wood decking

I think that you can have a third choice--that is the wood plastic composite decking. I think it can meet your demands very well. WPC(wood plastic composite) is a totally new material, which is a green products without any pollution to the environment. And the maintenance of wpc is very easy, too.
Just put one picture of WPC here for your reference:

Patiosclotures

Composite decking blends the wood in with a synthetic material; it can survive unfavorable weather conditions and resist insects far better than a comparable wood deck. Wood decking may also have problems with breakage or cracking, which will not happen with a piece of composite decking. Composite decking has its own problems, such as fading, scratching and staining.

pvcdeckman

I agree that you're always going to get the best look with wood, however, I will say having installed both over the last 5 years that composite is stepping it up. The finished product takes some close examination to know it's fake. There are some good manufactors out there but I have my favorites. Gossen decking has the next gen in this stuff called PVC decking and I and my clients have been real happy with it. It's worth a look. Plus, it will last sooooo much longer and not fade or mold or warp. If you can stomach the thought of having a non-wood deck - I'd recommend it.

http://www.gossencorp.com

Good luck!

2Decker

Which one of these products works better with temperature variations. I live in Indiana where the variations are intense. We have -10 deg. winters and 110 deg. summers. I would like to use wood but have not made up my mind yet.

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Rita_hslms

In fact,Now many constructors are prefer composite decking for nice appearance and long lifespan.Our company is doing wood-plastic composite(wpc) decking.it is very popular in China and around word.

Contact mail: ritaqian90@gmail.com
Company web: www.hslms.com

Roque Valente

a comprehensive article exactly on your question is here:
Comparison between ipe wood decking and composite decking; also called WPC or plastic decking
www.roquevalente.com/composite_decking.htm

Roque Valente

WPC is NOT a green product, please read more on lawsuits on this misleading reply from you:
www.roquevalente.com/composite_decking.htm

imported_liza

Has anyone seen Paverdeck. We came across this on youtube, and are interested in learning more.

KimC

No expert on this topic, but I know my in-laws purchased composite decking at the suggestion of the guy at Lowe's (he sold them on how low maintenance the surface would be). They have been disappointed at how much mold/moss/gunk it still collects. The only work they save is not having to stain it.

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GBR

They could have researched it more......

http://www.deckmagazine.com/article/80.html

http://starcraftcustombuilders.com/deck.handbook4.htm

Gary