No More Painting With Low Maintenance Deck Railing

One of the key advantages of installing composite balustrades on top of your decking is that you create low-maintenance deck railing that will look great for years to come. Composite balustrades, when compared to other plastic deck railing alternatives, timber or glass, are simple to clean, fade resistant, and supported by a tough metal framework that helps to minimise long-term damage. On top of this, NeoTimber® composite balustrades do not need to be painted or stained, freeing up the time you would have spent painstakingly protecting the surface of your chosen railing. In this article, we will outline all of these advantages in detail, to get you up to speed with all the core benefits of NeoTimber’s no maintenance deck railing. Let’s take a look…

NeoTimber’s low-maintenance deck railing is available in 5 high-quality colours, perfectly matched to the tones of our existing decking, cladding, and fencing products. These colours include the naturalistic teak and chocolate, the subtle, neutral antique, and the modern, dark grey and charcoal. These balustrade colours are dyed into the composite material itself, as opposed to applied afterwards on the surface. This means whatever your chosen tone, the colour of your no maintenance deck railing will appear rich and vibrant, straight from delivery.

You may be wondering; so what? You can achieve the same high-quality colours with a timber balustrade, just by painting it with your desired tone. Whilst this is true, with a timber balustrade, you will have to annually repaint the surface of the balustrade to keep the colour looking its best, as paint can rapidly fade when exposed to direct sunlight. In comparison, all of our capped composite balustrade products are imbued with UV inhibitors, which helps to minimise the effects of fading in the long term, meaning your chosen colour will only slightly change throughout the material’s entire lifespan.

Capped composite material is made from a mixture of recycled timber and plastic fibres, protected with an additional plastic layer, to protect the composite core beneath. The capped surface of our plastic deck railing has the added bonus of being extremely easy to clean, needing only a basic wipe down with a sponge and hot, soapy water, should any persistent marks or staining occur. You can also use a hose or a pressure washer, as long as you are standing a good distance away from the surface of the material. Read our cleaning and care guide for more information.

This ease of cleaning with our low maintenance deck railing sets it apart from the other balustrade alternatives on the market. Timber too can be hosed down, but as a natural material, it is more likely to absorb and retain moisture. This can cause cracking, warping, and eventual decomposition if not properly treated. Similarly, glass balustrades will need special cleaners to keep them at their glittering best, and the material can look dirty extremely quickly due to the transparency of the material, meaning it is more likely to need regular cleaning.

Unlike many balustrade alternatives, our low maintenance deck railing is supported with an unbeatable 25-year warranty for residential builds or a 10-year warranty for commercial projects. We hope this will give you greater confidence in the long life and stability of your entire balustrade build. It’s not just the composite shell that surrounds our low-maintenance deck railing that is built to last; the composite posts and railings cover a metal framework beneath it, giving the whole balustrade system more structural integrity. This makes it the perfect material for raised decking projects, decking steps, 0r low rise balconies. Please be aware that the material is not designed to be used for any high-rise balcony projects, such as rooftop terraces.

As stated, other balustrade alternatives are not necessarily built to last. Timber can decompose, which can make it an extremely dangerous border to a raised deck space. Imagine using a rotten timber balustrade to support yourself when descending down decking steps, and the balustrade breaks apart completely! You could be extremely hurt, even if falling from a small height. Glass balustrades too, can crack and shatter. In contrast, should the composite post crack, it can just be swapped out and replaced, and should not damage the metal post support within it.