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Will it? I'm not aware of any plastics that are insanely durable, they just don't rot. But treated wood also doesn't rot. I'd expect a lot of weathering and sur

Will it? I'm not aware of any plastics that are insanely durable, they just don't rot. But treated wood also doesn't rot. I'd expect a lot of weathering and surface degradation at a similar rate to typical woods.

AnotherGoodName 3y ago
My big concern is UV stabilization. Plastic can be stabilized but how can i be sure the product i buy is actually UV stabilized? I don't want a deck that may turn to powder because the manufacturer skipped a step of the process.
nemo44x 3y ago
They have serious issues with mold and mildew as well. They also get rather hot. They’re fine for certain people I guess but I don’t like how they look. And if you ever have to replace a part it will look weird as the deck will be faded except the new part.
- digging 3y ago
  > They also get rather hot. I've noticed that as well on plastic decks I've been on. They feel bad on feet and seemingly get hotter than wood (but that could be an illusion).
dwater 3y ago
> treated wood also doesn't rot That is a pretty broad statement so perhaps you're thinking of a different thing than me when you say "treated wood", but the typical pressure treated pine you get at big box home improvement stores will absolutely rot. They reformulated the treating agent in 2004 so it's no longer using arsenic, and since then pressure treated wood just doesn't last as long. Generally in my area, fences and decks built with standard pressure treated pine look good for about 6 months, then look bad for 5 years, then start to fall apart.
- digging 3y ago
  Is your wood unstained? If you stain or paint it, wood should be lasting longer than 5 years. I think my mom rebuilt her wooden deck after about 10 years at least. I don't know what this plastic wood is tbh, but I'm having a hard time imagining any plastic surface looking good after 5 years of rain, sun, and boots. Maybe if you sand it down annually. I'm not a fan of grinding microplastics into my yard.
  - jabl 3y ago
    > I don't know what this plastic wood is tbh It's basically combining wood fibres with a plastic resin (instead of lignin as in natural wood), then manufactured with some kind of molding or extrusion process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood%E2%80%93plastic_composite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood%E2%80%93plastic_composite

AnotherGoodName 3y ago

My big concern is UV stabilization. Plastic can be stabilized but how can i be sure the product i buy is actually UV stabilized? I don't want a deck that may turn to powder because the manufacturer skipped a step of the process.

nemo44x 3y ago

They have serious issues with mold and mildew as well. They also get rather hot. They’re fine for certain people I guess but I don’t like how they look. And if you ever have to replace a part it will look weird as the deck will be faded except the new part.

digging 3y ago
> They also get rather hot. I've noticed that as well on plastic decks I've been on. They feel bad on feet and seemingly get hotter than wood (but that could be an illusion).

dwater 3y ago

> treated wood also doesn't rot That is a pretty broad statement so perhaps you're thinking of a different thing than me when you say "treated wood", but the typical pressure treated pine you get at big box home improvement stores will absolutely rot. They reformulated the treating agent in 2004 so it's no longer using arsenic, and since then pressure treated wood just doesn't last as long. Generally in my area, fences and decks built with standard pressure treated pine look good for about 6 months, then look bad for 5 years, then start to fall apart.

digging 3y ago
Is your wood unstained? If you stain or paint it, wood should be lasting longer than 5 years. I think my mom rebuilt her wooden deck after about 10 years at least. I don't know what this plastic wood is tbh, but I'm having a hard time imagining any plastic surface looking good after 5 years of rain, sun, and boots. Maybe if you sand it down annually. I'm not a fan of grinding microplastics into my yard.
- jabl 3y ago
  > I don't know what this plastic wood is tbh It's basically combining wood fibres with a plastic resin (instead of lignin as in natural wood), then manufactured with some kind of molding or extrusion process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood%E2%80%93plastic_composite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood%E2%80%93plastic_composite