Larch or WPC (Wood plastic composite)?

planken-listv_01 Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of WPC and larch.

What material to choose from for my terrace?

1) Wood-polymer composite (WPC) is an almost completely artificial material created in America to compensate for the high cost of natural wood. Later, a fashion for it arose in Europe.

2) Siberian Larch – “The Tree of Eternity” (or Immortality). In Russia there are larch houses and churches with an estimated age of over 800 years. Perhaps the most famous example of such longevity is the use of larch wood in the construction of ancient Venice. 1000’s of trees submerged and tied together into the seabed provide the anchorage and foundation for the city itself.

In the table below you can see the difference when choosing a board for your terrace:

	WPC	Larch
Appearance	Due to the uniformity of the surface it looks artificially	Natural wood looks attractive
Strength	In the cold it becomes fragile	Retains its strength in all conditions
Resistance to moisture and temperatures	High thermal conductivity when the Temperature gets hot, it’s impossible to walk barefoot. There is an unpleasant odour especially noted in enclosed spaces.	Low thermal conductivity, always remains pleasant to the touch
Fungal infection	Stable	Stable
Rot resistant	Yes	Yes
Maintenance	Jet washing	Every 5 years it is advisable to cover (oil, varnish, impregnation of treatments)
Price	30 – 60 £	11 – 35 £