Installation Guide

INFINITY TECHNICAL GUIDE
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1. INFINITY CO-EXTRUDED COMPOSITE DECKING
1.1 An Introduction to Bamboo-Plastic Composite
Wood-PlasticComposites(WPC)arecompositematerialsmadeofwoodber/woodourandthermoplastic(s).WPCareproduced
bythoroughlymixinggroundwoodparticlesandheatedthermoplasticresin.WPCmaybeproducedfromeithervirginorrecycled
thermoplasticsincludingHDPE,LDPE,PVC,PP,ABS,PS,andPLA.Themostcommonmethodofproductionistoextrudethe
materialintothedesiredshape.Thesematerialscanbemoldedwithorwithoutsimulatedwoodgraindetails.ExtrudedWPCare
formedintobothsolidandhollowproles.Injectionmoldingisalsoused.
WPCarestillfairlynewmaterialsinthemarket,relativetothelonghistoryofnaturalwoodasabuildingmaterial.WPCwererst
introducedintothedeckingmarketintheearly1990’s.WPCareoneofthefastestgrowingbuildingproductmaterials.
Bamboo-PlasticComposites(BPC)arearecentadvancementtothealreadysuccessfulintroductionofWPC.BPCareverysimilar
toWPCwiththeprimarydierencebeingtheintroductionofBambooasahigherperformingsubstitutetothatoftheoriginalwood
component.EarlyWPCandevencurrentWPCdeckingproductshaveshowntostrugglewithmoistureabsorptionintothewoodber
andcoreoftheproduct.Bambooisnaturallymoreresistanttomoistureabsorptionthanwoodandalsointroducesstrongerstructural
properties.TheengineeringbehindBPChasshownsignicantimprovementinkeyperformancecharacteristicsforlongevityand
durability.
1.2 What is Innity Decking and What Are the Benets?
OveradecadeagoacompanynamedEva-Last
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ofJohannesburg,SouthAfricadiscoveredtherewasaneedwithintheSouthAfrican
marketforamorerobustandsuperioroutdoorcompositeproduct.Theintroductionofwell-knownNorthAmericanmanufactured
compositedeckinghadledtonumerousproductfailuresintheharshSouthAfricanenvironment.Throughextensiveresearchand
stringenttestingmethodsinsomeofthemostunforgivingconditionsintheworld,Eva-Last
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developedtheInnityrangeofBamboo
Plastic Composite (BPC) products.
TheInnityrangeofoutdoorBPCproductshasbecometheindustryleaderinEurope,theMiddleEastandthroughoutAfrica,proving
performanceinanenormousrangeofenvironmentalconditions.In2016,FortressDeckintroducedInnitytotheNorthAmerican
market,nallybringingtheglobally-proventechnologyofBPC’stotheUnitedStatesandCanada.
Innityco-extrudeddeckproductsarebothultra-lowmaintenanceandenvironmentallyfriendly.InnityBPCproductsaremadefrom
55%sustainablebambooberand35%recycledplasticasthetwoprimarycomponents.Theuniquecombinationofbamboobers
andplasticminimizestheneedtoseal,stainorinotherwaystreatInnitycompositeproducts.
AllInnityprolesarecreatedusingHigh-Density-Polyethylene-Plastics(HDPE).WherethisdiersfromPolyvinylChloride(PVC)is
thatPVChassomedisadvantages,amongthemlowthermalstabilityandhighbrittleness.ThoughPVCmayhaveaslightlylower
amespreadindexwhencomparedtoHDPE,whenPVCburnsitreleaseshighlytoxichydrogen-chloride,henceitiscommonly
consideredasoneofthemostenvironmentallydamagingthermoplastics.Attemperaturesabove158°F(70°C),PVC(ifnotstabilized),
canstarttodegradeandreleasehydrogen-chloride.Furthermore,photodegradation(damagecausedtotheboardbysunlight)ofPVC
hasbeenknowntotakeplacenaturallyintheouterlayeroftheproductwhenexposedtotheelements.
Innityiscurrentlyusedinover50countriesaroundtheworldwithglobaldemandandaccessexpandingexponentially.FortressDeck
willprovidetheUnitedStatesandCanadawithInnityproductsforalltypesofapplications,fromresidentialbackyardentertainment
areas,tomassivecommercialdevelopments,mountainlodgesandhighlyspecializedoceanmarinas.Theapplicationandpossibilities
ofInnityareendless.SomeofthebiggestandmostrecognizedbrandsintheworldalreadytrustInnityforitssuperiorperformance,
makingitoneofthemostrequesteddeckingproductsintheworld.