Your Wood Deck

A skirt or skirting is the solid band of horizontal wood members installed around a deck’s perimeter to hide the exposed ends of joists and deck boards. It is also known as a finishing element located at the baseboard of a stairway, around the posts or circle perimeter.

Wood Deck Accessories

A wide range of accessories are available for wood decks, which include benches, planters, privacy fences, railing, gates, trap doors and flooring patterns. Deck skirting is also considered as a wood deck accessory that effectively closes the open space under the deck, preventing children or animals from entering the open space. In addition, it gives the deck an entirely new look as opposed to the usual traditional look.

Deck Skirting

The main purpose of a deck skirt is to cover the open area under the decks, particularly for raised decks. This open area can be used as storage space for items like lawn mowers and other garden equipment. Some people prefer covering the area with a gate for easy access to the storage space. With the exception of routine deck inspection and maintenance, the gate can be built to enclose the area completely.

If you prefer to entirely conceal the area installing some deck skirting is a better option. Since it is made of wood, deck skirting is relatively inexpensive, and can also be made attractive by using lattice work. A lattice is a checkered grid made of thin, lightweight and affordable wood; this can be matched to the color of the deck by either painting or staining.

The general look of the deck skirting can be enhanced by the flowers, plants and trees that surround it. The deck and the screen can also be incorporated into the overall design of the yard by placing flower pots or benches in front of the skirting.

Skirting Board

A skirting board is a variation of the traditional deck skirting, with small plastic end fittings instead of the bare fiber. These end fittings mainly diffuse the lights in a way that allows larger and duller spots of lights to be dotted on the skirting board. The sharper spots of light coming from the bare fiber ends can also be alternated with the diffuse lights of the end fittings for a combined approach.

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