When choosing the best wood for your wooden decking elements, you should pay particular attention to the following information:
- Wood quality: Premium or FAS. FAS is the international standard for the best grading. Premium has become established as a term in the German timber trade for the best grading. The quality of the wood indicates how low the proportion of quality-reducing characteristics is in the product. With the best grading, cracks and hollow knotholes may only occur to a very small extent on the A-side of the decking boards. Make sure that your timber dealer provides you with binding information on this. The teak decking elements from BioMaderas are made from decking boards of the best quality.
- Durability: resistance class 1-2. Tropical types of wood generally last longer outdoors because they are more resistant to wood-destroying fungi. For a particularly long-lasting terrace, the wood should reach at least resistance class 2. The terrace elements at Betterwood reach this class. The classification is based on long-term tests in accordance with the DIN standard. Of course, the location of the terrace is also crucial for its later durability. In damp and shady environments, 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 shape stability and dimensional accuracy of the wood. Technical drying (KD - kiln dried) prevents warping later on better than with wood that is only air-dried. The decking boards for the teak elements at Betterwood are kiln-dried.
- Origin: FSC®-100%. Especially with tropical wood, you should pay attention to the sustainable and socially acceptable origins. The strictest international standard for wood from sustainable and fair production is the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certificate. Here, environmental and social compatibility is regularly checked through independent controls. All wood products at Betterwood are FSC® certified.
Our elements & wooden tiles
from 230,00 € m²
excl. Shipping
6,50 €
Cumaru wood tiles, FSC 100%
Price: €72 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ partly rough surface
Tip:Sand tiles after initial exposure to weather.
Terrace wood