“We needed a flat, level surface, and a quick proposition,” explains Creative Director, Debs Winrow. This is because the project involved the installation of a Renson Camargue Louvred Roof Terrace cover. This stylish canopy helps to create a seamless indoor/outdoor space - “It needed something of a wow factor,” she adds - but the existing patio would have demanded a change of level from the house. It also had too much of a fall on it to accommodate the structure, and really wouldn’t have suited the new contemporary look.
One option was to rip-up the slabs and lay a completely new patio.
DesignBoard composite decking not only offered a much faster solution, but made it possible to create an outdoor decking area that required no step out from the house and flowed from inside to outside the canopy, making a single, sleek floor.
“It still needed the qualities of an outdoor product,” points out Debs. “Weather-proof, looking good, low maintenance and easy to clean.”