But composite materials have been dropping in price, narrowing the gap with a better grade of wood decking. Alternative materials are appealing for several reasons. Synthetic plank decking ...

Far and away the best-selling decking material in the U.S., it offers the natural beauty of wood at a low cost. When I’d set ...

It’s easier to maintain, for one thing. Composite decking—an amalgam of ground-up wood and plastic formed into planks—doesn’t ever need to be sealed, stained, or painted. Real wood may ...

Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak. But even if it doesn’t, we’ve got you ...

UFP expands its Deckorators options and Azek makes strides in fire-resistant decking while Oldcastle and Envision focus on ...