DECKING
DECKED OUT: PEDESTAL SUPER STRUCTURES HOLD IT TOGETHER
Suspended deck systems are the unseen( and unsung) hero of many a successful public or private paving / decking scheme.
For hidden underneath ultra flat porcelain tiles or composite boards, for example, is a carefully planned substructure of plastic or metal pedestals supporting the surface finish.
Not only are suspended deck systems quick and clean to install( no sand or mortar required), they can even out height differences across sites, make fitting flush with doors or other features- such as swimming pools- a breeze, deliver built-in drainage and provide a useful void into which services such as electricity and water can be routed.
Even better, not all surface finishes are mechanically fixed, allowing them to be removed for access to the floor below, facilitating easy maintenance and future-proofing projects.
Projects Award-winning Wallbarn is the UK’ s leader in pedestal and substructure systems, providing its solutions to a wide range of projects, from the newly renovated Harrods Helideck event space in London, to King’ s College Hospital’ s ground-breaking new outdoor critical care unit, a fire-rated terrace re-development for the historic Roehampton Club and a residential scheme in Knightsbridge, where the substructure and Class A fire rated porcelain decking completed wrap-around spaces at an exclusive duplex apartment.
Wallbarn has also completed expansive public paving schemes, supplied systems for restaurants, offices and hotels and provided the finishing touch for rooftop spaces at high-end apartment developments, quite literally paving the way for designers to furnish these areas with planters, seating, tables etc.
But it’ s not all about big and exclusive- Wallbarn is just as happy to supply smaller schemes and even DIY domestic projects. It’ s pretty confident that it has a pedestal, substructure, paving / decking system to suit most installations. And, because the company holds industryleading stock levels at its base in Croydon, South London, can get product to site quickly, with next day delivery possible.
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