Partial replacement of terrace boards and color leveling

Partial replacement of terrace boards

The penalty for terrace owners – partial replacement of terrace boards and color leveling is not always justified. Many people are afraid to change boards that have already “seen life” for a while – rotten or too cracked. They are afraid that the terrace will look like zebra fur and it will not be possible to match the color. But by no means, you should not be afraid of that. The terrace can also be partially renovated – buy a few new boards, wash the entire terrace with an intensive terrace cleaner after installation, and then re-oil the entire terrace after mixing the colors.

For your attention, we will present an example – how part of the terrace was restored after the unpleasant antics of the fire, and we will tell you how we compared the color of the boards.

Burnt part of the terrace

Old impregnated pine boards differ from new ones in several aspects: the old surface is exposed to UV rays, it is faded and gray in color, the boards are cracked from moisture and heat. Naturally, the absorption of oil on such a surface is significantly higher – therefore, the same color oil is completely different when applied to an old and a new board. The new board has a brown, non-fading shade and a smooth surface, which means less oil absorption and a color that matches the manufacturer’s shade palette.

Partial restoration of the terrace

In order to level the surfaces, the entire terrace must be washed with the intensive cleaner ” WOCA deep cleaner”. Its effect is to renew the gray surface of old boards, and to soften the fresh brown shade of new boards.

After washing , the boards are visually similar, but their oil absorption is still drastically different, so they will not look the same after applying one shade of oil.

Therefore, the “WOCA Merbau” shade was used for the new boards, and the “Merbau” color mixed with the “Natural” color was used for the old ones. As we have already mentioned, it is precisely because of greater absorption that an oil that is several tones lighter is needed – otherwise, too much pigment will be absorbed into the board. The new board conveys the true color of Merbau, and after some mixing we found the ideal oil ratio for the existing boards.

Customizing the color of the decking board

Final score

Matched the color of the terrace boards