By Scott D. White
Thinking of buying new home decking? You should be aware there are new,
attractive alternatives to wood decks. These deck building products
provide increased durability as well as extremely low maintenance.
You’ll appreciate the new styles and colors which are a break from the
humdrum, common deck materials that homeowners are tired of seeing.
Consumers are looking for something different this year.
Today’s deck building products manufacturers are producing a wide array
of new synthetic, plastic, and composite decking materials. New
composite products are actually combining the best qualities of wood
with the strength and durability of synthetic materials.
Composite Decks
Composite decks (sometimes referred to as an engineered product)
are manufactured using a variety of combinations of components
such as wood fibers, fillers, and binders.
These components of composite decks are heated and compressed
into the base composite decking boards. They offer a very
durable exterior surface that is difficult to discolor and
scratch, and which is easy to clean. Composite decks also resist
shrinking and swelling better than natural wood decking
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Composite decking has more advantages over pressure
treated pine decking. The material is harder and won’t dent, and they
are approved for fire-rated construction. Wood products will burn and
plastic-based products will melt or warp when exposed to a significant
heat source. Over a ten year period, your house decking will take a
great deal of punishing use and weather. This physical beating which
includes people walking and jumping on it, intense sunshine, barbecue
grease burns, and rain with high winds, will wear down even the
strongest of wood deck materials. Composite decks keep their beautiful
appearance for many years to come with minimal maintenance. A simple
pressure washing once a year is all that’s required.
Wood decking products have a unique set of limitations that might make
you think twice about purchasing it for your home. Wood can rot; invite
bug infestations, shrink, and swell when subjected to rain, then hot dry
weather, thus loosening fasteners that hold it securely. That’s when
squeaky, loose boards become an annoying feature of your deck, along
with nails that stick up and present a real safety and health hazard. LP
Weatherbest Decks from Boston Cedar holds fasteners strongly and
securely.
Installation of composite decking is a breeze. These products were
designed to enable easy cutting for the deck installers. Composite’s
strength presents innumerably creative options that aren’t possible with
expensive wood decks. This is contributing to the creative deck design
boom in homes across America. Large decks would require extensive
refinishing through the years and hiring a deck refinisher every year is
not something most people would consider. If you’re thinking of building
a multilevel or other creative type of deck, composite decking is the
right choice.
LP Weatherbest Decking sold by Boston Cedar uses reversible deck boards
which offer a choice of woodgrain or rough sawn faces. They are low
maintenance and come with an excellent warranty. Composite Decking
becomes much more affordable for today's deck projects when you consider
the extra long life and the low maintenance features. Large wood decks
require extensive refinishing over the years which will add to the
overall cost.
Composite Decking comes in a number of different colors that can match
or complement any home's decor and style. In the case of Boston Cedar,
they sell LP Weatherbest Decking products in four different
colors...Driftwood Grey, Pacific Cedar, Redwood and Tuscan Walnut. Each
deck board is reversible with a woodgrain face on one side and a rough
sawn face on the other without any grain.
Choosing Decking
Your choice of decking will influence the overall appearance of your
home and ultimately, its resale value. Homeowners today are a different
breed than those of the past. Very few people live in their homes
forever. Most move to new locations to take advantage of job
opportunities or need a new home to suit their suit their ever-changing
family situation. Consumers today have also become bored with treated
pine.
At some point, homeowners will sell their home. The quality and
appearance of the decking and its suitability for their home, property
and geographical location will affect the resale value of the home. The
home buyer will not want to be faced with a series of expensive home
improvements. With composite materials, homeowners can afford to build a
bigger deck, and one with more creative designs. The scarcity of
expensive woods is not a problem when you’re building composite decks.
LP Weatherbest Decking from Boston Cedar
A Massachusetts-based composite decking distributor named Boston Cedar
provides a quality line of composite deck boards. Boston Cedar's LP
Weatherbest Decking is a superior product that combines the appearance
of natural wood with the strength and durability of an engineered
material. LP Weatherbest Decking from Boston Cedar is the first choice
for quality New England lumberyards serving deck building companies and
deck designers.
Outback Decking
If wood decking is still the only type for you, Boston Cedar also has
the amazing Outback Decking product. This beautiful deck material is
made from Red Meranti, a type of wood that has rot and mildew resistant
qualities that are normally only found in woods such as cedar. Outback
decking is a premier deck product. It is a sealed deck material that
reduces moisture related deck problems, splits, and face checks. It can
be refinished with virtually any refinishing product in the years to
come.
Boston Cedar is the key distributor for LP Weatherbest products in the
Eastern United States region. Check out
http://www.Bostoncedar.com
for more information on the best composite decking. They also carry a
line of exterior trim and deck railing stock that can add to your home’s
décor. They are about more than just decks.
Boston Cedar is a distributor of siding, trim, tropical hardwood
decking, composite decking and millwork products. Boston Cedar serves a
large base of independent retail lumber dealers and custom millwork
shops throughout the Northeastern United States.
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