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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: txwillie on November 27, 2006, 10:58:12 am

Title: decking materials
Post by: txwillie on November 27, 2006, 10:58:12 am

Does anyone have any experience with "Trex" or other composite decking materials? The tub will be on concrete. Just looking for some advice on alternate deck materials.

txwillie

Title: Re: decking materials
Post by: svspa on November 27, 2006, 12:40:30 pm

txwillie,

I used Trex around my spa. Pretty easy to work with, I haven't had any problems.

There's a pic in this thread.

[link]http://www.whatsthebest-hottub.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1164151933/10#10[/link]

Steve

Title: Re: decking materials
Post by: SugarBear on November 27, 2006, 01:21:54 pm

Willie, ripped out my old deck (only 14 years) last year and replaced it with TREX.  Love it!  I no longer have to worry about walking barefoot or powerwashing and restaining every year, as I had for 14 years.  I would highly recommend it.  And it looks GREAT, too!

Title: Re: decking materials
Post by: sledjunkie on November 27, 2006, 01:36:28 pm

I like composite decking; however I don't like trex at all. I've installed it and seen how it wears and I wouldn't recommend it. Take a look at some of the other brands out there..
Check out evergrain. From my experience I’ll tell you it’s a much better product.

Title: Re: decking materials
Post by: Zep on November 27, 2006, 03:09:33 pm

If you decide to go with a wood
deck I really like my IPE wood deck.

Here is an IPE deck:

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/ItsZep/Preston%20Fairways/ipe20deck20with20ipe20clip20fastene.jpg)


Here is my IPE deck around my tub:

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/ItsZep/Hot%20Tub/TubDeckJun-1.jpg)

IPE is a very strong Brazilian wood.

http://www.ipe-wood.com/faq.html

Title: Re: decking materials
Post by: Vinny on November 27, 2006, 07:11:33 pm

I have Timbertech decking and I like it!

Here's a view:

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/vinnynj57/Artesiancropped-1.jpg)

It's tongue and groove and you screw the deck down where you don't see the fasteners.

The one thing I will say is that it isn't maintenece free, but it is lower maintenence. I've had to scrub the deck twice now as it gets really dirty. The good news is a little deck cleaner or maybe bleach and dish detergent and a stiff brush and it comes out as good as new.

Title: Re: decking materials
Post by: H823Putt on November 27, 2006, 11:21:14 pm

I installed a pool this spring and built a huge deck around it this summer. I plan on getting my spa this comming spring. I used Portico brand composite deck and found it very easy to work with. It was about 2/3's the price of Trex.
 (http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/H823Putt/Roofpool.jpg)

The railings are PT wood