Plastic decking anyone?

taffyY
taffyY Forum Participant Posts: 326
edited June 2016 in General Chat #1

Has anyone had any experience of plastic decking?  My son is thinking of having their decking replaced with it  to reduce the maintenance and has had one quote of £6k which is out of the question.  Is this the going rate do you know?  And is the extra expense
worth the outlay?  Any thoughts?

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  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,144 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 2016 #2

    have a look on ebay to see costs of materials, no idea how difficult to lay though

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2016 #3

    It may not be the same but I've walked on plastic decking fitted as a veranda around a static caravan. It didn't seem very sturdy and it flexed as I walked on it. I didn't like it at all. Plastic does deteriorate in sunlight and weather.

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited June 2016 #4

    We have had plastic decking on the verandah at our sailing club which has been down for a few years now. Better than the iffy wood which it replaced.

  • taffyY
    taffyY Forum Participant Posts: 326
    edited June 2016 #5

    Thanks everyone!  From what Cyber and TW have said, it seems that maybe there are different grades available, so I think my son will have to do a bit more research!  

  • dbutt
    dbutt Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited June 2016 #6

    hi, i work for a company that has it in our range,

    a composite deck , may fade in time exposed to the uv rays, also there have been some faliures due to perishing over a few years. in general it is a very good product , easy to maintain, does not promote algea growth so not as slippery.

    just google ... metsawood composite decking.

  • taffyY
    taffyY Forum Participant Posts: 326
    edited June 2016 #7

    Thanks dbutt.  Our son has just shown us the samples he has picked up and it looks really thick and sturdy with a choice of dark brown or grey.  Bearing in mind the fading issue you have mentioned, maybe any fading would be less noticeable in the grey colour.
     Will google the website mentioned, and thanks again!

  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited June 2016 #8

    That reconstructed boading that they use for board-walks and so on looks very good.

  • QFour
    QFour Forum Participant Posts: 442
    edited July 2016 #9

    Did our decking 8 yrars ago. Used Iron Wood. It is exactly that you cannot even get a nail in it without first drilling a hole. It was more expensive than softwood decking but you can use a pressure washer on it and it looks really good. It's now turned
    a silver colour in the sun. Laughing

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