Keeping a wood deck in good shape takes a lot of work. Even if you stain or seal it, the boards can still crack and splinter, making the deck look old and worn. Switching over to composite decking ...

Composite deck boards are grinded down and reprocessed into new products at the end of their ... manufacturers can duplicate the appearance of wood by applying texture and coloring effects ...

Plastic decking—such as Azek Deck, Evolve, and Forever Deck—is made from 100 percent plastic (recycled and/or virgin) and contains no wood fibers or fillers.

Composite decking is made from a mixture of recycled plastic and wood dust that’s molded into long, dense boards. PVC (polyvinyl chloride) decking, also called synthetic decking, is made of 100 ...

If your deck uses 100 twelve-foot boards and you are averaging three cuts per board with a 1/8-inch saw blade you will produce 8 pounds of this monstrous hybrid, a significant portion of which may ...

CAMBY, Ind. – Building a deck from start to finish will generally cost thousands of dollars, depending on the materials, size, style of deck and who builds it. If you already have a deck but … ...

Q: I have 35-year-old decking made of pressure-treated wood planks. They have been stained several times. Now the surface is splintering and nail heads are popping, creating a risk to bare feet. I ...