I'm sitting at my desk, running my fingers along Louisiana-Pacific's WeatherBest composite decking and railing. And I'm thinking, gosh this stuff is so unlike wood. So I reach down and open a box of ...

The low-maintenance decking materials currently on the market include hardwoods like ipe and cumaru and metals like aluminum and galvanized steel, but the two most popular are composite and cellular ...

Dublin, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Plastic Decking - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Composite Decking ...

In one region, at least, plastic decking now leads pressure-treated wood. Half of the decking in the northeastern United States is now made of synthetic materials such as plastic composites, according ...

How a CR home editor dealt with material shortages and higher prices as he searched for the best decking material April 2022: Our finished deck, two years in the making. By Paul Hope In early 2020, my ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Americans are focused on outdoor living like never before. In fact, according to a recent Houzz ...

With summer in the air and the outdoors calling, with barbecues and cocktail parties dotting backyards coast to coast, the appeal of decks is great. So why not build them with longer-lasting material, ...

Pressure treatment forces chemical preservatives into the cellular structure of wood. These chemicals are undesirable in mulch or compost, so if your scrap lumber is lined with tiny holes or stained ...