Are composite decks too hot? Your experience appreciated! (pool, paint, installed)
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I installed Timbertech deck abut 7 years ago. It definitely does get hotter when the afternoon sun hits it. Definitely can't be on it bare feet. I am in the NE. Not sure how much hotter it is where you are.
Maintenance wise? I will never deal with wood deck again.
Also, back when I was considering composite & PVC decking, I found out that the PVC decking I was looking into wouldn't allow leaving anything rubber on the deck as it would discolor it over time. Common things like a hose or a little kids swimming pool.
What direction of exposure to the sun would your deck receive? Do you have trees that might shade all or parts of your deck?
I have a very old redwood deck. About 15 years ago, my father took all of the balusters off and the horizontal board just above the deck floor which the balusters were all attached to. He raised that horizontal board about 4 inches, shortened all of the balusters & reinstalled everything. This was so that when shoveling snow, I could just push the shovel up to the bottom of the horizontal board and slide the snow off the deck without having to lift the shovel. This made it so much easier when the snow was wet & heavy. Saved my back!
This past weekend we tried to get some samples from Lowes and Home Depot. NO samples! To 2 customer service guys, my husband said, "would you spend thousands of dollars of something without seeing what it looks like at your house?'' ''well..., no..., I guess not''. I know it's not their fault for not having samples, I just thought major brands, major chains, it's a no brainer.
Anyway, got samples from local lumber yard and surprisingly, some of my favorite colors looked bleh against my house! Still feel like we're at stage 1 and getting no where.
thanks for advice and pics above.
In our previous house, for 24 years, we had a wood deck. Decent redwood which required bi-annual power washing and staining. But the deck was comfortable at all times and looked great. It is still standing.
When I visit new builds in my neighborhood I am often requested to remove my shoes.
Having stood (for a second or two) on a non-wood deck in July sunshine more than once, I can tell you that these decks get HOT.
We have a porch with a stair platform that is uncovered in full sun. Trex Trascend. Our dogs love to lay on if actually, but it can get warm mid day in the summer. If they get hot they go into the covered area or down to the patio.
As far as the look, it is not real wood for sure, but I don't think it looks too much plastic, though some of the other Trex products can, depending on the circumstance. Definitely remains straighter than real wood and no splinters. Ipe would be similar, but also hot.
I really need to put some updated pictures up, but this is from when we were working on it.
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Very hot vinyl
