Building a Deck - Composite/Engineered Wood

Defying · May 19, 2014

Anyone have a deck with composite wood?

Opinions on the quality/durability justifying the cost vs traditional wood?

loomis41973 · May 19, 2014

Thought about a few years ago... all the composite decks i see now are warping after a few years....maybe they have come up with better stuff since then but i stuck with wood.

CoachCB · May 19, 2014

Really depends on your budget. A can of Thompson's Water Seal and a spray bottle only costs $40 or so.....

Albatross · May 19, 2014

A couple of my communities have them as a standard. The product is expensive. I have never seen a comparable product warp, but it does fade.

If your back deck gets a lot of afternoon sun, I would stay away. The composite gets really hot to the touch. They have some PVC coated products out now that are fade and supposedly heat resistant. Those products go for around $50 per board.

There is a pressure treated product that is called KDAT. It's the normal ole pressure treated wood but is kiln dried after treated. One of my builders have had great success with it. You can stain or treat it right after its installed. Literally no warping.