5 composite decking problems every homeowner needs to know composite lumber is any man made material composed of a mix of wood fibers plastics binders and adhesives.
Trex decking warping problems.
While wood decking inevitably suffered splinters warping and rotting and required considerable maintenance early generation trex never had to be stained and.
The accounts of issues are repeated with a frightening regularity and sameness throughout the threads of complaints.
You would have to look into there files.
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Below are some of the issues that crop up most.
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Fascia boards warping badly on south side of my deck.
New model trex decking with capped design don t have staining problems like the older products do according to trex.
Will have to tear off and find alternative for the trex fascia boards obviously they have a major problem with these boards.
It is stain and fade resistant mold and mildew resistant and is available in the colors and deck railing options you want.
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Trex knew they had an issue with the fascia warping long before you filed a warranty claim.
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I replaced my cedar decking five years ago with trex transcends havana gold decking.
For photos and complaints from customers and dealers but it is.
I m in the process of building a new deck and after going to a lumber yard.
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There are a multitude of problems with composite decking that show up all too often to be just a stray issue for a hard to please homeowner.
Early generation composite decking trex origins trex accents trex profiles trex brasilia and trex contours represented a breakthrough for low maintenance and durability.
Plywood but capped composite lumbers designed for decking didn t really come onto the market until the 90s.
In fact trex is so confident in the stain resietance of their products they back their entire decking portfolio with a 25 year limited fade stain warranty.
Trex decking and cocktail rail seem to be holding up well though.
