composite decking

[pete]

I am the least handy person you'll ever meet.

its easier than you think, pink

sledge hammer and a regular hammer is probably all you'll need

 

[Christobal]

I used to work in a home improvement store. The plastic wood would bend, cup and warp waiting to be sold. It holds way more heat than wood but it does last longer.
Considering the cost and the special screws you want you to buy I will go with wood even if I have to replace it 5 years earlier.

I live in Florida and the plastic wood gets baking hot.

 

[Libsam]

Congrats on your new space! This is a new place for me. I knew the deck had issues when I bought it. I replaced the rotten boards with pressure treated pine. It buys my some time to figure out the rest.

Thanks! Now, lets talk about mattresses. Anybody got one of them latex mattresses? Apparently thats what all the cool kids sleep on these days.

 

[pete]

Thanks! Now, lets talk about mattresses. Anybody got one of them latex mattresses? Apparently thats what all the cool kids sleep on these days.

you mean the memory foam ?

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[chillywilly2]

Wood is good, hardwood is better.

Petey, I have 4 of them boxes ready to go if anybody is interested.

 

[pete]

Latex is different to memory foam. It's meant to be cooler in use. g doesn't like the memory foam mattress we have tried, he doesn't like the feeling of sinking into iT after liking down.

we have a memory foam, took a while for me to get used to the sinking-in feeling you describe.
but its not bad, overall

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[bluekitty69]

Oh God men talking about building something I am so hot now... and the tits... just ok lol

 

[Colonel Hogan]

its easier than you think, pink

sledge hammer and a regular hammer is probably all you'll need

He's right, Pink. Demolition is easy. Construction is hard. It's why terrorists use bombs and architects use blueprints.

 

[thør]

Tell about your composite decking. Satisfied? Manufacturer you would like to plug or trash? Give me the goods.

Or show me your tits.



Love,
Pete

I looked into it for my deck projects and decided that cedar was my best choice at home and treated decking was best at the cabin.

You say the structure is okay, but that structure was for 2 x 6 wood decking. That plastic shit won't span the distance that a 2 x 6 will and you'd need to add more joists.

Even here in the cold of Alaska, people won't use it for railing because it sags after being in the sun on a warm day. Where people just pull up the old wood and put down the plastic, the decks look shitty (like a vinyl sided house) after a few years.

If supported well, it looks okay after time. I have noticed more products out there to stain and "renew' it, so it's not as maintenance free as one is lead to believe.

 

[Lancecastor]

I don't like the idea of plastic decking... and it's very expensive.

I used wolmanized decking (plus stain) on the first section of the cottage deck in 1989...it's still good.

I used untreated spruce at about half the price (plus stain) on a larger section built in 2001 and have had to replace a board here and there every year due to rot.

In Canada, wood is cheap....the Trex composite decking is supposed to be the best.

 

[imready2]

Oh God men talking about building something I am so hot now... and the tits... just ok lol

I've nailed a few things!

 

[Saint Peter]

Fuck.

I thought this would be easier.

 

[raindancer]

Screw. Don't nail.

 

[thør]

Screw. Don't nail.

Duh.....

 

[pollyprimmrose]

I used trex to deck a custom trailer. 1,000 miles so far in and it is going great.

 

[raindancer]

Duh.....

*reported

 

[Pashenry]

Ipe

This stuff lasts FOREVER. I'm not kidding forever.

http://www.scroungersparadise.com/page_decking.php

 

[Tigersman]

My deck is

Trex. I saw it at Home Depot but when I took my wife to see it, no display so we ended up at Lowe's. I got all the info on it then called the certified Trex installers. We have had it for about a year and love it.

 

[underguy1]

The plastic stuff is shit. Use timber.

 

[Saint Peter]

I used trex to deck a custom trailer. 1,000 miles so far in and it is going great.

Thanks and thanks.

Welcome to Lit.

 

[Saint Peter]

My neighbor has an elevated patio. Concrete and brick. Invisible to bugs. Never needs painting. I still like the look of a deck.

 

[pete]

This stuff lasts FOREVER. I'm not kidding forever.

http://www.scroungersparadise.com/page_decking.php

ipe's good stuff but expensive, and not easy to work with

 

[chillywilly2]

My neighbor has an elevated patio. Concrete and brick. Invisible to bugs. Never needs painting. I still like the look of a deck.

We been supplying posts and shit for them lately, a company here designs and builds the steel panels...pretty pricey stuff but I don't believe the galvanized panels last forever.
If you have lots of money though, stone can look good