Probably the most difficult decision to make when building a wood deck is what type of decking to use. All three choices—5/4 x 6-in. radius-edged cedar, pressure-treated and composite decking ...

Decking comes with trade-offs depending ... With wood, we simply test by species (like yellow pine, cedar, and ipe). Wood of a particular species should perform similarly, regardless of where ...

Composite decking—an amalgam of ground-up wood and plastic formed into planks ... (We also test western red cedar, ipe, and redwood.) The extra weight of composite planks can make them more ...