Wood plastic composite decking has lost ground vs wood in the past year, which is a reversal of trend. I won't bother suggesting why, however I'd like to believe that we reap what we sew. When it comes to local lumber yards, most have stopped carrying composite decking. Most of the builders I know are apprehensive to install composite due to the now omnipresent rumours of failures and unhappy clients.
Composite Decking vs Kiln Dried and pre-finished red cedar, or Composite Decking vs Tigerdeck, (a 40 year rated, sustainably grown tropical hardwood), for price is a match. (for top names in composite decking--like Azek).
It is becoming apparent that after a few years no composite decking looks like it did when it was installed. The color fades and cleaning with the harsh chemicals they recommend leaves the composite decking chalky and porous. Many of the pre-finished wood plastic composite
and pergolas found in our gallery were 5 years old when they were photographed, and look much like the day they were installed. Timbertech has had some serious color fading issues and one local deckbuilder had 2 failures within 1 year, (large decks).
As a solution, they tried a new product designed to bond to composite decking. I will be having a look at the coating this summer to see how it is lasting and if it is successful, we will tell you all about this coating system for composite decking. Trex composite decking remains the leader in wpc decking failures, though most are a couple of years old and it doesn't reflect the recent product changes. With about 75% of the market, it does make sense we would hear the most complaints about their products. We have had about 15 phone calls and a few emails in the past year from clients that need warranty service, had contacted Trex and were getting the run around or just no response.
You have to keep in mind that this is the composite decking company with the most alienating warranty service, and has been for many years. Class action lawsuits have twice been initiated, and one was completed that found them libel for damages to thousands of clients. They also had a voluntary broad scale warranty issue stemming from flawed composite decking from a now defunct plant. You really have to temper their composite decking promises due to their history. Trex has since come out with a version of their decking which is wrapped with a coating to address the mold issue.
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