Silver/Grey Decking wood of choice

[rotters]

Hi Im new to this forum and have joined because I need your help.

Living in cornwall Im finding it hard to find professionals to answer my questions.....

We are looking for a renewing and extension of our decking with some integral seating.

I have a picture to link too but being new I cant host pics just yet.
How ever my wife and I would like to have a silver/grey wood. we are thinking Hardwood and a nice varnished finish to keep it weather tight over the years....

Have I got my ducks in a row...or is this not possible....Im UK, Cornwall based and only seem to see orange/red hard wood or normal decking here, we wanted something a tad different.


many thanks in advance.


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[Bodgers]

Pretty much all untreated hardwood tends toward a grey/silver patina when left long enough...just look at older park benches for examples...

 

[Jake]

If you want an elegant even grey, then Sioo treatment is your (expensive) friend.

 

[rotters]

would cedar be a good wood to use or is there a cheaper but as effective wood alternative?


many thanks for your suggestions.

 

[RobinBHM]

I think cedar would be too soft for a decking although I know it is availsble

All timbers will turn grey, uv light kills off lignin leaving the dilver grey colour.

Balau is readily available in 21 x 145 section

 

[ColeyS1]

Iroko sounds like a good choice if you could get it. Naturally oily and will turn a nice silver colour once it's been in the sun a while. No finish required

Coley

 

[RobinBHM]

If you want an elegant even grey, then Sioo treatment is your (expensive) friend.

Thats an interesting product

Have you tried it? -I often get asked about oak windows left untreated to go grey so it would be useful to get some feedback from somebody that has used it.

cheers Robin

 

[Jake]

Yes, I've used it on some oak gates, and have some more for cedar fencing but not got around to applying it yet to the latter.

It has worked very nicely on the oak. None of the staining, unevenness, black mildew and green algae patches you would normally expect leaving something "to go grey".

Having said that it's only been on about 6 months - it is not silver yet, just heading that way very nicely and evenly.

 

[sunnybob]

Man, youre in Cornwall. Bright sun sometimes, cold rain often. sea salt permanently. Whatever natural wood you lay, youre going to be painting it every other year.
Find some PVC decking and save yourself a LOT of backbreaking work.