Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - Certainteed Boardwalk Decking
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creiter
10-22-03, 06:42 AM
Does anybody have experience with the Boardwalk decking from Certainteed?
I stopped in a local supply house to get a quote on steel roofing and vinyl siding, and I saw their display for the Boardwalk decking. It looked ALOT like Trex, but seemed much more uniform and actually stiffer. The color on display was a golden cedar color, very bright. The sales guy said the 5/4 boards are priced at $1.65 per lin ft, so I assume that a 12' board would cost about $19.80? If so, that is right in line with Trex 5/4 board.
We were going to do our deck in Trex saddle, but since it's on hold until spring, I have time to investigate other materials.
Anybody have any opinions on this product? The sales guy said the main claim to faim vs Trex is that Certainteed uses PVC plastic instead of a mix of recycled plastics, which should lead to a more uniform product overall.
I stopped in a local supply house to get a quote on steel roofing and vinyl siding, and I saw their display for the Boardwalk decking. It looked ALOT like Trex, but seemed much more uniform and actually stiffer. The color on display was a golden cedar color, very bright. The sales guy said the 5/4 boards are priced at $1.65 per lin ft, so I assume that a 12' board would cost about $19.80? If so, that is right in line with Trex 5/4 board.
We were going to do our deck in Trex saddle, but since it's on hold until spring, I have time to investigate other materials.
Anybody have any opinions on this product? The sales guy said the main claim to faim vs Trex is that Certainteed uses PVC plastic instead of a mix of recycled plastics, which should lead to a more uniform product overall.
johnfron
10-22-03, 10:36 AM
I would also take a look at TimberTech <A HREF="http://www.timbertech.com">http://www.timbertech.com</A> They have a tongue and groove based product that produces a nice closed in deck area (it does contain weap holes in the tongues so water doesn't pool on the surface). It's made of the same materials as Trex.
I choose it for the decking materials on a dock I built last spring, primarily for the T&G look. It comes in natural (which will weather to a driftwood grey), it also comes in cedar and redwood finish.
Here's a picture of my dock:
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I choose it for the decking materials on a dock I built last spring, primarily for the T&G look. It comes in natural (which will weather to a driftwood grey), it also comes in cedar and redwood finish.
Here's a picture of my dock:
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creiter
10-22-03, 11:42 AM
Very nice dock (and boat!)
I have already ruled Timbertech out for a few reasons. The first was cost. It was much more expnsive (for the tongue-and groove) than Trex. The second is that the tongue-and-groove sample at the supplier was C-R-E-A-K-Y. It just didn't suit us.
We also looked at Weyerhauser Choicedek, and didn't like it because it seemed very "rough". Fiberon we didn't like because of the colors, and the fact that the first generation was very slippery, so in the current generation they cut grooves down the entire board and I wasn't sure if they would hold up well under heavy traffic.
We didn't care for DreamDeck vinyl due to the creakyness and the cost.
Trex seems like it would suit us, and the price is right. The Boardwalk impressed me with it's solidness, uniformity, and cost. It seems like nobody has really used it though, and the Certainteed web site does not provide info as to what the colors will fade to.
I have already ruled Timbertech out for a few reasons. The first was cost. It was much more expnsive (for the tongue-and groove) than Trex. The second is that the tongue-and-groove sample at the supplier was C-R-E-A-K-Y. It just didn't suit us.
We also looked at Weyerhauser Choicedek, and didn't like it because it seemed very "rough". Fiberon we didn't like because of the colors, and the fact that the first generation was very slippery, so in the current generation they cut grooves down the entire board and I wasn't sure if they would hold up well under heavy traffic.
We didn't care for DreamDeck vinyl due to the creakyness and the cost.
Trex seems like it would suit us, and the price is right. The Boardwalk impressed me with it's solidness, uniformity, and cost. It seems like nobody has really used it though, and the Certainteed web site does not provide info as to what the colors will fade to.
paris401
10-22-03, 03:38 PM
have you looked at weatherbest??? - we are building a house, with a fairly large deck (s). we used the gray color, along with trapzease gray screws.. it looks great. only been up 2 months, and we are not yet living in the house, but in my research of the composites out there, i liked weatherbest above the others.
it is more costly then say trex, and with the short time the composites have been around (except for trex), its a crap shoot. hopefully we made the right choice.
it is more costly then say trex, and with the short time the composites have been around (except for trex), its a crap shoot. hopefully we made the right choice.