Composite or Synthetic Deck Installation
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This article series describes critical safe-construction details for decks and porches, including avoiding deck or porch collapse and unsafe deck stairs and railings. Our page top photo shows several colors of synthetic decking installed at a New York building supply outlet.
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Where to Buy Composite & Plastic Decking Materials
Building Supply Stores such as Home Depot & Lowes stock a variety of composite and synthetic decking products including those shown in the photographs above. At left is an image of the Veranda Composite Decking warranty.
- Certainteed Corp. www.certainteed.com Boardwalk solid composite decking with hidden fasteners and optional railing system
- Composite Building Products International www.xtendex.com Xtendex hollow composite decking system with optional railing
- Correct Building Products www.correctdeck.com Solid composite decking with hidden fasteners and optional railing system
- Fiber Composites www.fibercomposites.com Fiberon solid composite decking and optional railing system
- Kadant Composites www.geodeck.com Geodeck hollow composite decking and railing system
- Kroy Building Products www.kroybp.com Timberlast solid composite decking with optional hidden fastening system
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp www.weatherbest.lpcorp.com. WeatherBest solid composite decking, railings, and accessories
- Nexwood Industries Limited www.nexwood.com Hollow composite decking and railing systems
- Tendura www.tendura.com TenduraPlank solid tongue-and-groove composite flooring for porches; natural finish or primed for painting
- Thermal Industries www.thermalindustries.com Dream Composite solid tongue-and-groove composite decking system with optional vinyl railings
- TimberTech Limited www.timbertech.com Floorizon hollow composite decking system, solid composite decking planks, and optional railing system
- Trex Company www.trex.com Solid composite decking
- Weyerhaeuser Building Products www.choicedek.com ChoiceDeck solid composite lumber and optional railings
Plastic Decking Systems
- Kroy Building Products www.kroybp.com Classic Manor embossed vinyl decking with clip system
- L.B. Plastics www.lbplastics.com Sheerline interlocking vinyl decking system and deck cladding systems
- Renew Plastics www.renewplastics.com Solid recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic decking with embossed wood-grain texture
- Royal Crown Limited www.royalcrownltd.com Brock Deck and Deck Lok interlocking vinyl decking systems
- Thermal Industries www.thermalindustries.com Dream Deck interlocking vinyl decking and railing system
- U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp www.carefreexteriors.com Carefree Xteriors recycled plastic HDPE decking with embossed wood grain and optional railings
Deck & Porch Industry Associations
- American Wood Preservers Association (AWPI) www.awpa.com
- California Redwood Association www.calredwood.org
- Deck Industry Association www.deckindustry.org
- Forest Stewardship Council www.fscus.org Information on certified tropical hardwoods
- Rainforest Alliance, Smartwood Program www.rainforest-alliance.org Information on certified tropical hardwoods
- Southern Forest Products Association www.sfpa.org
- Southern Pine Council www.southernpine.com
- Western Wood Products Association www.wwpa.org
- Western Wood Preservers Institute www.wwpinstitute.org
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Citations & References
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- [1] Steve Bliss's Building Advisor at buildingadvisor.com helps homeowners & contractors plan & complete successful building & remodeling projects: buying land, site work, building design, cost estimating, materials & components, & project management through complete construction. Email: info@buildingadvisor.com
Steven Bliss served as editorial director and co-publisher of The Journal of Light Construction for 16 years and previously as building technology editor for Progressive Builder and Solar Age magazines. He worked in the building trades as a carpenter and design/build contractor for more than ten years and holds a masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Excerpts from his recent book, Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction, Wiley (November 18, 2005) ISBN-10: 0471648361, ISBN-13: 978-0471648369, appear throughout this website, with permission and courtesy of Wiley & Sons. Best Practices Guide is available from the publisher, J. Wiley & Sons, and also at Amazon.com - [2] Decks and Porches, the JLC Guide to, Best Practices for Outdoor Spaces, Steve Bliss (Editor), The Journal of Light Construction, Williston VT, 2010 ISBN 10: 1-928580-42-4, ISBN 13: 978-1-928580-42-3, available from Amazon.com
- [3] Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide, based on the 2009 International Residential Code, American Forest & Paper Association, Inc., provided by reader Mark Morsching from Everflashing.
- [4] Mark Morsching, Everflashing, Tel: 800-550-1667, Email: everflashing@gmail.com. The Everflashing product comes in G-185 and Stainless Steel and is intended for use with treated lumber with copper in it. Everflashing produces a variety of specialty flashing products including flashings for use with decks at deck ledgers and deck perimeters.
- [2] Manual for the Inspection of Residential Wood Decks and Balconies, by Cheryl Anderson, Frank Woeste (Forest Products Society), & Joseph Loferski, October 2003, ISBN-13: 978-1892529343,
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