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Adding the final touches to your deck… what are your composite decking edging options?

Composite decking is a remarkable material with the power to transform an ordinary garden into an outdoor living area with oozing charm and sophistication. While our composite decking boards alone have the power to transform any outdoor space, our customers will find that without the correct finishing touches, their project can look incomplete and undressed. It stands to reason then that you would want your composite decking edging to be finished and complete and we find that composite decking edging is often a crucial part of most projects.

composite decking edging

A little more consideration is made with NeoTimber’s range of composite edging options and we have a comprehensive range of options. You can finish off sawn edges, create crisp lines and frame your deck seamlessly. With NeoTimber® offering an extensive range of edging options, it can be difficult to determine exactly what would be best for your requirements. This guide is designed to firstly introduce the ranges we offer and then showcase how they can be used in the installation process to put the icing on the cake of your project.

NeoTimber’s Range Of Composite Decking Fascia & Edging Options

NeoTimber® offer a range of three composite edging solutions that are colour-matched to their range of composite decking products. An edge board and two types of composite decking trim are designed to help you to seamlessly finish your deck.

Composite Decking Corner Trims

A composite decking edge trim that tidies up any unsightly edges and can offer a framed perimeter to your deck. An L-shaped profile composed of the same composite material as our decking, it can be easily trimmed to length and is the ideal solution when capping off butt-ends of boards and the exposed grooves of boards on the edge of a project.

Composite Decking Skirting Trims

Skirting trim is a composite decking edge trim designed to make it easier for you to finish off exposed edges, especially in the case a low-lying deck. Moulded of a thinner piece of material, and narrower in width, these products are also designed to be more flexible and so can be readily used to edge curves by fixing with NeoTimber® coloured trim screws.

Composite Decking Edge Boards

NeoTimber’s composite edge boards are an ideal solution for stair risers, picture frame boarders and creating part of your composite decking fascia. Finished in either a woodgrain or grooved finish, they are the most consistent in look and finish to the composite deck boards, giving crisp clean lines to your decking edge and creating a flush, consistent look.

So, What Decking Edging Option Would Work Best For My Project?

While the composite decking edging options can at first seem confusing, we thought we would simplify things by showing you how these products can look in-situ – giving you some decking inspiration on what best would work for your space. Note that our edging options are not mutually exclusive, they can work well together, too and the list below is designed to show just that!

Corner Trim Perimeter

Framing an entire deck with a corner trim perimeter is neat and tidy and works well if you are decking up to a wall perimeter.

composite decking edging
composite deck edging

Corner Trim & Deck Boards

Use corner trims to sharpen corners and for capping off exposed edges. The butt-end of any deck board can look a little untidy so a corner trim finishes off the job nicely.

composite decking edging
composite deck edging

Skirting Trim As Decking Fascia

Made of a thinner, narrow composite board profile, the skirting trim is ideal for low-lying projects, hiding unsightly joists and preventing unwanted lawn growth. Built with a degree of flexibility, the skirting trim is ideal for curved edges.

composite decking edging
composite deck edging

Edge Boards & Deck Boards

Installing deck boards on a vertical fascia keeps your decking installation looking consistent. An additional edge board to cap the edge hides the clip channel which would naturally be visible otherwise.

composite decking edging
composite deck edging

Installing Edge Boards On A Tread Or Rise

These can be installed individually as a riser (acting as a composite decking fascia board), or on the tread of your decking steps, which looks excellent with a slight overhang.

composite decking edging
composite deck edging

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