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Old 05-26-2011, 06:15 PM   #36
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Default Re: Anyone have experience with composite decking?

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Originally Posted by OLS View Post
Man, I am not sure I wouldn't rent a power sander, stand-up kinda unit and sand the crap out of that one,
replace a few boards, stain and seal it and call it a weekend. It does not look like a disaster in any of
the photos.
I probably could have gotten by with replacing a dozen boards and been through the hassle of sanding, treating, staining, etc, but I didn't want that headache every year. The deck is 20 years old-time to install something that will be virtually hands free.

This is what I ended up going with:
http://www.timbertech.com/products/d...m/default.aspx

I got it for $2/foot (pretty much half the going rate), so to me, it'll be well worth the up-front cost given the maintenance needed on the deck over the next 10 years.
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