Exploring External Decking Stair Balustrades

External stair balustrades have many practical uses. From making your raised decking or balcony projects far safer to adding a little extra flourish to pre-existing decking spaces, they’re a great addition to your garden. In this article, we take a look at the best times to add a decking stair balustrade to your space and show off the design advantages they bring to the table.

When designing our composite railing range, the experts at NeoTimber® knew they needed to do things differently. So, they created a product line that’s designed to be a modular and adaptive system that can be easily installed. Whether you’re mounting them onto straight surfaces or implementing them as external stair balustrades, NeoTimber’s composite railing products give you plenty of options to play around with. Fitting a raised deck or a balcony space is a great way to make the most out of an awkwardly shaped garden, after all. We encourage you to really let your imagination run wild. To work out how many balustrade posts and railing sets you’ll need for your space, use our helpful balustrade calculator to get a head start in your balustrade journey.

For more information, please visit our extensive installation resources. Here, we cover this process step-by-step with corresponding diagrams. Alternatively, if DIY doesn’t appeal to you, our dedicated sales team will be happy to put you in touch with one of our approved installers.

Balustrades are an incredibly popular design choice for decking and balcony spaces. As such, there are a wealth of different material options to choose from. Timber balustrades and glass balustrades remain a consistent favourite for many specifiers, but that doesn’t mean that they come without their faults. For instance, both of these materials are frustratingly awkward to clean. Glass, as a transparent material, needs to be cleaned regularly and thoroughly to keep it looking its best. Meanwhile, timber demands annual staining and painting to keep it in check.

With NeoTimber’s external stair balustrades, however, you can enjoy all of the benefits without any of the drawbacks. Available in 5 distinct colours, our composite materials give you a tone that’ll never lose its lustre. Ranging from teak, chocolate, and charcoal to antique, and grey shades, our balustrades will maintain their vibrant colour all year round.

The capped composite shell of our external stair balustrades houses a metal frame, which gives the posts and railing more strength and stability. Compare this to other kinds of balustrade materials, such as timber or glass. Timber is prone to cracking and splintering, and glass can shatter if faced with too much force. A balustrade that breaks apart over time completely negates the safety benefits that they’re meant to provide. Injuries can happen no matter how high or low a raised decking project is, so it’s really not worth the risk.

A balustrade that’s built to last is essential, especially when installed to enhance the safety of garden stairs. A high quality railing system ensures that young children, elderly users, and anyone with a physical disability feels properly secure, and our composite balustrade system can guarantee exactly that. In fact, we’re so confident in the structural longevity of our product, we’ve backed it up with a 25-year residential warranty and a 10-year commercial warranty.

We understand how crucial safety is to homeowners, and have become the face of lasting balustrade solutions. To see the quality for yourself, order a free sample today!