Decking Done Right:
(HIT)-When purchasing decking, it’s challenging to navigate the options, including brands, materials, and colors. Which product is right for your home? By keeping these 10 tips top of mind, you’re sure to come out on top:
Be Materialistic: Real wood decking is beautiful but requires endless upkeep due to vulnerability to moisture and insects. Woodplastic composite decks aren’t what they’re cracked up to be either. Their aesthetics often
disappoint, and organic fillers make them susceptible to damage. Synthetic decking with wood’s beauty, such as Kleer® Decking from The Tapco Group®, avoids these problems. Made of 100% PVC, Kleer Decking is impervious to moisture and insects, so it endures beautifully for decades. Build for Your Budget: High-quality decking enhances home value and resale potential, but build what you can afford and what suits your home. If your house is modest, an elaborate pricey deck isn’t the solution. Kleer has many colors and design options at different price points, so you can create the deck you want within budget.
Avoid High Maintenance: Nobody wants to spend weekends sanding and repainting wood decking and replacing rotted boards. But wood requires constant maintenance because it’s vulnerable to moisture, insect infestation, rotting, swelling, fading, and splintering. Composites also need regular maintenance due to organic fillers that promote mold and mildew. But ultra-low-maintenance Kleer Decking is purely synthetic, incredibly durable, and impervious to moisture and insects, so it remains beautiful for life with just soap and water. Put Safety First: Decking should never compromise safety. That’s why Kleer Decking is designed with an embossed pattern for added traction, making its surface less slippery when wet so that you can avoid falls and stay safer year-round. Kleer won’t splinter either, so it’s safe for children. Choose Natural-Looking Color: Select a brand with a variety of timeless colors. Kleer Decking offers rich, solid colors with genuine wood grain patterns, including Hearthstone and Sequoia, and natural-looking streaked colors, including Brazilian Redwood and Golden Teak, which mimic tropical hardwoods and have subtler textures. Make Aesthetics a Priority: Unsightly nails and screw-heads are common on “finished” decks. Kleer Decking’s cost-effective
KleerKlip™ fasteners are concealed within the grooved edges of deck boards. Kleer’s Cortex fasteners also readily hide fastener heads— plus, they’re color-matched to decks for flawless aesthetics.
Value Outdoor Living: People want to spend more time outside, so high-quality decking can boost home value, curb appeal, and resale potential. Kleer Decking seamlessly extends living space from indoors to outdoors,
enhancing architecture and lifestyles. Avoid Installation Hassles: Kleer’s innovative deck boards have grooved edges, a big advantage for installation speed and ease. Other brands make you cut grooves, slowing
everything down. Kleer’s unique KleerKlip™ system, used with a pneumatic gun, makes installation even speedier. Building or Rebuilding? Whether you’re constructing a new deck or replacing boards on an existing deck, use a premium product. Kleer offers deck boards in many colors for standard 16-inch, on-center joist spacing, so you can replace them or build a spectacular new deck.
Get a Winning Warranty: Purchase decking with a rock-solid warranty. Kleer Decking offers industry-leading protection. Both Kleer Sierra Series and Coastal Series decks have a Transferable Limited Lifetime Residential Warranty, including labor for the first two years. Sierra also features a 25-Year Limited Residential Stain and Fade Warranty, and Coastal comes with a 25-Year Limited Residential Stain Warranty.
Kleer Decking is a product of The Tapco Group®, a U.S. Green Building Council member. For more information, call 866-553-3770 or visit www.TheTapcoGroup.com. A leading provider of easy to install, premium innovative interior and exterior products, The Tapco Group has served the building industry since 1961, specializing in the manufacturing of roofing, siding, decking, trimboard, tool systems, egress systems
and siding components. The products combine versatile application, durability, vast color palettes and uncommon authenticity to exceed the expectations of contractors and homeowners. The Tapco Group – Genuinely
