Why do people choose to use compoosit materials for their decks? Most everyone will say for one or all of these reasons:
- Composites require little or no maintenance,
- Composites are more environmentally friendly than wood, and
- Composites are longer lasting than wood.
Is any of this actually true? Do composites really require less maintenance? Are they more eco-friendly? Do they last longer then wood decks? Here is some evidence that real wood decking is still the way to go.