{"id":9,"date":"2026-09-17T17:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/decks\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:17:18","slug":"decks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/decks\/","title":{"rendered":"Decks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Decks<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Timber, composite, and what each one costs to own<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe decision most people agonise over. Here’s the honest comparison, including the maintenance nobody mentions at quote time.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Choosing your decking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Spotted gum<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe local favourite. Dense, hard, class 1 durability, and the colour variation from pale to chocolate is why people pick it. Moves a little with the seasons, so gaps open and close.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Blackbutt<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaler and more even than spotted gum, which suits a lighter or more contemporary house. Bushfire-rated to BAL 29, which matters on Brisbane’s bush-fringe blocks.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Merbau<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe budget hardwood. Stable, durable and cheap, but it bleeds tannin for the first year \u2014 which will stain pale paving and render below it unless we detail for it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Composite<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo oiling, no splinters, no movement. Costs more up front and gets noticeably hotter underfoot in full Brisbane sun, so we’d only use it under a cover or on a shaded south side. Per-square-metre rates include footings, frame, decking, fixings, balustrade where required, engineering and approval. Height above ground is the biggest variable \u2014 a deck 2.5m up needs bigger footings, posts, bracing and compliant balustrade, and costs roughly 30% more per square metre than a low-level one.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Repairs and rebuilds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Re-board only<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrame is sound, boards are cupped, splintered or rotting. We lift them, inspect and treat the frame, and re-board.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Frame & footing repair<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRotted bearers, posts sunk into soil without a stirrup, or footings that were never engineered. This is the common one, and it’s a safety issue.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Balustrade compliance<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnything more than a metre off the ground needs a 1m barrier with no climbable gaps over 125mm. Fails building inspections constantly at resale.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Not sure if yours needs repairing or replacing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe’ll come and look at it for nothing and tell you straight.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest a deck quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23,"href":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/blackbutt-decks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}