The Importance of Inspection After Installing Outdoor WPC Decking

Outdoor WPC decking has become a very important new composite material in modern people's decorative materials. Whether it is the choice of flooring or outdoor decoration, people can see it. Outdoor wood-plastic flooring is a green, environmentally friendly, pollution-free and recyclable material, so it is widely welcomed in the market.

Ⅰ. The reason why the outdoor WPC decking will leave a gap during installation

When people see outdoor wood-plastic floors at ordinary times, they should be able to see a gap between the outdoor wood-plastic floors. Many users will think this is an installation problem or a bad material itself, in fact this gap is actually left by the installer specially.

Generally speaking, there are two main reasons for leaving gaps during installation. The first is the need for drainage, because if the outdoor WPC decking often encounters rainy days or other moisture problems, leaving gaps after drainage can avoid rainwater and prevent people's lives. cause trouble. The second reason is that the outdoor wood-plastic floor will have a slight thermal expansion and contraction problem. People should know that the outdoor floor will have a slight thermal expansion and cold shrinkage when it is used in extreme heat or cold, leaving the gap. Just leave space for the outdoor wood-plastic floor to avoid excessive extrusion and deformation of the outdoor wood-plastic floor.

Ⅱ. It is very important to check after installing the outdoor WPC decking

With the popularity of outdoor wood-plastic floors, more and more families use outdoor wood-plastic floors as part of home decoration, and wood-plastic landscapes have also become part of family gardens. After the outdoor WPC decking is installed, it should be checked as follows before it can be used.

1. First of all, it depends on whether the color of the outdoor WPC decking is the same, whether the texture is the same, and whether the surface is damaged.

2. Check the flatness. After laying the first row of outdoor WPC decking, the installer should measure the level by pulling the straight line. If it is not flat, it needs to be adjusted immediately, otherwise it will affect the installation of the outdoor WPC decking. up and see if there is any warping. Flatness, use a ruler to check to see if there is warping, and adjust the flatness deviation to within the allowable range.

3. Check whether the floor is deformed or warped. The method is to use a 2-meter-long ruler against the floor, and the flatness should not be greater than 5 mm. Take a few more measurements, if the pass rate is above 80%, it is considered qualified, otherwise, it is unqualified. Sometimes we will find that the floor is partially arched, and here we have to disassemble it and reprocess it to see if it is caused by uneven ground or if it is not leveled during installation.