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12/3/2014 8:08am
Just finished my first one. The stuff looks good but I had some issues.
There were color differences between parts.
The railing color was a different shade from the decking.
The post bases and caps were also a different shade.
The factory ends on the decking were way out of square. I had to cut both ends which was a pain using my compound miter saw. I had to walk each piece out to the front yard to spin it around. I guess I could have used my skillsaw but I wanted really accurate cuts.
They are giving me a hassle on returning 2 rail kits that I ended up not using.
Any of you other hammerswingers or weekend warriors used this stuff?
Heres a pic from before I had finished the handrail.
You can see the color differences in this pic
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I dont like the way the stuff finishes up - although they have made some improvements with the fastening systems that they use now.
cedar is the only way to go. as far as the composites go, the home depot stuff is junk, trex is slightly better, and EverGrain is the best i've found so far. there is no structural integrity to the composite materials. pick up a 16' 1X6 from the middle and both ends touch the ground. it's old pop bottles and milk jugs. the stuff weathers for crap. the end of your deck that's farthest from your house will end up a way lighter color than the deck closer to your house (from added sun exposure) and there's nothing you can do about it. also, because of the aformentioned lack of structural integrity, your deck ends up wavier than the atlantic. it'll sag between 1 joist and then hump between the next. you really notice it when you put a table out there. set down your full cup of coffee, iced tea, crown and coke, what have you, and you spill some because the floor is a wave pool. or, if your deck is high enough you have to walk up a set of stairs that puts your eye right at floor level, WAM! it sticks out like a sore thumb.
put up a cedar deck, stain it with one of DeckScapes nice colors, and plan on doing it once every couple years. make it a nice springtime job with the Mrs.
sorry, this has been a point of contention with many customers recently. they have to have the "new, maintenance free wonder board"
The average consumer pays extra for this product thinking it is going to look beautiful forever and when it does not they get angry.
I would probably use it for myself KNOWING what it will do. I would never sell it to a consumer again. Friggen nightmare. We had BBB complaints and the whole deal.
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