Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - Decking material

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04-11-01, 09:33 AM
Building a 12x20 deck on a "starter house" that I'll probabaly live in for no more than five years. How much more would it cose to use "synthetic" decking instead of 5/4, and is it worth the cost? Also, do you use the Trex for only the decking and railing, and wood for the frame, or what?

Jack the Contractor
04-11-01, 12:09 PM
If I were building a deck on a house I was only going going to be in for 5 years, i would build it very strong and with wood. With artificial materials, you do not know what it is going to be like in 5 years. You would hate to lose a sale on your home because of the deck.
04-11-01, 12:31 PM
I thought that recycled plastic decking was supposed to last forever, and add value to the deck???

lefty
04-12-01, 09:38 PM
In answr to the other part of your question, Trex and the other composites that are available are for decking and railing only, NOT the structural support of the deck.