Trex scares away losers who are pretentious about flooring to cover up their extreme insecurity.

Anonymous wrote:I find it depressing that a $1 million townhouse with a deck is considared "high end"

It’s not, and trex confirms it.

Trex looks really nice for a really long time. I prefer it to wood.

Anonymous wrote:Wood is cheap. Trex is expensive. Don't use wood unless you plan to replace every 10-15 years. Wood is also high maintenance requiring chemical cleaning and sealing every 1-2 years.

Pressure treated wood yes, tropicals or thermally modified no. You have no idea what you are talking about.

$1m is not high end. Its starter.

Ugh, hate Trex. I think it looks tacky and cheap.

I find it depressing that a $1 million townhouse with a deck is considared "high end"

Trex. It is practical for the DMV climate.

Wood is cheap. Trex is expensive. Don't use wood unless you plan to replace every 10-15 years. Wood is also high maintenance requiring chemical cleaning and sealing every 1-2 years.

I expect to see composite decking in a high-end house. Trex and other composites are considerably more expensive and longer wearing than pressure treated lumber which breaks down quickly and is potentially toxic (depending on its age).

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Anonymous wrote:Trex is horrendous. It’s feels like cheap plastic and looks the same.

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Slippery when wet, heats up in Summer. Horrible. Wood is better.

Not if you have to replace it every 10-15 years

Newer pressure treated wood doesn’t last as long. Go with high end trex or a similar product.

Anonymous wrote:Trex is horrendous. It’s feels like cheap plastic and looks the same.

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Slippery when wet, heats up in Summer. Horrible. Wood is better.

Legit hardwood like Tigerwood, Cumaru, or Ipe can easily outlast synthetic decking material. They are a PITA to maintain (unless you want it to grey). But you can stick it in the ground and it will probably last 100 years! ha

It's all about cost benefit analysis. It is simply not practical to maintain a wood porch when trex is an option. We installed a trex porch 8 years ago and it still looks new. Our wood front porch, on the other hand, needs to be torn off and completely replaced this year. It is literally rotting from the inside out despite our yearly maintenance. It was installed just before we bought the house about 9 years ago.