Hardwood Timber Decking Products

Disastrous consequences!

Want to avoid this? Photo courtesy of BSA.

Decks seem to be the easiest structure there is to build. Continuing failures, sometimes fatal, show that they are very complex and require great attention to detail.

An Archicentre press release claims there were about 8,000 life-threatening decks in Australia.

Don't let yours be one of them. Download our LifePlus® Decking Guide and follow it to the letter and you will end up with a safe deck with a long life. Minor deviations can have serious consequences.

Timber Deckwood Guide

Download Deckwood Selection Guide as a PDF.

OSA Timber Decking Projects

See examples of our Timber Decking from our Timber Decking Project Galleries

Outdoor Structures Australia manufactures a range of fully weather-exposed hardwood timber decking products which meet the following applications:

Commercial hardwood deckwood
Durable Australian Spotted Gum hardwood is the ideal timber product for outdoors in public and commercial situations exposed to the elements.

Outdoor Structures Australia is also a pioneer in the production of quality hardwood timber boardwalks, prefabricated bridges, and park furniture.

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Domestic hardwood deckwood
LifePlus® Decking is a new and improved timber decking for domestic and light-commercial applications. LifePlus® decking delivers longer life plus improved performance, particularly in weather exposed conditions.

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Timber Decking Accessories:
For decking accessories including: Stainless Deckwood Screws, Malthoid, CN Emulsion, CN Oil and OSA's own TANACOAT timber finish.

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Testimonial to OSA Decking:
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Timber decking documentation:

Domestic under-roof Shotedge Decking:
Timber decking has experienced a resurgence in popularity in new home construction together with adding decks to an existing high set homes. There are a number of important design considerations in using timber.

Guide to shotedge decking   (A 77KB PDF)

This easy-to-read article explores the timber decking issues and how to deal with them.

Selection Guide for Deckwood Timber
Deckwood Selection Guide This 12 page Deckwood Selection Guide covers deckwood profile and specifications, span loadings, fixings, timber finishes, and maintenance as well as engineering data.   (A 1.0MB PDF)
Order hard copies Hard copy versions are available for $10.00 ($AUD) + $5.00 ($AUD) Postage and Handling, each per copy.

Maintaining Deckwood around pools:
Deckwood around pools   (A 28KB PDF)
How should pool-side timber decking be maintained to maximise its life-span?

West Creek Redevelopment (Toowoomba)

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