RadianceRail and Evolutions Rail in the contemporary style.

This partnership will benefit customers who have been looking for a complete railing system that combines the benefits of our visually-unobtrusive, low-maintenance CableRail with a truly exceptional, long-lasting composite railing. RadianceRail and new Evolutions Rail systems will be on display at the upcoming DeckExpo trade show in Baltimore, MD, October 10-12 at TimberTech booth #2708.

This product will be available to purchase by our distributors on the upcoming 2013 TimberTech Advantage Program and at The Deck Store. For more details on the new railing options, please contact our Sales Representative at 866-618-4154.

Modern Automated Awnings Closed Position

Outdoor living and dining are growing exponentially. Previously, homeowners have historically been forced to choose between having large awning covers to protect against rain or smaller awning covers in order to enjoy sunshine in their outdoor living space. Homeowners want an enhanced, attractive area that is aesthetically pleasing, useful and cost-effective to construct.

Boosting in sales in the GTA is the innovative awning cover that does it all – Adjustable Patio Covers. Proudly endorsed by The Deckstore, Inc. Adjustable Patio Covers use a louvered roof system that allows conditions that can be full sun, partial shade or full shade with just the simple push of a button. When fully closed, this awning becomes waterproof with a built in gutter system and engineered to withstand 140 mph winds. The Adjustable Patio Covers are manufactured using aluminum and therefore will not rust.

Modern Automated Awnings Open Position

Adjustable Patio Covers are an innovative design on the classic awning and are unmatched in quality. The product is covered by a 10-year warranty. Be the first in your area to implement this amazing product in your outdoor living space.

Fill the form and get your free estimate form Adjustable Patio Covers Canada.