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>Also, I have too much experience with rotted wood decks, this one is concrete Aluminum decking is an excellent option. It never gets hot enough to burn your b

>Also, I have too much experience with rotted wood decks, this one is concrete Aluminum decking is an excellent option. It never gets hot enough to burn your bare feet, doesn't rust, or smell like 'plastic' decking. e.g., http://www.nexaninc.com/products/decking http://www.nexaninc.com/products/decking EDIT: Also it doesn't burn. Aluminum structural members are expensive. It's possible to use pressure-treated lumber to support an aluminum deck, although, of course, it is a toxic material.

DubiousPusher 6y ago
I believe modern pressure treated woods interact with aluminum as well as galvanized and zinc plated metals. I could be wrong but I'm under the impression that stainless steel is the only appropriate hardware for pressure treated lumbers.
- xyzzyz 6y ago
  Stainless steel is appropriate for contact with pressure treated lumber, but so is hot dip galvanized steel. Cold galvanized steel is not appropriate. Hot dip galvanized is cheaper than stainless, but looks less nice.
jdhn 6y ago
>It's possible to use pressure-treated lumber to support an aluminum deck, although, of course, it is a toxic material. I don't think pressure treated lumber involves arsenic anymore. It used to, but due to lawsuits and the EPA threatening to crack down on it, the industry moved away from it.
- kls 6y ago
  IIRC it's uses copper and some other chemicals now.
kls 6y ago
In my area (the Florida Keys) they significantly increase the heat of the home. A good alternative to pressure treated lumber is IPE. If one actually does a little digging they can find it from sellers close to the source and get it for pennies on the dollar. I did 2000 sq ft of wrap around decking for right at 10K. That was with me installing it, but pressure treated would have been 8K with me installing it.
- DubiousPusher 6y ago
  Ipe is an amazing material. Found a lot of prefinished ipe flooring at a habitat for humanity store a few years back and did the top floor of the townhome I had at the time in it. Really beautiful and very resilient. It's become hard to find in tongue and groove flooring lately. Abundant for decking though.

DubiousPusher 6y ago

I believe modern pressure treated woods interact with aluminum as well as galvanized and zinc plated metals. I could be wrong but I'm under the impression that stainless steel is the only appropriate hardware for pressure treated lumbers.

xyzzyz 6y ago
Stainless steel is appropriate for contact with pressure treated lumber, but so is hot dip galvanized steel. Cold galvanized steel is not appropriate. Hot dip galvanized is cheaper than stainless, but looks less nice.

jdhn 6y ago

>It's possible to use pressure-treated lumber to support an aluminum deck, although, of course, it is a toxic material. I don't think pressure treated lumber involves arsenic anymore. It used to, but due to lawsuits and the EPA threatening to crack down on it, the industry moved away from it.

kls 6y ago
IIRC it's uses copper and some other chemicals now.

kls 6y ago

In my area (the Florida Keys) they significantly increase the heat of the home. A good alternative to pressure treated lumber is IPE. If one actually does a little digging they can find it from sellers close to the source and get it for pennies on the dollar. I did 2000 sq ft of wrap around decking for right at 10K. That was with me installing it, but pressure treated would have been 8K with me installing it.

DubiousPusher 6y ago
Ipe is an amazing material. Found a lot of prefinished ipe flooring at a habitat for humanity store a few years back and did the top floor of the townhome I had at the time in it. Really beautiful and very resilient. It's become hard to find in tongue and groove flooring lately. Abundant for decking though.