Composite Decking

tis · 02-24-2018, 09:09 AM

I had a mahogany deck, not dock and it was a nightmare to keep looking nice. It was Cambarra though not the Ipe (an ironwood a form of mahogany). The Ipe is the one that turns grey. I hated the mahogany. Redwood is not available in the Northeast.

Doobs41378 · 02-24-2018, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

I had a mahogany deck, not dock and it was a nightmare to keep looking nice. It was Cambarra though not the Ipe (an ironwood a form of mahogany). The Ipe is the one that turns grey. I hated the mahogany. Redwood is not available in the Northeast.

I agree. We did mahogany and it’s a pain to have it stay looking nice. I will do composite next time.

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Eyeboat · 02-24-2018, 08:35 PM

I just spent a fair amnt of time on the Azek website ordering samples. It was not clear to me which lines were capped and which were solid PVC

Leoskeys · 02-25-2018, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Eyeboat

I just spent a fair amnt of time on the Azek website ordering samples. It was not clear to me which lines were capped and which were solid PVC

We ordered samples from Azek three weeks ago and they never arrived. Our contractor Shawn at Livingston builders took care of us and brought us about 15 samples. We decided on Costal from the Vintage collection.

Biggd · 02-26-2018, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Doobs41378

I agree. We did mahogany and it’s a pain to have it stay looking nice. I will do composite next time.

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Mahogany does last but if it's left to weather it will eventually crack and split. I've been replacing boards on a 20 year old deck for the past 5 years now. I started out putting Thompsons water seal every year but eventually stopped when I turned it into a rental. If you want Mahogany to last you need to put some kind of oil on it alt least every other year.

SIKSUKR · 02-26-2018, 11:08 AM

My cedar deck was the same pita to keep looking "new". Needed total attention of some sort every year. I gave up and when it needed to be replaced, just used PT and let it discolor to whatever it wanted to and let it be. No worries, it is what it is.

02-26-2018, 11:08 AM	#6
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	My cedar deck was the same pita to keep looking "new". Needed total attention of some sort every year. I gave up and when it needed to be replaced, just used PT and let it discolor to whatever it wanted to and let it be. No worries, it is what it is. __________________ SIKSUKR

02-24-2018, 09:09 AM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,469 Times in 1,025 Posts	I had a mahogany deck, not dock and it was a nightmare to keep looking nice. It was Cambarra though not the Ipe (an ironwood a form of mahogany). The Ipe is the one that turns grey. I hated the mahogany. Redwood is not available in the Northeast.

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Eyeboat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 52 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I just spent a fair amnt of time on the Azek website ordering samples. It was not clear to me which lines were capped and which were solid PVC