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Buying Trex
- Thread starter jimroth
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Trex is but one manufacturer of composite decking…and the largest. It is available at Home Depot and I think I saw that they are having a 10% sale on it right now.
I don’t have pricing, but the other two major suppliers/manufacturers that I know of are GeoDeck and EON. Check them out. Also might want to look into Premium Composites…I’m pretty sure it’s an import product but rated fairly high.
None of these will be cheap…composite stuff comes at a premium. I’ve had a lot of luck with “premium” quality pressure treated boards for decking. You can find these at Lowe’s where you have the choice of “regular” planking (which is crap) and the “premium” planking.
Now if you want to put down a premo deck, go with ipe (also known as ironwood)…nice stuff, but expensive.
I don’t have pricing, but the other two major suppliers/manufacturers that I know of are GeoDeck and EON. Check them out. Also might want to look into Premium Composites…I’m pretty sure it’s an import product but rated fairly high.
None of these will be cheap…composite stuff comes at a premium. I’ve had a lot of luck with “premium” quality pressure treated boards for decking. You can find these at Lowe’s where you have the choice of “regular” planking (which is crap) and the “premium” planking.
Now if you want to put down a premo deck, go with ipe (also known as ironwood)…nice stuff, but expensive.
redfishbluefish said:
Oh yeah, that ironwood would be sweet. Why not go all the way and makie it out of teak, like a sailboat deck? Just a little tung oil every year and you're set!
My main goal is to have a surface that requires NOTHING (but cleaning) from me on a yearly basis.
Do you think HD would be cheaper than 84 Lumber?
Edwardw771
NJRC Member
I saw a sign at Home Depot last like 20% off decking.
wow, 20% off. thats great. ive been wanting to put trex down. i might just have to now . thanks guys.
. thanks guys.
Jim, just received a Lowe’s ad and their “Choicedek” composite decking has new reduced prices. Grey (5/4” x 6” x 16’) is $1.81/ln foot….$28.97/board. And longer grey or other colors (5/4” x 6” x 12’) are $1.83 /ln foot…$21.97/board.
www.choicedek.com
www.choicedek.com
hey jim! just as a word of advice......If your joists are 16" on center, I would look into getting a decking material as thick as possible I know for a fact that the stuff at Depot and Lowes will flex when it gets hot. Alot of townships now require 12" spacing on any new deck that will use composite decking. When I built my house we used Epoch decking 1" thick 16" on center for the joists. Because all my decks are under cover they do not get hot but I can still feel a little bit of flex. If I was to do it again I would buy the thicker stuff, I think its called five 1/4.
The other thiing you could do is sister up your existing joists with new 2x material to reduce the span between the joists. That would probably be cheaper than going with the thicker material.
Remember...you get what you pay for when you go to HD or Lowes. I'll bet my back side, anything from those two places will fade in a years time.
Also look into the under side mounting systems so you don't see the screw heads. Compsite decking is notorious for puckering when you drive screws in from the top (i used "EB-TYES")I would go to a high end lumber yard before i ever considered a box store for my decking material but thats just my 2 cents. good luck!
The other thiing you could do is sister up your existing joists with new 2x material to reduce the span between the joists. That would probably be cheaper than going with the thicker material.
Remember...you get what you pay for when you go to HD or Lowes. I'll bet my back side, anything from those two places will fade in a years time.
Also look into the under side mounting systems so you don't see the screw heads. Compsite decking is notorious for puckering when you drive screws in from the top (i used "EB-TYES")I would go to a high end lumber yard before i ever considered a box store for my decking material but thats just my 2 cents. good luck!
You can check these guys out http://www.arzee.com/Products/Decking/decking.htm their down by the Morris County Mall.
I agree with paintman about utilizing the hidden fastening system. It gives you a very nice clean look. I also liked his “5 ¼” reference….lol. It is actually said as five quarter and written 5/4. What this means is the thickness of the “wood” before finish surfacing…that is, originally 1 ¼ inches thick. After finish surfacing, the actual thickness is 1 inch (they remove ¼ inch). So, to repeat, 5/4 lumber is actually 1 inch thick.
I also agree with Jcurry about aRZee…by the way they have multiple sites in NJ. The one closest to me is on Edgeboro Road in East Brunswick. I’ve used them for siding and roofing materials. What’s great is that it’s delivered right to the job site. They also have pretty good prices. The one caveat is that you need to know how much you need to order. It’s not like the HD and Lowe’s where you can go in there and buy a board or two. You can also buy the brackets, screws and whatever from them as well. I like them.
I also agree with Jcurry about aRZee…by the way they have multiple sites in NJ. The one closest to me is on Edgeboro Road in East Brunswick. I’ve used them for siding and roofing materials. What’s great is that it’s delivered right to the job site. They also have pretty good prices. The one caveat is that you need to know how much you need to order. It’s not like the HD and Lowe’s where you can go in there and buy a board or two. You can also buy the brackets, screws and whatever from them as well. I like them.
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njstillwell
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What about strober lumber in lakewood, ocean county my pop works there.Hes the yard supervisor if they have it let me know ,and I can prob get you a good price on it.... ;D
Jim try BlueRidgeLumber in Hacketstown I am sure they would deliver up to you.