- Attractive exotic wood finish!
- Doesn't fade to grey: no need for a wood preserver
- Stable colour without treatment
- Guaranteed splinter-free
- Hidden clip fixing
- Suitable for all types of project
A composite decking with an exotic wood finish!
And with stable colours, too.
The Ipe Nuances deck board shows all the colour shades of deck boards made from Ipe exotic wood.
Made from Silvadec wood composite, this deck board is manufactured using special technology that gives it exceptional characteristics. Its colours will remain stable over time, with no treatment. It is guaranteed splinter-free, and household stains are easy to clean off, making it an ideal board for all types of uses.
So the Ipe Nuances deck board, made in Brittany, France, offers a real and durable alternative to exotic wood; it is a high-quality, environmentally friendly outdoor landscaping solution.
Long-lasting colours without treatment
The colour shades of the Ipe Nuances board give a very natural appearance. Its colours remain stable over time. No need to apply any treatment or wood preserver: the decking will not fade. Decking accessories are compatible with the Ipe Nuances deck board.
A unique technological innovation
Thanks to the teamwork of our marketing department, our R&D engineers and the production department, Silvadec is the first wood composite manufacturer to overcome the technical challenge of creating a real alternative to exotic wood deck board.
The Ipe Nuances board is the first colour-shaded board showing the whole palette of colours of Ipe wood deck boards. Colours vary from an orange brown to dark brown, just like one might see in an assortment of exotic wood deck boards.
This colour palette is easy to install because the product is delivered with the same palette. The colour shades are created on the boards during production in real time. The various colour shades of the boards have already been mixed on the palette.
3 essential tips for installation
It is important to follow a few installation guidelines to reveal all the nuances of the ipé finish and enhance your decking!
1ᵉʳ advice:
Lay the boards in the direction of the greatest length of the deck. To get the best aesthetic result, we advise you to favour a jointed installation.
Tip 2:
Alternate the direction in which the boards are laid.
Tip 3:
Place the ends of boards of contrasting colours end to end (join darker boards with lighter ones).
Suitable for all types of use
- Residential
- Public facilities
- Outdoor kitchens, including in sheltered or semi-sheltered areas
- Decking and swimming pool decks
Accessories for use with Nuances deck boards
Our composite Nuances deck board is compatible with all our installation and finishing accessories (including lighting options).
- Installation accessories: wood composite or aluminium joists; clips (single fastening / removable / start and end / butting); special composite screws.
- Finishing accessories: finishing boards and fascia boards; aluminium corner profile; non-slip insert.
This selection of accessories facilitates your composite decking installation, and lets you customise your creation with details that make all the difference!
Frequently asked questions about ipe-effect composite decking
Silvadec's Atmosphere Ipe board reproduces the shades of ipe, a tropical exotic wood, but in co-extruded composite: it does not turn grey, requires no treatment and is guaranteed splinter-free.
Natural ipe turns grey without decking oil, must be oiled regularly and comes from distant tropical forests. The Atmosphere Ipe board is made of two-thirds French PEFC-certified wood fibres and one-third high-density polyethylene, virgin or recycled, under a co-extruded polymer shell. Its colours, from orange-brown to dark brown, remain stable over time.
No, and that is intentional. The Atmosphere Ipe board is the first composite board to reproduce the full range of ipe shades, from orange-brown to dark brown. The shades are created during production and arrive already mixed on the pallet. Your decking thus takes on the natural look of an assortment of exotic wood boards.
Both boards share the same co-extrusion technology: stable colour, R13 rating and easy stain removal. The difference is aesthetic. The Atmosphere Ipe board reproduces the multi-tone palette of an exotic wood species. The Atmosphere board comes in 6 more uniform colours, in grey or brown, and two widths.
The Atmosphere Ipe board is guaranteed for 25 years for residential use and 10 years for commercial use, provided the installation principles recommended by Silvadec are followed.
Its longevity is based on co-extrusion: the polymer shell, fused to the composite core during manufacture, protects the board from UV, the weather and stains. The board is solid, rot-proof and can bear a distributed load of up to 500 kg/m². Unlike exotic wood, it needs no oiling or decking oil to keep its appearance.
Yes. The Atmosphere Ipe board achieves an R13 rating under the DIN 51130 standard, the highest in this slip-resistance classification. It is rot-proof and suited to areas exposed to splashing water.
For installation on a pool deck or pool coping, follow the dedicated installation principle (instruction sheet PU7), available in our installation instructions. Find out more about the slip resistance of Silvadec boards.
Atmosphere Ipe decking requires no treatment: no oil, no decking oil, no stain. We recommend cleaning it at least once a year, with clean water or a cleaner suitable for composite, using a soft brush.
Thanks to its co-extruded shell, household stains (grease, drinks) barely penetrate and are easy to remove. Exotic wood, on the other hand, must be sanded and oiled regularly to keep its colour. Read our tips for cleaning and maintaining your composite decking.
Follow three tips:
- lay the boards along the longest dimension, with butt joints;
- alternate the laying direction;
- butt together boards of contrasting shades, a dark one against a lighter one.
The shades are then spread harmoniously, just like on exotic wood decking. See all our installation principles.
The Atmosphere Ipe board offers the look of exotic wood without the drawbacks: no treatment, stable colours and French origin.
Exotic woods such as ipe, teak or cumaru come from tropical forests and travel long distances. The Atmosphere Ipe board is made in France, at our Arzal plant (Origine France Garantie label), from wood fibres sourced from PEFC-certified French sawmills. At the end of its life, it is 100% recyclable through our Recompose-it programme.