Looking after a timber deck.

Quick answer

What this page is for.

Keep the surface clean, keep water moving off it, and recoating only as specified for the timber actually used. Cape Town sun, wind and coastal air change how fast a finish weathers. Deckspertz does not publish a universal oiling calendar or a guaranteed grey-off time. Species and coatings are listed only when a project record names them — for example a teak sealant on the Franschhoek Guest Suite file.

Key considerations

What the brief has to cover.

• Sweep debris so water and grit do not sit in the gaps.
• Watch junctions at walls, planters and pool edges.
• Do not blast the surface with methods the original specification did not allow.
• Coastal sites such as Kommetjie, Fish Hoek, Hermanus and Bloubergstrand are harder on fastenings and finishes than sheltered inland gardens.

How Deckspertz approaches it

Studio method.

Ask what was installed, how the site drains, and how the space is used before prescribing a routine. A civic Garapa seat and a private pine balcony are different objects.