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[happycat]

Our deck of 16 years is needing to be replaced. We like the looks of composition decking, but it is very expensive. I am wondering if any of you have any experience with it? If you think it is worth the money? TIA

[sandy53]

I have two decks made from composition decking. I have one with gray decking with white vinyl railings and one with brown decking with brown railings. They are great!

The only cons: The decking is slippery when wet. The white railings get dirty and need to be power washed.

[NickNack]

I love mine! I think it's definitely worth the money.

[susan kay]

happycat, I've had a composite deck for about 10 years and love it. From what I've read, they come a long way even since I've bought mine. It's fairly easy to keep clean, too. I would just suggest to look around at different materials and get a number of different estimates before making your decision. I did put up wood railing.

[Just Plain Crazy]

We put in 2 porches with railing and loved the way they looked and easy care but as Sandy53 said, they are slippery when wet and then in the winter when icy they are very slick. We were having lots of people over one winter so ended up having to fasten throw rugs down on them so no one fell.

Ended up replacing them. We didn't want anyone to fall and I didn't want to either. We even asked about them being slick in the winter since our old ones did and was told they wouldn't. Guess they really wanted that sale.

JPC

[Rabbit]

my husband replaced our old deck several years ago with composite decking. I love it & highly recommend it. no more splinters -

[glmama]

We were just at a friend's house who has the composition decking. We have wood and it really needs quite a bit of upkeep. My friend said that sometimes it gets some moldy, dark spots that need to be cleaned (didn't ask her what she used to clean it with), but that was the only real issue.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Last year we decided to replace our wood deck. For the size we wanted, the composite deck price was going to be pretty high and the slippery when wet issue was a concern. We opted to put in a 24' x 24' patio instead, using Unilock pavers. It was significantly less costly, and yet a beautiful result. We're very happy with our decision.

[HUENEME GIRL]

Our deck is on the second floor and was pressurized wood. It baked in the El Paso sun for over 20 years. We replaced it with Trux which has a long life guarantee I love it! No splinters and easy to hose off. Sonnie

[CelticAngel]

We were deciding whether to restain or replace our deck this year. Decided to try a new product called Rescue It over our existing wood. Now our wood looks just like composite.