On 10/7/2010 10:28 AM, Secular Humouresque wrote:
A quandary:

I have been planning to use TREX composite lumber for the decking,
railing, trim, stairs, on the deck I'll be building soon.

TREX is a composite wood and plastic material and in certain colors
looks pretty much like wood as opposed to looking like plastic.

Another material I'm told I should consider is Fiberon PVC decking
which, in certain colors, also looks like wood, though a bit less so
than the TREX. The Fiberon PVC has a composite core similar to that of
the TREX, but it is wrapped in PVC, sort of like milk chocolate covers
the nougat of a MARS bar. :)

The appearance of either is acceptable. I'm wondering about actual
durability, wear, resistance to fading, chalking, stains, et cetera.I
have a feeling the PVC coated material looks the same longer, but I
wonder how durable the PVC is to abrasion.

Comments? Suggestions?




I don't know but if I were building a deck from scratch, I'd consider
one of the "manmade" materials. We have a cedar deck and it requires
considerable maintenance every few years.