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> 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 t
by 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 agoIs 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