Deck Material

   / Deck Material #11  
We went with a deck similar to the geodeck. Its not slick at all when it gets wet. I'm pretty sure you have to leave gaps between the board for expansion and contraction. We also put boards on the side of our deck and the railing. We have had problems with the boards on the sides warping. I think the material is to thin and warps. No problems with the deck boards or railing yet.
 
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#12  
Thanks for all the posts. I guess screen wire would solve the wasp problem, and in that case I might consider going back with 2 X 6's. Drainage is not a problem, but expansion seems to be. The bad thing about it is, with the 2 X 6 cedar I used originally, I spaced it 1/8" between boards when I built it 12 years ago. Now, some of the spaces are opened up to 1/2".
Butch
 
   / Deck Material #13  
Ipe (sustainable South American Tropical Hardwood) makes a very nice natural decking material - just predrill everything you do. Suppose to last 40 years or more (some say 100) unstained. Beautiful looking too.

Ken

The place we bought has a wrap around Ipe deck. It is very nice, but I would have to say that it looks much better treated, than left to the weather.
I am not sure of the cost of the composite decking, but I have been pricing Ipe recently (for an extension of the deck) and it is going for $3.25 a foot for 5/4" x 6". The stuff is as hard as a rock, they say it won't float in water.

Mark
 
   / Deck Material #15  
Not sure if you would be interested in a block paver look on your deck, but there is a cool product put out by a company called VAST thats made out of recycled rubber tires and plastic bottles. They cut like wood and snap into an underlayed grid kind of like leggo blocks. The thickness of the deck pavers is just about the same a 2 by wood. They also make patio/walk/driveway pavers that are thicker and install the same way.

There are a few interesting videos of them you can watch on YouTube

YouTube - VASTPavers's Channel
 
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#16  
Thanks, John. I think I'll look into that.
Butch
 

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