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Q: I am going to remove my old pressure treated deck and am going to replace it with a composite type. There are so many to choose from and I am trying to find the correct one. I like the idea of a lighter color board as it will not radiate heat to the home since it is in direct sunlight and attached to the house. I am looking for a material that will not stain and if it gets scratched, it will scratch the same color unlike some that scratch a lighter color and requires maintenance. I also like the idea of the boards being attached from under in lieu of screwed from the top. Do you have a list of different manufactures of this type of material? I have a Trex book but it calls for this to be screwed into from the top. Any info would certainly be appreciated.
A: Composite decking materials, mostly manufactured from recycled plastics with some wood or other cellulose fiber material, have been on the market for over 25 years and have sure come a long way. Trex is one manufacturer that was probably the first and to many the most well known in the field. The first composite decking material that I am aware of being time tried - which I think was Trex - was performed at Princeton in New Jersey and after sitting out in the weather for 25 years was dismantled and lab tested. It was found to have become even stronger than the day it was erected.See the full content of this document
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On the Level: Composite Decking Choices Growing
The first decks I remember framing were either Redwood, Cedar, Douglas Fir, or even common framing lumber and as good as some of those materials w...
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