How To Compare Wood With Composite Decking

Posted by The Popular News Today on Saturday, July 9, 2011

By Carolyn Jenkins


Up until now the only product available to make a deck is wood, but now there is a truly different choice, I will show you why choosing to use composite decking is a good idea. You will find out what this new product consists of what makes it such a good choice. This product comes in four colors, each color is that of a real wooden plank.

This product made of wood and plastics, along with a preservative and a color. These materials are then melted and molded to look exactly like wooden planks. They also make the planks appear to have grains in them just like wood. You use it in the same way as you do with wooden planks. It can be cut and screwed the same exact way when building your deck.

This type of decking is environmentally friendly, this is constructed with all recycled plastics and wood. Because the decking is made with several plastics, it has proven to be a harder and heavier material than regular wooden deck planks. Professionals who use this decking say it will last for many more years than natural wood. This does require cleaning with a cleaner made just for this material, twice a year to get the dirt and grime off of it.

Because the deck is built outdoors we worry about bug infestations and rot. Using composite materials to build your new deck, it will not rot or have issues with any type of bug. You will literally be saving trees from being cut down as part of this product is made with scraps of wood leftover from other projects. So again choosing this is great for the environment.

The four composite colors are made to look exactly like different types of real wood. They are redwood, cape cod, cedar and weathered wood. These are the types of wood that would ordinarily be used for deck building. They have taken that look and made composite look like the real thing. The next thing you need to do is choose one color for your deck.

Composite is engineered to be stronger because it will have to carry a lot of weight on it. This material is molded into either solid or hollow planks. The solid planks are specifically used for the decking floor. Wood planks come in different widths and lengths, and composite is composed of the same dimensions. When you figure how much composite decking is needed you will buy only enough to complete that job with a few scraps leftover in the end.

There is no need to purchase paint or stain, this deck has already been colored for you. You never have to paint or stain this, the manufacture has done that for you. A couple other nice things about this product is that you can not get splinters accidentally when using this, and when this becomes wet you will not slip and fall. Lastly the composite is weather proof and the color will not fade away.

I have given you just a glimpse of exactly what composite decking is used for. If you need an closer look at this then I suggest going to a local lumber or wood depot. Also it would help if you could look online and find out even more about this product. This product looks and acts like regular wood deck. This is a heavy product and strong, once you see it you notice the excellent quality of the product.




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