Why You Should Install a Deck Drainage System

One of the brightest home enhancement or improvement projects homeowners can do is build a deck. A deck will add value to your residence, beautify your garden, and will add many years of fun for you, your friends, and your family. You want to keep your deck in the best shape possible, correct? Learn how to enjoy your deck and give it longevity.

Protecting Your Investment

Most decks are constructed from either composite, such as Trex, or timber, like pine, cedar, or ipê. A composite deck originates from recycled plastic and will last a long time. Pressure-treated lumber decks can last a while, too, but must be protected. Here, we will show you how to keep your deck dry and insulate the deck’s underside against water damage.

What is an Under-Deck Drainage System? 

That’s an excellent question. An under-deck drainage system is a perfect way to keep water, moisture, and leakage away from your deck and its substructure. Even if your deck surface is composite, the deck supports are timber. The deck foundation is more susceptible to mildew and, ultimately, rot.

A deck drainage system using gutters, troughs, and downspouts diverts water from your deck and its substructure. A deck drainage system not only helps keep wetness away from whatever you may have underneath your deck, it will also preserve your timber, hold deck fasteners sturdily in place, and has a 25-year warranty.

Components of the Deck Drainage System 

Trex RainEscape is a system of troughs – flexible yet durable membranes like gutters that hang below your deck boards and above the deck joists. The trough catches water between the deck boards and channels down a system of downspouts and gutters. This system filters wetness away from your deck and prevents mould, which can lead to rot.

The Trex RainEscape system also stops moisture from seeping under your deck and ruining any furnishings or equipment below. Installing the system above the deck joists keeps the area below the deck dry so you can install electrical sockets for utilities.

Joist tape is complementary to Trex RainEscape. Joist tape, such as butyl tape, will help keep your joists and deck substructure dry. It will additionally hold deck screws and hardware in place, thus preventing any corrosion. Trex Protect butyl tape is easy to install and boasts a 25-year warranty.

Advantages of Trex RainEscape

An under-deck drainage system opens up a whole new world of possibilities. From guaranteeing the underside of your deck will stay dry to giving your family new opportunities and activities to enjoy, keeping that area shielded is tantamount to enhancing your outdoor living space. Trex RainEscape will shelter what you have stored underneath your deck and will protect that outdoor space if you use it for entertaining.

The fun can begin once you protect your deck and its underside from the wet elements! Set up this outdoor living space as an outside kitchen, seating area, entertainment enclave, or additional storage. 

What Trex RainEscape Does? 

If you’re wondering how this works, here’s a quick look at how the drainage system functions. When it rains, water flows between your deck boards into specially designed troughs, then gets funnelled toward downspouts or gutters. The underside of the deck remains dry since the water is whisked away from the deck. This system is truly worry-free and is a very worthwhile investment.

In particularly wet and rainy climates, Trex RainEscape will easily pay for itself in a short time. Imagine wanting to enjoy the outdoors but you want to avoid the wet precipitation. With a deck drainage system installed, you can have a meal or tea and biscuits on your patio or porch while safeguarded from rain or snow.

Some Final Thoughts 

Generally, the climate in the UK can be harsh in the winter and humid throughout the year, making it fairly conducive to producing deck rot. Protecting your deck and outside living space is essential so your deck and patio space can be an outdoorsy retreat.

We all enjoy going out in the garden and breathing fresh air. Some of us have decks, and most of us would like to augment our time when outdoors. It’s a proven fact that nature can boost your mood, aid your immune system, and brighten your day. Trex RainEscape can assist with all those things and add value to your investment. Now, that’s a perfect victory.