Do you feel that the outdoor terrace space is not spacious enough for leisure and entertainment? Want to renovate the outdoor space area and expand your outdoor living space? If you expand the outdoor terrace to make the outdoor living space more spacious. The outdoor terrace is the core area of family life. Carrying the characteristics of family leisure, gatherings, and closeness to nature. However, with the increase of living standards and household population. The original outdoor deck space will become very compact and cramped. If you want to expand the living area of the deck, it may not be a complete reconstruction. Through clever design and material selection. The expansion of the outdoor deck can be completed, creating a richer outdoor entertainment space.

Considerations Before Expanding the Composite Fascia Board​

Before expanding the deck, various issues need to be considered. Usually, it is necessary to consider the stability of the foundation. The appearance color of the new deck, the cost of materials, the durability of materials. How the new deck will be installed together with the old deck.

Building a new terrace and expanding an old terrace actually have similarities. If the old terrace was not well maintained in the past It may be necessary to dismantle the old or aging deck, replace it, and then expand the deck.

Policies and Regulations for Installing Composite Fascia Board​

Building a terrace belongs to construction construction. Before expanding or rebuilding the terrace. You need to consult with the local building department to see if expansion is allowed. Some places do not allow expansion, while others allow construction. Places that are not allowed to be built require applying for a construction permit from the local authorities.

You can also bring your construction renderings for the reviewers to review and understand the final style. Before issuing the permit, inspectors usually check the current permit for the terrace. They may conduct an inspection of the framework after completion to ensure that the terrace is very safe.

Existing Deck Keel Structure

When building the terrace before, there was no consideration for future expansion. The previous foundation may not be sufficient to support the increased weight of the expansion port. In this case, if a new terrace is added to the old terrace. It may be necessary to reinforce the keel of the terrace.Which means installing new beams and foundations to support the new terrace. If it is a new terrace that expands the area of the old terrace. Only the damaged keel or deck needs to be inspected and replaced.

Self Built Deck vs. Professionals

In order to alleviate your personnel selection during construction It is decided to analyze whether to expand the deck by yourself or hire professionals to expand the deck. To expand the deck on your own, you need to check whether the terrace foundation is damaged. Whether the keel is rotten, whether the drainage system is intact, and whether it has been damaged by insects. When inspecting these, you may not have professional dismantling and testing tools. Which can be time-consuming and laborious, and may not be a comprehensive inspection. But the saved labor costs. If you hire a professional construction team, they will have professional testing equipment and rich construction experience to help you alleviate your worries, save time and effort, but the construction cost may be high. Fully consider whether you will build it yourself or hire a professional team when choosing.

Match Existing Deck

It may be difficult to join the old and new terrace panels together, as the degree of newness is different between the two. The terrace has experienced more exposure to sunlight, and the surface color may fade slightly. However, the color of the new deck is intact, and when the two are joined together, there may be color differences, resulting in a decrease in aesthetics. Moreover, the degree of use and wear of the two are different, resulting in the need to replace the old deck after a period of use, while the appearance of the new composite fascia board​ remains unchanged.

If you choose to splice the old and new composite fascia board​ together, in order to look flatter, you can polish and paint the terrace. If you are using co extruded composite flooring, it is recommended to replace it all and re lay the entire terrace to ensure that each panel is directly and tightly bonded.

Reinstall the Entire Deck vs. Expand the Deck on the Existing Deck

If you want to increase outdoor space and expand the terrace, the best suggestion is to re lay the entire terrace floor, rather than just laying the expanded area. There are several benefits to adding new wooden boards to the entire terrace system. Firstly, re laying the deck not only makes the terrace look more continuous, regular, and aesthetically pleasing, but also ensures that the service life of all decks is almost consistent. It also allows you to better inspect the deck and foundation base.

If you have only used the terrace for a few years, you can also add a new terrace on the basis of the original one. After a period of natural weathering, the appearance of the two is basically the same. Because there is a co extruded layer on the surface of composite fascia board​, it will not undergo significant changes over time. After a period of exposure to wind and sun, they should be able to perfectly match after a while.