Pick your deck, any deck He chose a composite deck, Trex decking in this case. It’s more expensive but will last longer than most wood. It’s easy to clean off and needs very little maintenance.

Q: Our deck was installed in 2007 with EverGrain composite. (We chose the redwood color.) One of the planks is deteriorating. Replacing the whole plank is one option, but we’d have to take apart ...

Composite deck boards are grinded down and reprocessed into new products at the end of their lifecycle, which makes WPC sustainable. Wood-plastic composite has multiple more color variations than ...

A survey commissioned by composite-deck retailer GeoDeck found that composite-decking sales increased 198 percent from 2000 to 2004 and that the expected annual growth rate of the industry from ...

Question: I’ve got 1,500 square feet of lakefront boardwalk made from composite decking. The brand is Trex Accents. It started developing black spots within two years of the installation.

Once you understand how composite decking is made, you can begin to understand why there have been failures and disappointment. In its most basic form, composite deck boards are made by mixing ...

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations Known for their desirable wood-emulating aesthetic, PVC and ...