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Tracer

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11. I totally agree with cedar!!
Tue Jul 10, 2018, 09:24 AM
Jul 2018

My daughter and I just ripped off 25-year old pressure treated boards from our deck and replaced it with cedar.

I had been going back and forth trying to decide whether to use composite decking, but in the end chose cedar. It looks good, smells good, is rot-resistant and a whole lot easier to work with than PT.

The price was just about the same as composite and was very easy to install using that CAMO tool (no exposed screws).

After we stained and sealed it, it looks completely gorgeous!!!

(I do have a small complaint --- after a rain, the water just sits on top of the boards --- so we had to get a large sqeegee to push off the water).

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If the deck is attached to your house... Zoonart Jun 2018 #1
Get the treated. tazkcmo Jun 2018 #2
cedar handmade34 Jun 2018 #3
I totally agree with cedar!! Tracer Jul 2018 #11
Get the treated. appleannie1943 Jun 2018 #4
Did ours in TREX in 2000 and its still perfect today Kilgore Jun 2018 #5
I built a deck in 1989....replaced it in 2016 because Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #6
The old PT lumber was a different product. flamin lib Jun 2018 #7
Well, I'm glad it was pulled because of the arsenic.... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #8
Go with TREX Sailor65x1 Jun 2018 #9
40 years is a remarkable time for a deck to last randr Jun 2018 #10
Suggestion ElishaMiner Sep 2018 #12
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