Is Trex bad? Composite Decking Choices
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aliceblois
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PROHALLETT & Co.
last yearFirst generation trex was terrible- stained and marked constantly. The new stuff is great. The word Trex is often used interchangeably with the word composite decking since they were one of the first producers. I have timbertech dark hickory and we love it. Sorry you posted on a not very popular section of the forums...
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UltraDeck (Menards) composite decking?
Comments (148)Just use normal wood decking —————————————————— (Wood cedar / treated) Pros Easier to repair -Can refinish to a different color at a later date -Has options for hidden fastener (camo is the name I think) -Stain or paint yourself/ contractor so no issues with finish -Cheaper than “composite” decking even if you decide to do cedar -Has a warranty Cons -Can rot, split, warp -Maintenance restaining or sealing —————————————————— (Composite decking “Ultradeck”) Pros -according to menards should not split crack or warp (seems like it does do this a lot though) -pre finished -Has a warranty Cons -Expensive -Often has issues with finish -Hard/ impossible to touch up if decking gets scratched or scraped -Often cracks splits warps (sometimes issue gets resolved) -Will fade (Color will fade in first month) which makes a replacement board look a different color down the road -Wood based composite up to 50% real wood —————————————————— Feel free to add any other pros or cons you think missed...See MoreTrex Transcend or Fiberon Horizon decking?
Comments (94)We have a Fiberon Horizon deck built in Fall 2018. This summer 2022 will be its fourth. Our deck gets morning sun and late afternoon shade. We live in the Colorado foothills at 7600' elevation with big snow loads in winter, strong UV in the summer, and incredible 40- to 50-degree temperature swings in spring and fall. We chose steel framing, which helps the decking to lay nice and flat. When deciding which decking to purchase, I laid out on our existing wood deck a sample of redwood plus about 7 samples of composite and PVC decking from different manufacturers for about 2 weeks. Some definitely got hotter than others, but the Fiberon Horizon was only very slightly hotter than the existing wood deck. If I needed something on my feet to walk on the hot Fiberon decking, I would also have needed it to walk on the hot wood decking. Our deck builder uses Fiberon Horizon because it causes him fewer problems afterward, and time is money. In the end, that is the product we chose in ipe color and with walnut color at the edges of the deck for contrast, clip-type fasteners, and we LOVE it. Easy cleaning and maintenance, no warping or sagging or twisting, no delaminating, no rot, no fading even with the strong UV here in Colorado. Has held up to the snow load and is not noticeably slick when wet. Surprisingly tough and scratch resistant. So far, so good. I would make this choice again. I think it important that the material is stored properly before the build and that the installers know what they are doing....See MoreComposite Deck Choices
Comments (10)We're in the process of finishing a CorrectDeck CX in gray. It's about 800 sq.ft. We're quite happy with it, though were a bit dubious because of the shine on the CX. That all but disappears in a short while. Does it look like painted wood? Yes. But I've yet to see any of the composites that really look like stained wood. We had to be careful since we live near the coast in Calif. SF bay area and mildew and mold is a big threat. The deck gets littered with oak and eucaliptus leaves, bird droppings and racoon footprints. It washes off easily. Though it does not scratch easily, you do have to be careful not to gouge it....See MoreElevated Deck--Only Options-Trex or Cedar
Comments (2)You might want to check a little closer far as trex being the only material you can get a permit with. trex is not maintenance free, trex is also busy paying off a class action for mold and a few other things. Cedar will need care like all wood projects Ipe is a good choice for low maintenance, I would recomend preasure treated over trex. John...See More
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PROThe Kitchen Place
last yearAs an owner of a mom and pop kitchen shop, I always try to shop smaller stores.....somewhere other than a box store. Carter Lumber in Ohio quoted Trex and the price was right until I realized the price was for the deckboards ONLY and no lumber or railing. So I went to Home Depot and ordered Fiberon Brazilian Walnut at $35.98 per 16' board. We plan on downsizing in a few years so we were fine with this. I have no regrets and my deck looks great. I went with Home Depot Trex Composite Black railing. Here it is during construction (stairs and skirting not done).
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last year@H D Here you go! We have a full deck. The color is a light beige so it doesn’t get very hot. Hope this helps.
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last yearlast modified: last year@H D As requested, here's our Timbertech Legacy Pro Tigerwood installed at our home in 2016. It needs a good cleaning and was not installed well, but we are very happy with how it's held up. We are constantly moving our furniture around and never any scratches. Has not faded, doesn't get too hot--a really great deck. I like that the surface is the smoother "hand scraped" vs. the rougher wood grain surface. For deck #2 at our new lake house build (the one in the original question above), we are going with Timbertech Reserve Pro in Antique Leather. I like that Timbertech is coated all around including the grooves. Very expensive--especially for a big deck but we have accepted the cost and moving on with installation.
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GN Builders L.L.C