Friday, July 25, 2008

Prototype: Sluice

Sluice:
The focus this time is on how to “up-cycle” the recycled wood and plastic decking material left over after building the uber-deck of your dreams.

Throwing away the odds ends and scraps of such an energy intensive product like plastic could easily undo any benefit in using recycled materials. Here is a way to protect the environment as we know it - but from a different vantage point.
Most wood / plastic composite decking materials can be welded together with epoxy and bent into curved shapes with the application of low levels of heat.
Quickly accessorize your deck with matching deck chairs. This zero waste solution makes sure that as little of our dwindling supply of oil is tossed into landfills.



Sinuously curvilinear loungers are bent into shape and snapped together - the same way the deck itself was constructed.
These chairs can be used indoors also, just drag it through your patio door and add an Azara drapery cushion - now you’ve got a comfortable lounge chair.


The individual decking strips can be taken apart for storage or rearrangement for added flexibility and the decking material comes in an assortment of colors and textures to match any deck.

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