Futurewood CleverDeck Original in Walnut

Futurewood says the main ingredients (hardwood wood flour, rice husks and post-industrial recycled polyolefin) are 'classified as recycled' and make up 90% of the material; the 2020 brochure says '90%+' for Original and Eco Pro. This is Futurewood's own classification, not a certified post-consumer figure.

Domestic table: maximum centre-to-centre at 90 deg to the joists, using a minimum of three joists; closer spacing (400 or 300 mm) is stronger. The guide gives domestic figures only. Read from the web Fixing Guidelines page because the March 2023 Original PDF is image-only.

Boards laid at 45 deg to the joists. Same table: 400 mm at 60 deg and 250 mm at 30 deg to the joists.

Gap set by the Combo Deck Clip ('automatic spacing of 6mm (+/- manufacturing tolerances)', also stated in the ventilation text; cover 144 mm for the 138 mm board). The fixing table lists 'minimum spacing between boards (side to side) 2-3mm' (the guide does not say what it refers to; the BAL clip gives a 2-3 mm gap). 5 mm to a side wall running parallel to the boards.

Butt joins are discouraged (preferred method is a breaker board); if used, boards up to 3 m only, over a double joist or cleat (minimum 90 x 45 mm) with 4 Combo clips per join; breaker and border boards should not exceed 3 m.

Minimum ground clearance over well-drained ground (guide: 300 mm is ideal "between the boards and the surface beneath the deck"; FAQ says 100 mm above well-drained soil or screenings). Over concrete the minimum is 25 mm with no water pooling and boards fixed to a batten of at least 25 mm. Do not seal off the deck ends; keep the area under the deck dry and free of vegetation.

Per fixing: Futurewood Combo Deck Clip (T-100 timber / M-100 metal) -> timber/steel/aluminium; Futurewood Locking Clip (LT-20 timber / LM-20 metal) -> timber/steel/aluminium; Futurewood Starting/Finishing Clip (SFT-20 timber / SFM-20 metal) -> timber/steel/aluminium; Futurewood BAL Clip (BAL-100) -> timber/steel/aluminium; Face screws through pre-drilled, countersunk holes -> timber

Product comparison chart: BAL Rating 'Not Rated' for Original. FAQ says Original is 'suitable for BAL-low and in some instances BAL12.5 or BAL19' and points to Xtreme for BAL-29; no AS 1530.8.1 or AS 3959 test report is published. Only AS 1530.3 early-fire-hazard indices are given (ignitability 14, spread of flame 2, heat evolved 3, smoke developed 4). The 'BAL 29 Decking' badge in every page header refers to Xtreme.

FAQ: 'has achieved a P5 rating from ATTAR Laboratories in Melbourne'; the product page chart also shows P5 and the 2020 brochure says 'Standard P 5 slip rated surface finish'. The technical specifications page separately lists 'CSIRO slip test: R11' (method not stated). No report number, AS 4586 appendix or slider is published.

'Domestic installations'; runs from the date of original purchase from Futurewood or an authorised dealer.

Commercial installations; same start date.