Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CR tests composite decking for three years under severe conditions, evaluating planks from brands such as Azek, Fiberon, and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Traditional wood decking can be beautiful—picture the silvery-gray patina of aged cedar—but one thing is ...

CR's tough, three-year tests of wood, composite, and aluminum options reveal the best decking materials to resist weathering, flexing, and more.

WINCHESTER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--They say the third time is a charm—but what about the seventeenth? That’s the number of times Trex Company [NYSE: TREX], the world’s largest manufacturer of ...

Decking comes with trade-offs depending on which brand, material, and species you choose. As a rule, wood tends to resist flexing better than composites. Composites, on the other hand, generally ...

At the risk of exposing my Boomer vintage, I can tell you that I had been building decks for 10 years before composite ...

Q: Our deck was installed in 2007 with EverGrain composite. (We chose the redwood color.) One of the planks is deteriorating. Replacing the whole plank is one option, but we’d have to take apart the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When composites first came to market, the look of the boards were not exactly faithful representations of ...