Futurewood Pty. Ltd. - Cost Comparison

Cost Comparison CleverDeck

Merbau Decking vs CleverDeck WPC Decking

This comparison is meant as a guide only to help explain the cost of maintaining hardwood decking.

You can change the average selling price for both the Merbau and the CleverDeck and the preperation/finishing costs and annual maintenance fields for Merbau to get the best cost comparison between the two products over a 10 year period:

CleverDeck Product	Merbau	CleverDeck
Dimensions	90mm × 19mm	86mm × 23mm
l/m per sq/m with 3mm spacing vs 5mm spacing	10.75	10.99
Average selling price per l/m inc. GST **	$	$
Material cost per square metre	$	$
Initial Preperation and Finishing
Average cost per square metre of 2–3 coats of deck oil, preperation chemicals & applicators	$	N/A
Average labour cost per square metre for preparing deck and applying 2–3 coats of deck oil	$	N/A
Finished coat of decking material & initial surface treatment	$	$
Annual Maintenance ***
1–2 coats of deck oil per square metre	$	N/A
Average labour cost per square metre to clean deck and apply 1–2 coats of deck oil	$	N/A
Finished coat of decking material & surface treatment after 12 months	$	$
10 year saving buying – CleverDeck over Merbau per square metre of decking		$
Average selling prices may vary between oulets, metropolitan/country areas and between states * Annual maintenance costs are based on mid range deck oil prices and labour rates of $30.00 per hour