Designing a Deck
For architects and designers, Silca System can be incorporated into almost any deck design. Achieve a PERMEABLE tiled patio on standard timber or aluminium deck framing with LEVEL ENTRY. See specs and stats below.
Specs & Stats Resources
Building a Deck
For builders, developers and DIYers; installation of Silca System is super easy. Silca grates install on top of the joists at 400mm centres and fix down with x6 screws per unit.
See guides below. Install Guide Quick Tips
Renovating a Deck
Sick and tired of rotting and splitting wood? Pealing paint or fading stain? Forget about the continuous maintenance hassles and ongoing costs of wooden decking. If your joists are still in decent condition, with a bit of TLC, you can have a solid low maintenance patio too!
About us
We manufacture and distribute innovative, environment friendly building products.
Welcome to Silca System
Install tiles/pavers over elevated deck frame with Silca System interlocking, structural deck grates.
NZ MADE from 100% Recycled materials.
Silca Grates are screw fixed directly to timber or aluminium deck joists providing a level, permeable, solid surface on which to lay almost any kind of paving material. Tiles, natural stone, concrete pavers, porcelain, brick, or even artificial turf.
Standard elevated deck or over membrane.
The Grates also provide drainage and ventilation, preventing moisture buildup and ensuring the longevity of the surface material.
Level-Entry through threshold, permeable surface E2.
Silca System is a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to traditional deck installation methods and is suitable for both residential and commercial applications.
YOU CAN GET A QUOTE FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT HERE…
YOU CAN ORDER A SAMPLE FOR DELIVERY HERE…
Our Values
Experience
Our team has decades of experience in the construction industry, you can be assured we know what we are talking about.
Aim for same day Shipping
Provided your order is confirmed in the am, we can have it with our dispatch team in the pm and get your order on the way.
Free Quotes
Every job is different, and we can quote specific to your project, pronto!
Contact us and we are on it.
Deliver Quality
We manufacture right here in NZ with an ISO 9001 accredited facility, using strict quality control procedures.
Every batch tested.
Customer Service
Going the extra mile comes naturally to a team passionate about our product and the industry. We offer a level of service other companies cannot.
Innovation
We are constantly researching ways to improve our products, services and the industry using sustainable technologies and practices.
Advantages and Benefits of Silca System®
- Silca System is a highly innovative, revolutionary, one of a kind construction product
- Silca System is the only product on the market which supports any kind of paving on timber joists, with options for on membrane and ground applications
- Silca System is designed to keep super strong in any climate! From the snow and ice of the Southern Alps to the tropical heat and moisture of North Queensland and the Pacific Islands!
- Silca System provides reduced Fire Risk! With non-combustible pavers on top, it does not allow falling hot ash or embers to smoulder into the deck and substructure. We also offer a Fire retardant Silca Grate rated V-0 upon special order.
- Silca System (including paving) is more economical than Kwila, Accoya and other hardwood decking, and is over 100% cheaper than the construction of an elevated concrete slab (the only other existing way to have paving at height)
- Silca System is manufactured from 100% recycled materials, allowing for a more environmentally friendly deck/patio as opposed to unsustainable hardwoods
- Silca System used in conjunction with pavers, provides a maintenance free, durable raised patio, without the continuous maintenance hassles and ongoing costs of wooden decking.
- Silca System can be used for a wide variety of applications: Decks, Patios, Stairs, Ramps, Paths, Bridges, Docks, Around Pools, Commercial and Civil Applications
