An attorney friend of mine wants to add a deck to her house this summer. I've reviewed several articles on deck building & think I can help her with the plans & do the construction.
Based upon the severe weathering & maintenance required on my redwood deck (we live in Louisville with extremes in heat & cold, lots of rain/snow/ice & humidity...) I want to recommend she use some of the new composite materials for the decking itself - but I don't know anything about these materials, other than I like the look & presume there's little to no maintenance required.
Also, while I like the look of the composite decking, I don't like the look of composite railing (my brother-in-law had a composite deck built & the deck looks great, but the railing looks very cheap).
Can someone with experience with these composites recommend a good quality composite decking material, that's not cost-prohibitive?* One that would look good with either cedar or redwood railing?
TIA
Scott
*I realize this is a value judgment, but I'm sure some folks have found some composite decking that is a good value at a good price!
Based upon the severe weathering & maintenance required on my redwood deck (we live in Louisville with extremes in heat & cold, lots of rain/snow/ice & humidity...) I want to recommend she use some of the new composite materials for the decking itself - but I don't know anything about these materials, other than I like the look & presume there's little to no maintenance required.
Also, while I like the look of the composite decking, I don't like the look of composite railing (my brother-in-law had a composite deck built & the deck looks great, but the railing looks very cheap).
Can someone with experience with these composites recommend a good quality composite decking material, that's not cost-prohibitive?* One that would look good with either cedar or redwood railing?
TIA
Scott
*I realize this is a value judgment, but I'm sure some folks have found some composite decking that is a good value at a good price!